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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: What Can California Teach Us about Policy Interventions in Schools?
4310.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
What Can California Teach Us about Policy Interventions in Schools?
New state level policy aimed at changing the diet and physical activity environments of schools will be explored during this session. The papers will present the specifics of state level policy, perceptions of its effectiveness and feasibility, and projections of the fiscal impact. A national evaluation of school-based policies will also be presented.
Learning Objectives: 1. At the end of the session, participants will be able to describe state and national policy initiatives to change the diet and physical activity environments in US schools. 2. At the end of the session, participants will be able to describe key findings from California policy initiatives.
Moderator(s):Patricia B. Crawford, DrPH, RD
4:30 PMDo nutrition policies change school food environments?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lisa Craypo, MPH, Maria Boyle, MS, RD, Liz Schwarte, MPH, Sarah Stone-Francisco, MPH, Sarah Samuels, Dr PH
4:47 PMParticipant perceptions of the effectiveness and feasibility of implementing SB 19/56, the California Pupil Nutrition, Health and Achievement Act of 2001
Gail M. Woodward-Lopez, MPH, RD, Sarah Kim, Mary V. Lussier, MPH, RD, Patricia B. Crawford, DrPH, RD
5:04 PMFiscal impact of the implementation of SB 19, the Pupil Nutrition, Health and Achievement Act of 2001, on 16 California Middle and High Schools
Gail M. Woodward-Lopez, MPH, RD, Annie S. Vargas, MPH, Cheryl Proctor, MBA, Sarah Kim, Lisa Diemoz, Mary V. Lussier, MPH, RD, Patricia B. Crawford, DrPH, RD
5:21 PMFindings from the 2005 California Children’s Healthy Eating and Exercise Practices Survey: Can state legislation shape the food environment of elementary schools?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Angie Keihner, MS, Patrick R. Mitchell, DrPH, Sharon Sugerman, MS, RD, FADA, Amy Fong, BS
5:38 PMNational evaluation and measurement meeting on school nutrition and physical activity policies  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah Samuels, Dr PH, Maria Boyle, MS, RD, Lisa Craypo, MPH, Sarah Stone-Francisco, MPH, Marnie Puciel, Liz Schwarte, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA