141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

4218.0
Strategies to Improve the Quality of Foods Served in Schools: Lessons Learned

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will address education and policies addressing nutrition and physical activity in school and after school; Wellness policies; Community partnerships; Impact on academic achievement; Farm to school efforts; Evaluation/measurement strategies; Implementation of new guidelines for healthy meals in schools; etc.
Moderator:
Roni Neff, PhD

12:30pm
Food and nutrient content of afterschool snacks: Findings from snda-IV   
Elizabeth Condon, MS, RD, Mary Kay Fox, M.Ed., Denise Mercury, RD and Mary Kay Crepinsek, MS, RD
     
12:50pm
Evaluation of a breakfast in the classroom program on nutritional, health, behavioral, and academic outcomes   
Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, PhD, Holly Carmichael Djang, MA, Megan Halmo, MPH, LCSW, Stacy Blondin, MSPH, Peter R. Dolan, MBA, Nesly Metayer, PhD, MPA, Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, Shanti Sharma, PhD, Kathleen S. Smith, MPH and Christina D. Economos, PhD
1:10pm
State bans on sugary drinks and high-fat milks are associated with lower availability in secondary schools nationwide   
Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS, Yvonne Terry-McElrath, MSA, Frank J. Chaloupka, PhD, Lloyd Johnston, PhD and Patrick O'Malley, PhD
     
1:30pm
Impact of placing commercial kitchens in elementary schools on students' dietary intake   
Alexandra Evans, PhD, Sherman Chow, MPH, MA, Nalini Ranjit, PhD, Andrew E. Springer, DrPH and Shelton Brown, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by: School Health Education and Services, Black Caucus of Health Workers

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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