This Health Impact Assessment from Healthy Eating Research connects existing research on school nutrition and health with the forthcoming policy opportunities to align school meal nutrition standards with the 2020-2025 DGA.1 It examines the potential impacts as a result of changes to the nutritional quality of school meals on school meal participation, student dietary consumption, students’ health and wellbeing, and academic performance.
Issue Brief
Health Impact Assessment on Changes to School Nutrition Standards
Expert Perspective
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