California Project LEAN | Resource Library - Playing the Policy Game Advocacy Guide

School Wellness
Policy Tools

Take a look at the resources to develop, implement and evaluate your school wellness policy.

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Captive Kids:
Selling Obesity
at Schools

An Action Guide to Stop the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages at School.

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Advocacy and Policy Tools

Playing The Policy Game

This tool kit highlights nutrition and physical activity policies in the school and community that teens can pursue with adult guidance. The booklet includes a collection of activities and success stories of California teens making nutrition and physical activity policy changes in their communities.

Playing the Policy Game outlines activities which drive the policy change process. Each step of the process is described in detail.

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* Reviewed and highly recommended in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

* Reeves Tuttle, C. Educational Materials in Review. J of Nutr Educ. 2002; 34(1):65-66

Playing the Policy Game Sections:

Step 1
Pick a Problem and Find a Solution

Step 2
Identify the Policy Players

Step 3
Build Your Action Plan

Step 4
Review How You Did

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Resource ID: res_1030