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The environment around us plays a role in the food we eat and the physical activity we engage in. An important step to help people eat better and increase their physical activity is to improve the food and physical activity options.  CPL has lead the way in changing school environments through policies.

Resources

Are you concerned about soda and sweetened drinks in your school and want to make a change?

• Taking the Fizz out of Soda Contracts: A Guide to Community Action
• Food Fundraising at School
• Creative School Fund-raising Ideas
• Food Advertising and Marketing to Children and Youth
• Prevalence of Specifics of District-wide Beverage Contracts in California’s Largest School Districts: Findings and Recommendations

Are you interested in improving school nutrition and physical activity policies?

• Healthy Food Policy Resource Guide
• Reaching School Board Members Guide
• Playing the Policy Game Advocacy Guide
• Are Nutrient Standards for Competitive Foods Feasible?
• Food Advertising and Marketing to Children and Youth
• Food Fundraising at School
• Is Physical Activity By Itself the Answer?
• Captive Kids: Selling Obesity at Schools - An Action Guide to Stop the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages at School
• Parents can take action to ensure all children eat food that is good for them and get the physical activity they need to grow up healthy and strong. Visit www.stiritupamerica.com to take action now!

Are you looking for research on the school environment?

• Prevalence of Specifics of District-wide Beverage Contracts in California’s Largest School Districts: Findings and Recommendations
• Fast Food Survey Report 2000
• Fast Food Survey Report 2003
• Food on the Run: 1997-1998 Environment Evaluation Report
• Food on the Run: 1998-1999 Environment Evaluation Report II

Are you looking for resources for the Spanish speaking community?

• Como Aproximarse a los Miembros de una Mesa Directiva Escolar (Reaching School Board Members Guide)
• Adolescentes en Acción (Playing the Policy Game Advocacy Guide)

Are you interested in involving youth in policy change activities?

• Playing the Policy Game Advocacy Guide