ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Stakeholder perceptions of a school food policy ten years on.
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- The Determinants of Long-Term Sustainment of Healthy Food Retail Environment Changes: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing Food Environment Policies at Scale: What Helps? What Hinders? A Systematic Review of Barriers and Enablers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- 'We all need to be on the same page': sustainment of healthy food retail practices in Australian public settings.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Equal school meals for all - differentiation of school meals according to school social index.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Assessment of School Food Policy Influencing Nutritional Behaviour of Adolescents from the Perspective of School Stakeholders in Ibadan, Oyo State.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Hungry for more: key stakeholders' support for more stringent school food policies.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Objective assessment of compliance with a state-wide school food-service policy via menu audits.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess (i) the extent to which stakeholders have accepted and implemented a Healthy Food and Drink Policy for schools a decade after its introduction and (ii) any resulting implications for canteen profitability.
designOnline survey distributed via electronic newsletter to school principals.
settingWestern Australian public schools. SUBJECTS: Principals, teachers, canteen managers, and parents and citizens committee presidents (n 307).
resultsLarge majorities of respondents reported that the policy has made the foods and drinks provided in schools healthier (85 %) and that the policy constitutes a good opportunity to teach children about healthy eating (90 %). Only small proportions of respondents felt it had been difficult to implement the policy in their schools (13 %) or that the policy fails to accommodate parents' rights to choose the foods consumed by their children (16 %). Most of the policy outcomes assessed in both the initial post-implementation evaluation (2008) and the 10-year follow-up evaluation (2016) demonstrated significant improvement over time.
conclusionsThe study results indicate that comprehensive school food policies can favourably influence the foods and drinks provided on school premises and can be highly acceptable to key stakeholders, without adversely affecting profitability. The results are encouraging for policy makers in other jurisdictions considering the implementation of similar policies.
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