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Two New Healthy Food Publications Available from NPLAN

Date: Jan 23, 2012

Two long-awaited publications from NPLAN are now available for download. Green for Greens: Finding Public Funding for Healthy Food Retail identifies the substantial amount of public financing available for projects that make healthy food more available to low-income people. It also provides ideas for approaching economic development agencies with healthy food retail proposals. Putting Health on the Menu is a toolkit for creating healthy restaurant programs that includes a variety of options and examples that communities can draw upon in establishing their own program.
NPLAN Releases Report On Problematic Digital Marketing to Kids and Teens

Date: Oct 19, 2011

Food and beverage marketing has undergone a dramatic transformation in the digital age. Fast food, snack, and beverage companies are drawing from an expanding toolbox of sophisticated online and social media marketing techniques, and the next few years will see an explosive rise in new tactics targeted especially at young people.
MEDIA ADVISORY

Date: Oct 14, 2011

As consumer advocates file a complaint Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against one of America’s leading food and beverage companies for its use of digital marketing techniques to target youth, Public Health Law & Policy released a new report on digital marketing tactics routinely used by fast food, snack food, and soft drink companies.
Breaking Down the Chain: A Guide to the Soft Drink Industry

Date: Sep 21, 2011

PHLP's new report gives advocates and policymakers a detailed guide to the soft drink industry, from manufacturing and distribution to marketing and sales. Our aim is to assist advocates and policymakers working to counter the impact of soda consumption by providing a clear understanding of exactly how the industry works. Download our report for clear, straightforward information about the inner workings of an industry that has held a powerful place in American culture for more than a century.
NPLAN Files Comments to FDA on Proposed Nutrition Labeling

Date: Jul 7, 2011

On July 5, 2011, NPLAN and the Public Health Law Center jointly filed comments with the the FDA on proposed rules for nutrition labeling in restaurants and for food vending machines. The comments address implementation of Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). NPLAN is urging the FDA to (1) support states and localities in enforcing the federal law and developing their own laws; (2) construe the preemptive effect of the federal law narrowly; and (3) reconsider its proposed exclusion of alcoholic beverages from the federal menu labeling requirements. More on menu labeling.
Incentives for Healthier Toy Giveaway Meals

Date: Jun 21, 2011

In a sign that the fast food industry is responding to pressure from health advocates, a major fast food chain has announced a move to stop offering toys with meals aimed at children. With our Model Ordinance for Healthier Toy Giveaway Meals, local policymakers can set nutritional standards for meals sold with toys in their community, giving restaurants an incentive to market healthier foods to kids.
Webinar on Standards for Food Marketed to Children

Date: May 27, 2011

The National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) and the Food Marketing Workgroup hosted a webinar to provide an insider’s view of the recently released Interagency Working Group (IWG) standards for foods marketed to children. Guest speakers were Margo Wootan of CSPI, Michelle Rusk of the FTC, Lori Dorfman of the Berkeley Media Studies Group, and Bill Dietz of the CDC.
Implementing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Water Access in Schools

Date: Apr 18, 2011

The USDA released two memos directing states to improve access to fresh water and milk in school lunch meal services as part of the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Two publications from NPLAN, Drinking Water Access in Schools and Water Access in Schools: Model Wellness Policy Language, are available to assist schools and community advocates with attaining these goals.
KCK Adopts Complete Streets Policy

Date: Apr 13, 2011

The city of Kansas City, KS adopted a complete streets resolution on April 7, 2011 that was based on PHLP's Complete Streets Model Laws and Resolutions. The Kansas City Complete Streets Program will integrate healthy activity assessment and design into ongoing transportation infrastructure development. The resolution also emphasizes the importance of establishing a Safe Routes to School program to improve walkability, bicycle paths, and bus stops for children.
Tackling Obesity: How Many Interventions Add Up

Date: Mar 21, 2011

There's no single cause of obesity, and there's no one solution to reverse its effects, writes Christine Fry in HealthyCal.org. In her article, New Obesity Laws: Taking a Longer View, she describes why we shouldn't be so quick to condemn small incremental approaches which have seemingly small results. It's the mulifaceted, long term, invested interventions that bring widescale improvements.

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