Implementation of a Healthy Food and Beverage Policy at a Public University

Zachary Rickrode-Fernandez; Janice Kao; Mary N R Lesser; Kim Guess

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.06.009

Implementation of a Healthy Food and Beverage Policy at a Public University

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Oct;53(10):891-899. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.06.009. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Authors

Zachary Rickrode-Fernandez¹, Janice Kao², Mary N R Lesser³, Kim Guess⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Environmental Health, Oakland, CA; School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
² University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute, Oakland, CA.
³ Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA; Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA.
⁴ University Health Services, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Electronic address: kguess@berkeley.edu.

PMID: 34373195
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.06.009

Abstract

University nutrition policies are a useful step toward improving the food environment for students, faculty, and staff, leading to improved health outcomes for the campus community. As 1 of the first universities to adopt and implement a campus-wide nutrition policy, the objective of this report is to share the university's experience with policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, challenges, facilitators, and recommendations to inform these processes for future university nutrition policies.

Keywords: dining; nutrition policy; sugar-sweetened beverages; university; vending.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Beverages*
Humans
Nutrition Policy
Students
Universities*