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Steps to a Healthier New York

Rock on Cafe: Achieving Sustainable Systems Changes in School Lunch Programs

Yvonne Johnston, MS, MPH, RN, FNP

Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, johnston{at}binghamton.edu

Ray Denniston, DM

Johnson City Food Service Director for the Johnson City Central School District in Johnson City, New York

Molly Morgan, RD, CDN

Creative Nutrition Solutions in Vestal, New York

Mark Bordeau, CFD

Food Services with Broome-Tioga BOCES, Binghamton, New York

The rising rate of overweight poses a significant threat to the health of children. Because roughly one third of a child's dietary intake occurs during school hours and because both health and academic outcomes have been linked to children's nutrition, school nutrition policies and programs have been identified as a key area for intervention. This article describes the components, processes, and initial successes of a grassroots effort and innovative project to improve the nutritional quality of the School Lunch Program through a sustainable systems intervention and policy change across a regional area of upstate New York. The Rock on Cafe intervention was partially funded by the Steps to a Healthier New York program and promises to be a model for creating a school environment that supports healthy dietary behaviors among children.

Key Words: elementary school • nutrition • school lunch • food services • Steps to a Healthier New York • childhood overweight and obesity

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2 Suppl, 100S-108S (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908331272
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