Download or read book State Food Procurement Practices Need Improvement written by California. Office of the Auditor General and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards written by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards: A Guide for Government Procurement provides practical guidance to states and localities for use when developing, adopting, implementing, and evaluating a food procurement policy. For the purposes of this Guide, the term “food procurement policy” refers to a policy officially adopted by a state or local government (or a state or local government agency) requiring that the food it purchases, provides, or makes available contains key nutrients at levels that do not exceed standards established by public health authorities. Such a policy might, for example, define the maximum amount of sodium allowed in foods purchased, contracted for, or served by a day care center run with city dollars. In addition, procurement policies use the purchasing power of government to make an impact on food availability and add to the overall demand for more healthful products. Procurement policies can model healthier food environments, potentially drive the reformulation of foods, and have an impact on diverse settings (e.g., employee cafeterias, correctional facilities, schools, child care centers, public hospitals, senior centers, parks).
Download or read book Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards: A Guide for Government Procurement provides practical guidance to states and localities for use when developing, adopting, implementing, and evaluating a food procurement policy. For the purposes of this Guide, the term "food procurement policy" refers to a policy officially adopted by a state or local government (or a state or local government agency) requiring that the food it purchases, provides, or makes available contains key nutrients at levels that do not exceed standards established by public health authorities. Such a policy might, for example, define the maximum amount of sodium allowed in foods purchased, contracted for, or served by a day care center run with city dollars. In addition, procurement policies use the purchasing power of government to make an impact on food availability and add to the overall demand for more healthful products. Procurement policies can model healthier food environments, potentially drive the reformulation of foods, and have an impact on diverse settings (e.g., employee cafeterias, correctional facilities, schools, child care centers, public hospitals, senior centers, parks)."--Page 1.
Download or read book State Food Procurement Practices Need Imporvement written by California. Office of the Auditor General and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Examining Food Procurement Characteristics in Washington State Child Care Settings written by Monica Ashwini Lazarus and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Early care and education (ECE) settings serve as primary eating environments for young children. Approximately 60% of U.S. children aged 5 years old and under are enrolled in some form of ECE and receive up to two-thirds of their daily nutrition in these settings. Many factors impact nutrition in ECE settings. While most studies have focused on the association between Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and nutrition, little is known about the relationship between procurement practices (where and how childcare providers purchase food) and nutrition in ECE settings. This information may guide purposeful interventions that promote healthy procurement and improve access to healthy foods, ultimately improving the nutritional quality of meals children receive in ECE settings. Objective: The purpose of this analysis is to characterize the food procurement practices of licensed center (Centers)- and family home-based (FHCCs) ECE programs in Washington State and to explore the relationships of these practices with the nutritional quality of meals served to children in their care. Methods: In 2013, the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition invited all Washington State licensed Centers and FHCCs (1,522 Centers; 4,013 FHCCs) serving children aged 2-5 years old to participate in a 152-item survey. This analysis focuses on 48 questions from these topic areas: 1) Socio-Demographics, 2) Nutrition Best Practices and, 3) Procurement Characteristics. Chi-square tests were used to test for difference in response distributions for categorical responses, while two-sample t-tests were used to test for mean differences in the continuous responses. Linear regressions examined the bivariate associations of Composite Nutrition Scores with key socio-demographic, child care program characteristics, and procurement variables. A series of multivariable linear regression models explored the relationship between each procurement variable (i.e., Main Store and Main Mode, the primary independent variables) and the Composite Nutrition Score (i.e., the dependent variable). Results: Centers had a 46% response rate (692 out of 1,522 Centers) and FHCCs had a 32% response rate (1,281 out of 4,013 FHCCs). In terms of food procurement mode, most programs prefer in-person shopping compared to phone and online shopping modes, regardless of CACFP participation (91% CACFP vs. 92% non-CACFP from the full sample). Both CACFP and non-CACFP centers shop primarily at Megastores (Costco, Target, Walmart, Sam's Club) (41% CACFP Centers vs. 53% non-CACFP Centers). CACFP FHCCs use both Megastores as well as grocery stores (Albertsons, QFC, Safeway, Trader Joes etc.) at similar rates (31% Megastores vs. 34% Grocery Stores), while non-CACFP FHCCs primarily use Megastores (40%). Race/ethnicity, education, and years employed in the childcare field are associated with the nutritional quality of foods served to children. CACFP enrollment is also positively associated with the quality of nutrition in childcare. Multivariate analysis models found that in this sample, after taking into account key socio-demographic variables and child care program characteristics, food procurement characteristics were not predictors of nutritional quality of foods offered to children. Conclusion: Although food procurement characteristics were not significantly associated with the nutritional quality of foods in ECE settings, this paper identifies where and how meals are purchased for childcare programs in Washington State, thus illuminating potential points of interventions to improve access to healthy and affordable foods for ECE settings.
Download or read book Policy Brief written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementing standards for government food procurement has been recommended as a means for 1) improving the nutrition of people who consume government-sponsored foods; 2) modeling healthful nutrition to the wider public; and 3) increasing the marketplace demand for healthy foods. Proponents include the Institute of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the White House Task Force on the Prevention of Childhood Obesity. Some New York State agencies do currently have food purchasing and nutrition standards, but New York State does not have a statewide, multi-agency policy ensuring the healthfulness of the foods it procures for food service or food sales.
Download or read book Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Technology Procurement Practices at the U S Department of Agriculture written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable healthy diets written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have low environmental impacts. These diets also need to be socio-culturally acceptable and economically accessible for all. Acknowledging the existence of diverging views on the concepts of sustainable diets and healthy diets, countries have requested guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on what constitutes sustainable healthy diets. These guiding principles take a holistic approach to diets; they consider international nutrition recommendations; the environmental cost of food production and consumption; and the adaptability to local social, cultural and economic contexts. This publication aims to support the efforts of countries as they work to transform food systems to deliver on sustainable healthy diets, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs at country level, especially Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action).
Download or read book A Report and Recommendations by the Workgroup on Food Procurement written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Food Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reference to U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) documents related to food, nutrition, or agriculture, and released in various years as stated. Intended for in-depth research or general browsing. Arranged according to accession numbers. Each entry gives such information as title, author, agencies concerned, GAO contact, Congressional relevance, and lengthy abstract. Subject, agency/organization, and Congressional indexes.
Download or read book California State Publications written by California State Library. Government Publications Section and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets Volume 2 written by International Center for Tropical Agriculture and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic and environmental benefits towards sustainable food systems for healthy diets. This publication aims to contribute to the improved understanding, dissemination and use of PFP as a development tool in particular in the case of school meals programmes. In this Volume 2, researchers, policymakers and development partners can find extensive evidence of the instruments, enablers and barriers for PFP implementation. It also provides case studies with local, regional and national experiences from Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America. Volume 1 of this publication, available at https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7960en, presents further analysis on how PFP can be used as a development tool and deliver multiple benefits for multiple beneficiaries. It argues that PFP can provide a market for local and smallholder farmers, promote the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity, and improve the nutrition and health of children and communities.
Download or read book Actions Needed to Improve the Federal Communications Commission s Financial Disclosure System written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Checklist of State Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on Military Meat Procurement written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
