News
December 10, 2010
As a recent feature in the print edition of Scholastic News shows, kids are talking about the recent laws regulating toy giveaways in unhealthy fast food meals. Elias Peralta of New York and Rileigh Johnson of Illinois went head to head in the magazine's Debate of the Week section, sharing...
November 4, 2010
Yesterday, San Francisco became the second jurisdiction in the nation to pass an ordinance setting nutritional standards for restaurant meals that come with a toy. San Francisco's ordinance supports parents by linking toy giveaways with healthier meals. Meals and snacks away from home account...
October 20, 2010
NPLAN has developed a "policy package" for schools and community advocates, featuring a variety of ways to make free drinking water available at schools. All schools receiving federal funds for food programs are required to have a local "wellness policy" in place...
September 28, 2010
In September, NPLAN hosted a webinar on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) taxes and fees. You can hear a recording and download presentations from this and other webinars on our webinar archives page.
August 12, 2010
Did you miss our August webinar on Safe Routes to School and liability webinar? Want to hear one of the presentations again? Check out the recording and presentations for this webinar and others.
June 29, 2010
Adult obesity rates climbed in 28 states during the past year and now exceed 25 percent in more than two-thirds of the states, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010. The report, by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF),...
February 9, 2010
NPLAN’s work help communities make themselves healthier was recognized today during the launch of “Let’s Move,” Michelle Obama’s new childhood obesity prevention initiative. The campaign promotes the availability of healthy, affordable food in schools and communities, and encourages more physical...
February 8, 2010
Nutrition rating systems present opportunities for educating consumers about nutrition and promoting changes in dietary practices, but their varied formats and differing underlying criteria pose potential problems. Stumped at the Supermarket: Making Sense of Nutrition Rating Systems, a new paper...
January 12, 2010
In January 2010, NPLAN hosted a webinar on Complete Streets policies. Paul Zykofsky of the Local Government Commission discussed the benefits and principles of Complete Streets. Sara Zimmerman of NPLAN introduced the audience to NPLAN's Complete Streets model policy package (available soon!). And...