Additional resources on school wellness policies and nutritional and vending standards

• For information on local school wellness policies, visithttp://www.schoolnutrition.org/Index.aspx?id=1075
• For a sample beverage vending policy, go to http://www.ncsba.org/documents/policy-vending.pdf
• http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/vending.htmprovides an overview of states that enacted laws addressing vending machines in schools as of March 2005
• http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2005/Obesity2005Report.pdf provides a list of state nutritional standards for competitive foods and beverages effective as of 2005
• http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/ChildhoodObesity-2005.htm provides a summary of 2005 school nutrition legislation