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The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act requires that all school districts inform and update the public about the content and implementation of their local wellness policies during the 2011-2012 school year. Yale researchers collaborated with the Connecticut State Department of Education to collect and analyze the written wellness policies from 151 Connecticut school districts, and compared them to school principal reports of how well nutrition and physical activity policies were implemented in their schools. Statewide, school nutrition and physical activity practices improved in the first year of school wellness policy implementation. The districts that had stronger, more comprehensive policies were more successful in implementation than those with weaker policies. Researchers found that urban districts with higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility developed significantly stronger written policies than other districts. Researchers assert that urban districts may have taken the task more seriously due to concerns over elevated rates of obesity and other health issues among their students. “The new law requires that schools communicate what they are doing to promote student wellness,” says lead author Marlene Schwartz, deputy director of the Yale Rudd Center. “I encourage all parents to get in touch with their school district’s wellness committee and find out what is written in your district’s policy. It really can make a difference.” Link to full study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00696.x/full ### For advertising and promotion on HealthNewsDigest.com please contact Mike McCurdy: tvmike13@HealthNewsDigest.com or 877-634-9180 HealthNewsDigest.com is syndicated worldwide, to thousands of journalists and health-related websites. www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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