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November 2010 Report
School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Elementary School Survey Results
This original report, released in November 2010, examines elementary school policies and practices relevant to nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years. Findings are based on surveys of administrators at public and private elementary schools and represent about 21 million K-5 students for each year.
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In 2006, Bridging the Gap began an ongoing, large-scale study to gather nationally representative data about school district policies and school practices relevant to childhood obesity.
- Learn more about our study of district wellness policies
- Learn more about our study of secondary school practices
Video Q&A
Lead author of this report, Lindsey Turner, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois at Chicago, answers several questions about its key findings and policy opportunities.
Data
This file includes information in School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Elementary School Survey Results as well as additional information not found in the report. Data are presented by school type (public or private) and, among public schools, by socioeconomic status and racial composition for each of four school years, 2006-07 to 2009-10.
Competitive Foods Brief
This brief reviews research on the sale and consumption of competitive foods and beverages in schools. It also presents the latest findings on the availability of these products among U.S. elementary school students.
Elementary School Surveys
These files provide the survey sent to elementary school administrators each school year, 2006-07 through 2009-10.
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