school nutrition policy

[Karen Munger]

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey.  If you go to CDC web site and click on the 
data and statistics links, scroll down to surveys, click on BRFS.  Now that 
I walk through it myself, it is BRFSS.  Hope this helps.
Karen Munger, MS, RD, CD



>From: "Claire Chinkel" <cchinkel at sprynet.com>

>Reply-To: phnutr-l at u.washington.edu

>To: "Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group" 

><phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>

>Subject: Re: school nutrition policy

>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 06:54:43 -0400

>

>I feel like a dolt, but cannot seem to locate this info. What does BRFS

>stand for?

>Thanks in advance.

>Claire

>----- Original Message -----

>From: Karen Munger <klmunger at hotmail.com>

>To: Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group

><phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>

>Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:33 PM

>Subject: Re: school nutrition policy

>

>

> > The BRFS results are available at the CDC website, it has some 

>information

> > about eating and exercise habits of high school students.

> >

> >

> > >From: "Sandy Sherman" <SbSherm at email.msn.com>

> > >Reply-To: phnutr-l at u.washington.edu

> > >To: "Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group"

> > ><phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>

> > >Subject: school nutrition policy

> > >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:35:16 -0400

> > >

> > >I am interested in finding statistics and references on some school

> > >nutrition policy related issues.  We are developing a policy in

> > >Philadelphia

> > >and need some basic information including:

> > >

> > >1)  the average amount of time students are given to eat lunch at 

>school,

> > >2)  the average amount of time students participate in nutrition

>education

> > >in a year

> > >3)  the percentage of food sales in high schools that are for school

>meals

> > >vs. "junk" foods such as soda, candy and other high sugar, high fat

>foods.

> > >

> > >Thanks for any information you have.

> > >Sandy Sherman

> > >Philadelphia Nutrition Education Network.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > 

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