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• Institutes of Medicine - School Meal Recommendations
• Click here for the IOM Report "School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children "Report Brief"
• Click here for the Report Recommendations.
• Click here for the IOM web site with copies of the complete report, report briefs, and summaries of the recommendations. A username and password must be established to receive download the complete 356 page report at no cost.
• IOM - comparison of current meal pattern to recommended meal pattern
• IOM - Executive Summary
• California Obesity Prevention Plan
• "CA School Nutrition Still Top Priority," says California's Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.
  
• USDA and US Dept. of Health and Human Services are conducting meetings to update the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The final recommendations will be released in the Fall 2010. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide guidance on nutrition programs like the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. You have an opportunity to provide your comments as indicated on the web site. You may also read and listen to the previous meeting, testimonies from a variety of experts and comments from other citizens. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm
• USA Today Reports on School Food Safety:Click here for article Click here for SNA Talking Points

• CSNA's position on IOM recommendations
• 2010 CSNA Federal Issue Paper
• School Meal Reimbursement
• Competitive Foods
• Nutrition standards   School Nutrition Standards Matrix
• Nutrition education
• Childhood obesity
• Breakfast program
• Equipment and Facilitites
• Meal Time Management
• School Finance
• To view CSNA's current Strategic Plan, click here
• To view the results of CSNA's Professional Development Survey, click here

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Click here to see joint letter from the California Department of Education and the California State Controller's Office regarding Instructional Minutes and Breakfast in the Classroom