Research & Practice
A Qualitative Study on the Development and Adoption of the First State-Wide Comprehensive Food Service Guidelines for Improving the Health and Productivity of State Employees
In 2013, Washington State became the first to adopt state-wide comprehensive food service guidelines to increase the availability of healthy food and beverages sold to state employees and served to state institutionalized populations. The food service guidelines are a component of the worksite wellness policy titled Executive Order 13-06: “Improving the Health and Productivity of State Employees and Access to Healthy Foods in State Facilities” and impact an estimated 73,000 individuals in Washington State. The objective of this study is to examine the facilitators and constraints to Executive Order 13-06 development and passage to inform future food service guideline development and passage in other agencies, states, and municipalities.
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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis
Author(s): Lauren Rice
Program(s): Master of Public Health, RDN Training
Year: 2017
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