The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Opportunities and Implementation
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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Opportunities and Implementation
Tracy A. Fox, MPH, RDFederal Policy Team Lead
RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA)
Makes significant changes, and increases funding for, federal child nutrition programs in three ways:
1 Improving Nutrition/Reducing Childhood Obesity
2 Increasing Access to Programs3 Increasing Program Monitoring and
Integrity
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1. Improving Nutrition/Reducing Childhood Obesity
• Nutrition standards-competitive foods• More funding for school meals• More farm-to-school/school gardens• Improves commodities• Drinking water during meal service• Local wellness policy standards• Child care nutrition and wellness• Breastfeeding support
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2. Increasing Access
• Direct certification (115,000 more kids)• Universal meal access• Expands after-school meals for at-risk
kids • Expands WIC EBT
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3. Increasing Program Monitoring and Integrity
• School district audits every three years• Transparency in nutrition information• Improves food safety recall and HACCP• Training and technical assistance
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Funding
• Currently, child nutrition programs are funded at about $23 million per year
• HHFKA provided an additional $4.5 billion over 10 years
• About 75 percent of increase goes to 6 cent increase in reimbursement (kicks in school year 2012-13)
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Up Close: Competitive Foods, Section 208
• Gives USDA authority to set nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools during school day
• Standards to be consistent with recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Exception for school-sponsored fundraisers
• Regulations to be issued in twelve months
• USDA gathering information now• No deadline for final rules
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Up Close: Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Nutrition standards• Technical assistance• Research• Interagency coordination• Less administrative burden
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Up Close: Access to Local Foods - Farm to School, Section 243
Competitive grants for:• Training• Supporting operations• Planning• Purchasing equipment• Developing school gardens• Developing partnerships• Implementing farm to school
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Up Close – Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grants, Section 241
• Restructures SNAP-Ed• Education efforts to encourage
healthy eating; consistent with Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• USDA to consult with CDC• Funds can be used for:– individual/group based nutrition ed– comprehensive, multi-level interventions– community and public health approaches
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Implementation: School Meals
• Proposed rules issued January 13• Comments due April 13• Final rules expected in 18 months with
implementation slated for 2012-2013 school year
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Meal Pattern Changes: Fruits/Vegetables
• Fruit/vegetable separated into 2 components
• A daily serving of fruit must be served at breakfast and at lunch
• No more than half of the fruit offerings may be in the form of juice
• 100% juice only• ¼ cup of dried fruit = ½ cup of fruit• At breakfast, non‐starchy vegetables
may be offered in place of fruits
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Meal Pattern Changes: Whole Grains
New whole grains requirement:• At least ½ of grains offered during
week must be whole grain‐rich• 2 years post implementation, all
grains offered must whole grain‐rich• Criteria to identify whole grain‐rich
products would be established in guidance and reflect temporary criterion provided in the IOM report
• Incorporates the Healthier US School Challenge criteria
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Meal Pattern Changes: Milk
Fluid milk:• Fat‐free (unflavored or flavored)• Low‐fat (unflavored)• At least two choices within these
types
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Meal Pattern Changes: Four Dietary Specifications
• Standards for sodium, calories, and saturated fat to be met on average over the course of the school week– Sodium reduction over ten years– Calorie ranges
• Products and ingredients used to prepare daily meal must contain zero grams of trans fat per serving
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Actions and Opportunities
• Comment on regulations• Provide input on guidance• Apply for grants• Provide case studies and success stories
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