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Creating a Healthy School Environment for Children
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Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Robert D. Murray, M.D.
Director, Borden Center for Nutrition and Wellness
Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

• Summary

• Introduction

• Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity are Not Making the Grade

• Benefits of School Meal Programs

• A Healthy School Environment: Identifying Challenges

• Actions to Promote Change

• References