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Dairy Council Digest Archives

THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IN CONTRIBUTING TO CHILDREN’S WELLNESS
Volume 77, Number 1  Jan/Feb 2006
References  

1. Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108.265), signed June 30, 2004, Sec. 102.
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. 6th Edition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2005. www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines.
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28. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on School Health. Pediatrics 113: 152, 2004.
29. Kubik, M.Y., L.A. Lytle, and M. Story.  J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 105: 233, 2005.
30. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation (USDA/FNS). The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-II. Summary of Findings. July 2001. Alexandria, VA. www.fns.usda.gov.
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32. U.S. Government Accountability Office, Report to Congressional Requesters. School Meal Programs. Competitive Foods Are Widely Available and Generate Substantial Revenues for Schools. GAO-05-563. August 2005. www.gao.gov.
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