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Soft Drinks and School-Age Children

This kit provides a planned approach to address the issue of soft drinks in schools. It is full of strategies and resources to help you enhance your school nutrition environment. Soft drinks include soda, fruit-flavored and part-juice drinks and sports drinks.

The Kit includes:

• Soft Drinks and School-Age Children: Trends, Effects, Solutions Paper [PDF - 6 pages]
  This is an overview that explores the trends in consumption by school-age children, the health consequences and possible strategies for change.

• Supporting Materials:
  These materials are intended to provide specific details and guidance for the issues addressed in the soft drinks overview paper. They are "how-to" ideas for getting things done.The first item you will notice is Plan for Change [PDF - 1 page], with subsequent materials organized to help you achieve the six steps outlined for change:
  • Cover
  • Dividers

  • Create the Team [PDF - 1 page]

  • Conduct the Assessment
    
    Gather the Facts [PDF - 3 pages]
    
    Soft Drink Report Card [ PDF - 1 page]
    
    What Does the Overall Grade Mean? [PDF - 1 page]

    Develop the Plan

    Implement the Plan
    

    Health Implications of Soft Drinks [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Are All Soft Drinks Created Equal? [ PDF - 1 page]
    

    Make Mine Water [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Juice - In Moderation [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Flavored Milks [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Win With Milk Vending [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Milk Vending Machines [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Milk Vending Service Providers [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Commercial Implications of Contracts [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Exclusive Soft Drink Contracts [PDF - 1 page]
    

    School Beverage Policy Considerations [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Tracking A Soft Drink Contract [PDF - 2 pages]

    Communicate the Plan
    

    Sample Meeting Announcement [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Sample Parent Letter [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Working With the Media [PDF - 2 pages]
    

    Tips for Talking with Reporters [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Tips for Television Appearances [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Sample Press Release [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Sample Feature Article [PDF - 1 page]
    

    Sample Op-Ed Piece [PDF - 1 page]

    Evaluate the Plan [PDF - 1 page]