As concern about childhood obesity has increased, the school environment has received increased attention.

Retooling school food offerings can help. The Somerville MA experiment Retooling food service for early elementary school…[Prev Chronic Dis. 2009] – PubMed Result

A very positive study on the value of nutrition education in the schools Effectiveness of school programs in preventing chi…[Am J Public Health. 2005] – PubMed Result

Effect of the school food environment Association between school food environment and pr…[J Am Diet Assoc. 2009] – PubMed Result

School food environments and practices affect diet…[J Am Diet Assoc. 2009] – PubMed Result

Schools are making progress in addressing obesity. Schools and obesity prevention: creating school en…[Milbank Q. 2009] – PubMed Result

International Journal of Obesity – Abstract of article: Childhood overweight and elementary school outcomes

Overweight affect school performance in girls but not boys. See: http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1315.pdf

Impact of removing low nutrition foods in schools. The Impact of Removing Snacks of Low Nutritional V…[Health Educ Behav. 2009] – PubMed Result

Food use in middle and high school fundraising: do…[J Am Diet Assoc. 2009] – PubMed Result

School Environment gets worse with higher grades. School food environments and policies in US public…[Pediatrics. 2008] – PubMed Result

BMI measurement in schools Body mass index measurement in schools. [J Sch Health. 2007] – PubMed Result

Journal of Public Health Policy – Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Correlates, and Intervention Implications

Journal of Public Health Policy – Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Its Implementation and Impact on Child and Adolescent Body Mass Index

Journal of Public Health Policy – Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado

Journal of Public Health Policy – Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers

Journal of Public Health Policy – Correlates of Walking to School and Implications for Public Policies: Survey Results from Parents of Elementary School Children in Austin, Texas

Journal of Public Health Policy – Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School among US Adolescents

Journal of Public Health Policy – Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools