Initiative Description: Implementation of a state-wide healthy canteen policy which required schools to remove unhealthy items (classified as ‘red’ or ‘banned’) from the regular sale and encouraged schools to ‘fill the menu’ with healthy items (classified as ‘green’).
Study Results: Increased low-fat food selection.
Reference: Wolfenden, L., Nathan, N., Janssen, L. M., Wiggers, J., Reilly, K., Delaney, T., … &
Campbell, L. (2017). Multi-strategic intervention to enhance implementation of healthy canteen policy: a randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science, 12(1), 6.
Level of Evidence: Very Good