Whose Plate Is It? Awareness of MyPlate Among US Adults Over Time Since Implementation.

Background: MyPlate is a tool designed to educate the general US population on how to eat in alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; yet, there is a lack of data on who has heard of MyPlate over time.

Objective: The objective of this analysis was to examine the prevalence of awareness of MyPlate within the US population and if awareness changes differentially over time.

Design: This study was a serial, cross-sectional survey.

How policy implementation shapes the impact of U.S. food assistance policies: the case study of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Much of the chronic disease burden in the U.S. population can be traced to poor diet.

De-implementing public health policies: a qualitative study of the process of implementing and then removing body mass index (BMI) report cards in Massachusetts public schools.

Background: This study explored reasons for the adoption of a policy to distribute report cards to parents about children's weight status ("BMI report cards") in Massachusetts (MA) public schools in 2009 and the contextual factors influencing the policy removal in 2013.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured, qualitative interviews with 15 key decision-makers and practitioners involved with implementing and de-implementing the MA BMI report card policy. We analyzed interview data using a thematic analytic approach guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) 2.

Association of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act With Dietary Quality Among Children in the US National School Lunch Program.

Importance: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, implemented nationwide in 2012, was intended to improve the nutritional quality of meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

Objective: To assess whether there was an association between the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and dietary quality of lunch for students participating in the NSLP, stratified by income.

Design, Setting, Participants: Serial cross-sectional study design, using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, and 2015-2016, of students who were surveyed in the NHANES and were attending schools participating in the NSLP.