Position of ADA, SNE, and ASFSA: School-Based Nutrition Programs and Services

Abstract

The American Dietetic Association (ADA), the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), and the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) have a history of involvement iii school-based nutrition programs and services. In a 1990 ADA position statement on nutrition education for the public, the Association identified children and adolescents as important target audiences, and schools as appropriate settings for nutrition education ( (1) Position of The American Dietetic Association nutrition education for the public. J Am Diet Assoc. 1990; 90: 107-110 Google Scholar ). Furthermore, the ADA position statement on child nutrition services ( (2) Position of The American Dietetic Association child nutrition services. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993; 93: 334-336 Google Scholar ) identified nutrition education as an essential nutrition service. SNE has published a conceptual framework for school-based nutrition education called “The SNE Concepts for Food and Nutrition Education” ( (3) Society for Nutrition Education concepts for food and nutrition education. J Nutr Educ. 1982; 14: 1-2 Google Scholar ). SNE has also developed a position paper ( (4) Nutrition education specialists in school systems, K-12 a position paper on functions and qualifications. J Nutr Educ. 1978; 10: 6 Google Scholar ) that defines the functions and qualifications of nutrition education specialists in school systems. In 1992, ASFSA endorsed “Creating Policy for Nutrition Integrity in Schools,” a model nutrition policy outlining recommended concepts for a comprehensive approach to providing food and nutrition services in schools. A year later, Nutrition Integrity Standards were jointly released by ASFSA and the National Food Service Management Institute ( (5) White G Nutrition integrity defined. Sch Food Serv J. 1994; 48: 21-22 Google Scholar ).