School Nutrition Association State Policy Index

The School Nutrition Association State Policy Index is focused on childhood nutrition. Users are able to search for policy related to school nutrition, food safety and childhood nutrition.
<p><b>Background</b></p> The School Nutrition Association State Policy Index is maintained by the School Nutrition Association. The School Nutrition Association is a non-profit organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. The School Nutrition Association is recognized as the authority on school nutrition, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has been advancing the availability, quality and acceptance of school nutr
ition programs as an integral part of education since 1946. The state policy index covers a range of topic including after school snacks, child care feeding, food distribution, food handlers, food safety, food sales on school grounds, health permits, nutrition education, school breakfast, school lunch, milk programs, summer feeding and vending machines.
<p><b>User functionality </b></p> Users are able to search by state and statue name and topic. After a search users are provided with a list of relevant legislature. Users are able to see the policy name, id and complete text. A website is also provided when relevant. <p><b>Data Notes </b></p> All data is presented is presented in html format. The website does not indicate how often it is updated.