Leveraging the Public School System to Combat Adolescent Obesity: The Limits of Arkansas's Statewide Policy Initiative

摘要

Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of one of the earliest statewide policy initiatives to address obesity via schools-Arkansas's Act 1220 of 2003-on adolescent obesity. The Act required public schools in Arkansas to conduct body mass index (BMI) screening and reporting, restrict access to vending machines, and establish physical education and nutrition standards.