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What? No more french fries?

What? No more french fries?. Stephen Bacon Allen Road Elementary 4 th grade sbacon@nscsd.org. Six Steps of the PPA. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM GATHER EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES EVALUATE THE EXISTING PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS

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What? No more french fries?

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  1. What? No more french fries? Stephen Bacon Allen Road Elementary 4th grade sbacon@nscsd.org

  2. Six Steps of the PPA • IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM • GATHER EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM • IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES • EVALUATE THE EXISTING PUBLIC POLICY • DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS • DETERMINE THE BEST SOLUTION

  3. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) • 32 million children eat school lunches paid for by the government • Decides what should be on the kinds of foods should be on the menu

  4. Problem • One third of America's youth between the ages 2 to 19 are obese. http://www.cbsnews.com/8334-504763_162-57365835-10391704/usda-school-lunch-changes-whats-on-the-menu/

  5. Childhood Obesity

  6. Unhealthy Foods

  7. USDA Lunch Changes • Lunches should have… • Less salt • More whole grains • More sides of fruits and vegetables • Potatoes and pizza will remain

  8. Evaluate an existing policy • USDA changed the school menu in January 2012. • French fries were out. • Sweet potato fries or roasted potatoes were in.

  9. Advantages • Healthier choices Can you think of other advantages to changing the school menu?

  10. Disadvantages • New choices taste bad Can you think of other disadvantages to changing the school menu?

  11. How should this policy be changed? • Discuss with your partner and propose a new policy.

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