10.7910/DVN/VWFMIE :unav Harvard Dataverse 2011 School Nutrition Association state policy state laws state legislature policy laws legislature nutrition school nutrition School lunch school breakfast after school snacks food feeding food distribution food safety nutrition education healthy food milk food handlers nutrition guidelines vending machines health food school food school meals child care feeding Contract Management Companies Special Milk Program Comprehensive School Health Food Sales on School Grounds Meal Mandates Nutrition Guidelines School nutrition guidelines summer feeding Nutrition Guidelines Click here to access data from site here to re to access data from site 2011-08-07 2011-08-07 2011-08-07 1902.1/16415 2.0 Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. 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.