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Authors

  1. Cobb, Kathy MS, RD, CD/N
  2. Solera, Mary K. MS, CHES

Abstract

Children are not eating enough fruits and vegetables for good health and the prevention of disease. Environmental influences affect children's eating practices and their fruit and vegetable consumption. 5 A Day offers strategies for changing environments for health through successful 5 A Day school-based policy/environmental interventions and an exemplary US Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program that focuses on policy/environmental change to increase children's accessibility to fruits and vegetables.