Implementation of a Healthy Food and Beverage Policy at a Public University

University nutrition policies are a useful step toward improving the food environment for students, faculty, and staff, leading to improved health outcomes for the campus community. As 1 of the first universities to adopt and implement a campus-wide nutrition policy, the objective of this report is to share the university's experience with policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, challenges, facilitators, and recommendations to inform these processes for future university nutrition policies.

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University nutrition policies are aimed at improving the food environment for students, faculty, and staff, leading to better health outcomes for the campus community. This report shares experiences with policy development, implementation, monitoring, challenges, facilitators, and recommendations for future policies.