Public Health policies account for 80 percent of the 30-year gain in life span Americans experienced in the last century
The Oregon Nutrition Policy Alliance
The Oregon Nutrition Policy Association seeks to increase knowledge about how nutrition and physical activity affects their health and to promote policies that will create a healthier, more active Oregon.
Successes:
- Removed junk food from Oregon public schools in 2007
- Got calories posted on menus of fast food and chain restaurants in Multnomah County in 2008
- Got calories posted on menus of fast food and chain restaurants throughout Oregon in 2009
Key Coalition Members:
"We must anticipate the long-term consequences of our actions, our policies, our initiatives. By pushing for small and large changes that will create healthier conditions for decades, we have an opportunity to counter some of the short-sighted decision making we witness today."