The School Health Law Project recommends the following organizations and publications to support your school-based policy work:

Berkeley Media Studies Group works with community groups, journalists, and public health professionals to use the power of the media to advance public policy.

California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program works to engage communities and build their capacity to improve the nutrition and physical activity status of California’s low-income African American, American Indian, Latino, Asian American, and Pacific Islander youth 10-14 years old.

California Center for Public Health Advocacy works to raise awareness about childhood obesity and advocates for state and local public policies that promote healthy eating and physical activity.

California Food Policy Advocates is a statewide public policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income Californians by increasing access to nutritious and affordable food.           

California Project LEAN, a joint program of the California Department of Health Services and the Public Health Institute, works with state and local nutrition and physical activity leaders to promote healthy eating and physical activity throughout California.

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups, and parents working to counter the harmful effects of marketing to children.

Center for Ecoliteracy explores core principles and practices in education for sustainable living.

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools explores ways to strengthen the well-being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools.

Center for Science in the Public Interest is a consumer advocacy organization focused on nutrition and food safety.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a wealth of information about childhood obesity and efforts being made to address it.

Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity Published by the Institute of Medicine, this report provides a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence on the influence of food marketing on diets and diet-related health of children and youth.

Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, supports research that identifies, analyzes, and evaluates environmental and policy approaches to increasing healthy eating among children.