The National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) is a project of ChangeLab Solutions. ChangeLab Solutions is a nonprofit organization that provides legal information on matters relating to public health. The legal information in this document does not constitute legal advice or legal representation. For legal advice, readers should consult a lawyer in their state. © 2014 ChangeLab Solutions September 2013 (updated November 2014) Introduction and Report This Model Ordinance Regulating Where Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Be Sold (Model Ordinance) is based on ChangeLab Solutions’ legal research and analysis, as well as the research and evidence base linking excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with overweight/obesity and chronic disease. It is intended to be used as one potential policy intervention to reduce consumption of SSBs and to complement other policy and programmatic work to increase healthy food and beverage options. This Introduction and Report summarizes our nonpartisan analysis of the research on these
The National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) is a project of ChangeLab Solutions. ChangeLab Solutions is a nonprofit organization that provides legal information on matters relating to public health. The legal information in this document does not constitute legal advice or legal representation. For legal advice, readers should consult a lawyer in their state. © 2014 ChangeLab Solutions September 2013 (updated November 2014) Introduction and Report This Model Ordinance Regulating Where Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Be Sold (Model Ordinance) is based on ChangeLab Solutions’ legal research and analysis, as well as the research and evidence base linking excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with overweight/obesity and chronic disease. It is intended to be used as one potential policy intervention to reduce consumption of SSBs and to complement other policy and programmatic work to increase healthy food and beverage options. This Introduction and Report summarizes our nonpartisan analysis of the research on these