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Healthy School Nutrition Environment |
| Action for Healthy Kids |
Action for Healthy Kids is about creating
health-promoting schools that support sound nutrition and
physical activity as part of a total learning environment |
| Alliance for a Healthier Generation,
AHA and Clinton Foundation |
This website provides, tools, support, business
assistance, success stories and national recognition to those
working to improve the school health environment. |
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Bright Ideas |
Showcase of schools taking action on healthy
eating and physical activity |
| Building a Sustainable School Health Program |
Article that describes framework called the integrated strategy used with obesity prevention efforts, tobacco prevention programs, and public health agencies to ensure program success and sustainability |
| Children in Balance: Resources |
In- and after-school curricula, planning guides, and toolkits to assist parents, teachers, pediatricians and community leaders in creating an environment that promotes healthy eating and active living |
| Dairy Vending,
Midwest Dairy Council |
Milk vending can be part of your healthy
vending program. Explore this site for best practices in dairy
vending and other wellness policy resources. |
| Dollars and Sense: The Financial Impact of Selling Healthy Food, CA Berkeley |
This brief report examines the financial impact of implementing nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold on school campus outside of the school meal program in California. It also discusses the challenges encountered and factors contributing to financial success. Concrete recommendations are provided. |
| Farm-Raisers, Center for Food and Justice |
Ideas and information for school fundraisers that support local agriculture and community wellness |
| Hot Link Food for Thought: Healthy Food Guidelines for Schools |
Ideas and recipes for food/beverage for class parties, snacks, concession stands, meetings, etc. |
| Guidelines for Collecting Heights and Weights on Children and Adolescents in School Settings, Center for Weight and Health |
This document recommends strategies for taking accurate measures while preserving positive body image and self esteem for all students. |
| Hot Link Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating, CDC |
This document identifies strategies most likely to be effective in helping young people adopt and maintain healthy eating |
| Hot Link Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People, CDC |
This document identifies strategies most likely to be effective in helping young people adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle |
| Helping Students Make Better Food Choices in School, AFHK |
Field report on twelve Illinois schools and the results of various approaches to improving student wellness |
| Healthy Fund-Raising |
Online resource for promoting healthy activities
- especially for fund-raising in schools |
| HealthierUS School Challenge, USDA |
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) wants
to encourage schools to shape a healthier school environments,
and has established the HealthierUS School Challenge to recognize
those who meet the criteria. |
| Hot Link Healthy Learning News, AASA |
The American Association of School Administrators publishes Healthy Learning News, a resource highlighting school districts that are making positive policy and program changes to address healthy eating and activity. |
| Ideas, Commitment, Action, Results: Model Projects Advancing the Cause of School Wellness , AFHK |
This field report features three model school projects advancing the cause of school wellness |
| Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |
Your link to physical activity resources in IL |
| Illinois School Nutrition Association |
Your link to school nutrition resources in IL |
| Illinois School Nutrition Environment Survey |
Baseline data from the 2003-2004 school year on the status of the school nutrition environment in Illinois |
| IMPACT,
IL Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics |
IMPACT -Increasing Movement and Physical
Activity through Community-based teams - is a program to increase
fitness and lower obesity rates among IL school children through
teams of pediatricians, nurses, physical educators, dieticians,
parents and others working with schools. |
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Hot Link The Learning Connection, AFHK |
This report documents how the excessive rise
in poor nutrition, inactivity, and weight problems adversely
affect academic achievement and possibly costs schools millions
of dollars each year. |
| Hot Link Make a Difference At Your School! CDC |
CDC Resources Can Help you Implement Strategies to Prevent Obesity Among Children and Adolescents |
| Making It Happen: School Nutrition Success Stories, USDA |
Stories from 32 schools/school districts that have made innovative changes |
| Measuring Body Mass Index in Schools, CDC |
This resource examines current practices, identifies concerns surrounding programs, and outlines needs for future research. Guidance is also provided on specific safeguards that need to be addressed before school decide to collect BMI information.
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| Model Guidelines for Health & Wellness |
Includes legislation highlights and suggestions for model local wellness policy as well as online resources. |
| Hot Link Parents: Join Your School Wellness Team |
Brochure that encourages parents to be active participants in school wellness |
| School Employee Wellness |
A guide for developing school employee wellness programs |
| School
Health Issues |
This website contains basic information on
the problem, prevention strategies and key government documents.
Future additions to the website will present summaries of
model programs and evaluated interventions. |
| School Principals Are Key to Implementing a Local Wellness Policy, NFSMI |
Summary of survey of principals conducted by the National Food Service Management Institute |
| Hot Link School Solutions |
Reproducible handout with snack, activity, reward, and fundraising ideas in PDF format |
| School
Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income
Students, FRAC |
Guide to developing local wellness policies
– designed to assist districts with a high percentage
of free and reduced students |
| Shape Up Sommerville Program |
Success story from one community that was able to stem the rising rate of childhood weight by working together |
| Hot Link Show Me the Money: A Guide to Selling Healthy Foods at School |
A toolkit from Washington State AFHK helping schools overcome challenges they experience when implementing healthy food guidelines in their nutrition services, school stores, fundraising events, and vending machines. |
| Students Taking Charge Toolkit |
Resource designed to engage students in influencing nutrition and physical activity polices within your school |
| Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can be Healthy and Profitable, CSPI |
Guide to healthy fundraising with contact information for fundraising companies with healthful options |
| Team
Nutrition Health Fair |
Planning kit for a School Health Fair |
| The Healthy Meeting Planning Guide |
Suggestions for planning healthy meetings in any setting |
| Twenty Ways to Raise Funds Without Candy |
Twenty ideas for healthful fundraisers |
| Hot Link The
Role of Schools in Obesity Prevention |
One of the most comprehensive and up-to-date
reports on how schools can play an important role in obesity
prevention. Contains information on financial aspects of change |
| Well Done, SNA |
A booklet of motivational tales of how school nutrition directors are meeting the challenges and seizing the opportunities presented by local school wellness policies.
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Assessment Tools |
| Colorado Child Health Survey |
Statewide telephone survey used to collect data regarding health status and risk behaviors of children ages one to 14 years old |
| School Health Index - CDC |
The SHI is a self-assessment and planning tool that schools can use to improve their health and safety policies and programs. Training module available for staff. |
| School Community Food Assessment |
New tool to guide teams of teachers, parents, and students to assess the food environment outside of school meals and develop policies changes to create a healthier school |
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Local Wellness Policy Development |
| Action
Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies |
This guide published by the state of Connecticut
contains policy development information as well as healthy
snack guidance and resources. |
| Local
School Wellness Policies, FRAC |
Information on the wellness policy provision
which requires every school district that participates in
the school meals programs to enact a wellness policy |
| Model
Local School Wellness Policies on Physical Activity and Nutrition,
NANA |
Model local wellness policy language |
| Nutrition
Policy - School Foods, CSPI |
Guide to improving school foods and beverages
including goals, strategies, model materials and policies
and case studies |
| School
Nutrition Association Local Wellness Policy Guidelines |
Policy guidelines |
| School
Wellness ToolKit |
Contains how-to manual, resource information,
school foodservice reprints, reproducible handouts and MyPyramid
Posters |
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Curriculum & Programs |
| CATCH Curricula |
Evidence-based K-5 curriculum with classroom, cafeteria and after-school components - available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase from www.flaghouse.com |
| Eat Well, Keep Moving |
Gr. 4-6 evidence-based, interdisciplinary nutrition and physical activity curriculum - available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity, USDA |
Downloadable program for after school and classrooms for 11 to 18-year-olds, May 2007 |
| Exercise Your Options |
Gr. 6-8 evidence-based curriculum that allows students to assess their own diet and plan for improvement - available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| FUEL |
Gr. 5-12 video series that help get youth fired up about advocating for healthy lifestyle choices - available in Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| Generation
Fit Action Packet |
Enrichment activities for 11-18-year-olds -available in Nutrition Education Loan Library |
| Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren Study |
Evidence-based program utilizing a holistic nutrition and healthy lifestyle management program in elementary schools including nutrition education, healthy school-provided dietary offerings, physical activity and measuring effectiveness |
| Model Programs for Nutrition and Physical Activity, General Mills |
A list of model programs on for youth nutrition and fitness |
| MyPyramid for Kids Classroom Materials |
Downloadable MyPyramid Lessons for grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 |
| Nutrition Essentials, USDA |
Downloadable lessons for middle and high school to help students make healthful nutrition and physical activity choices, April 2007 |
| Nutrition Pathfinders |
Gr. 3-5 evaluated program which reinforces language arts and math while teaching health - available in Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| The Organwise Guys! |
Time-tested and evaluated educational materials that have proven effective in helping students understand the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices and motivating them to make these changes in their own lives - some components available in Nutrition Education Loan Library or can be purchased |
| PE4Life! |
Source of training on planning quality PE programs |
| Planet Health |
Gr 6-8 interdisciplinary, evidence-based curriculum to promote healthy eating and physical activity - available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| Pyramid Plus |
Gr. 6-12 curriculum focusing on nutrient density. Contains modules for sports nutrition, weight and eating for convenience. Available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| The Power of Choice |
Downloadable Gr. 6-8 after school curriculum focusing on lifetime healthful eating and activity |
| ReCharge |
Gr. 3-6 year-long program addressing "energy in" (nutrition) and "energy out" (physical activity)-Available in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| SPARK |
Physical education curriculum for K-6 - in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| Teens Act Out: Playing the Policy Game |
Downloadable advocacy program that assists teenagers in developing leadership skills, how to eat healthier and be more physically active |
| Team Nutrition Resources for Educators |
Numerous instructional resources available for free from USDA Team Nutrition |
| Teens Act Out: Playing the Policy Game |
Advocacy program that assists teenagers in developing leadership skills, how to eat healthier and be more physically active |
| TAKE 10! |
K-5 classroom program designed to add 10-minute
physical activity periods to the school day - in the Nutrition Education Loan Library or for purchase |
| yourSELF |
Downloadable Gr. 6-8 health curriculum for health, home economics or family living classes |
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Wellness Promotion Resources |
| Hot Link Health and Wellness, PTA |
Contains a downloadable Healthy Lifestyles Parents Guide, a list of healthy fundraisers for PTA and ideas for ways parents can support student wellness among other resources |
School Employee Wellness:
A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation’s Schools |
Comprehensive guide to establishing and supporting employee wellness programs in schools. While these programs promote employee health, they also aim to improve workforce productivity and to reduce employee absenteeism and healthcare costs. |
Healthy
Eating Posters for School Snack Bars |
Posters to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in a
la carte programs. Contact NET at 800-466-7998 for a set of free posters. |
Knack Online |
This website is designed to help parents, community advocates, and youth workers address adolescent overweight and obesity through evidence-based, reliable, useful and action-oriented resources. |
| Hot Link Real Life Guide for Parents: Helping Your Kids Eat Right and Be Active |
This Guide from Kidnetic.com is packed with fun, easy—and even time-saving—ideas and tips that can help you lead your kids down the path to a lifetime of healthful habits. |
| Walk to School |
International Walk to School event with free registration and downloadable resources |
| Hot Link Your Personal Path to Health |
Contains practical tips for parents or school or childcare staff on how to bring the recommendations of MyPyramid into their everyday lives |
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Grant Funding |
| Hot Link Physical Education in Progress Grants |
The Physical Education for Progress program
will provide funds for local educational agencies (LEAs) to
initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs
and assist LEAs in meeting State standards for physical education. |
| Hot Link Grant Opportunities and Funding Strategies |
Links to grant opportunities, databases and other funding resources for coordinated school health |