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Crosscutting | |
School Health Index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Local Wellness Policy website, U.S. Department of Agriculture Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: a School Health Policy Guide, National Association of State Boards of Education Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools, Action for Healthy Kids Ten Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and a Tobacco-free Lifestyle through School Health Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health, Mental Health, and Safety Guidelines for Schools, American Academy of Pediatrics and National Association of School Nurses Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Schools, American Heart Association |
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School Health Councils | |
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Promoting Healthy Youth, Schools and Communities: A Guide to Community-School Health Councils, American Cancer Society Effective School Health Advisory Councils: Moving from Policy to Action, Public Schools of North Carolina |
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Nutrition | |
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General Resources on Nutrition | |
Making it Happen: School Nutrition Success Stories, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Education Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit, U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Food Policy Resource Guide, California School Boards Association and California Project LEAN Diet and Oral Health, American Dental Association |
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School Meals | |
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Healthy School Meals Resource System, U.S. Department of Agriculture School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-II, a U.S. Department of Agriculture study of the foods served in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program Local Support for Nutrition Integrity in Schools, American Dietetic Association Nutrition Services: an Essential Component of Comprehensive Health Programs, American Dietetic Association HealthierUS School Challenge, U.S. Department of Agriculture Breakfast for Learning, Food Research and Action Center School Breakfast Scorecard, Food Research and Action Center Arkansas Child Health Advisory Committee Recommendations [includes recommendation for professional development for child nutrition professionals in schools] |
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Meal Times and Scheduling | |
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Eating at School: A Summary of NFSMI Research on Time Required by Students to Eat Lunch, National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools, National Food Service Management Institute |
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Nutrition Standards for Foods and Beverages Sold Individually | |
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Recommendations for Competitive Foods Standards (a report by the National Consensus Panel on School Nutrition), California Center for Public Health Advocacy State policies for competitive foods in schools, U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutritional Integrity in Schools, Center for Science in the Public Interest School Foods Tool Kit, Center for Science in the Public Interest Foods Sold in Competition with USDA School Meal Programs (a report to Congress), U.S. Department of Agriculture FAQ on School Pouring Rights Contracts, American Dental Association |
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Fruit and Vegetable Promotion in Schools | |
Fruits and Vegetables Galore: Helping Kids Eat More, U.S. Department of Agriculture School Foodservice Guide: Successful Implementation Models for Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Produce for Better Health Foundation. Order on-line for $29.95 at School Foodservice Guide: Promotions, Activities, and Resources to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Produce for Better Health Foundation. Order on-line for $9.95 at National Farm-to-School Program website, hosted by the Center for Food and Justice Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program Resource Center, hosted by United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association Produce for Better Health Foundation website has downloadable fruit and vegetable curricula, research, activity sheets, and more at |
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Fundraising Activities | |
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Creative Financing and Fun Fundraising, Shasta County Public Health Guide to Healthy School Fundraising, Action for Healthy Kids of Alabama |
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Snacks | |
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Healthy School Snacks, (forthcoming), Center for Science in the Public Interest Materials to Assist After-school and Summer Programs and Homeless Shelters in Using the Child Nutrition Programs (website), Food Research and Action Center |
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Rewards | |
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Constructive Classroom Rewards, Center for Science in the Public Interest Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward, Michigan State University Extension Prohibition against Denying Meals and Milk to Children as a Disciplinary Action, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service |
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Celebrations | |
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Guide to Healthy School Parties, Action for Healthy Kids of Alabama Classroom Party Ideas, University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County and California Children's 5 A Day Power Play! Campaign |
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Promotion and Food Marketing | |
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Health Education | |
National Health Education Standards, American Association for Health Education |
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Nutrition Education and Promotion | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Team Nutrition website (lists nutrition education curricula and links to them) The Power of Choice: Helping Youth Make Healthy Eating and Fitness Decisions, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service Nutrition Education Resources and Programs Designed for Adolescents, compiled by the American Dietetic Association |
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Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting | |
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Brain Breaks, Michigan Department of Education Energizers, East Carolina University |
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Food Marketing to Children | |
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Pestering Parents: How Food Companies Market Obesity to Children, Center for Science in the Public Interest Review of Research on the Effects of Food Promotion to Children, United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Marketing Food to Children (a report on ways that different countries regulate food marketing to children [including marketing in schools]), World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for Responsible Food Marketing to Children, Center for Science in the Public Interest Commercial Activities in Schools, U.S. General Accounting Office |
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Eating Disorders | |
Academy for Eating Disorders National Eating Disorders Association Eating Disorders Coalition |
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Staff Wellness | |
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School Staff Wellness, National Association of State Boards of Education Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers, Large and Small, Partnership for Prevention Well Workplace Workbook: A Guide to Developing Your Worksite Wellness Program, Wellness Councils of America Protecting Our Assets: Promoting and Preserving School Employee Wellness, (forthcoming), Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) |
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Physical Activity Opportunities and Physical Education | |
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General Resources on Physical Activity | |
Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity among Young People, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy People 2010: Physical Activity and Fitness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools, American Academy of Pediatrics |
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Physical Education | |
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Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Elementary Physical Education, National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Middle School Physical Education. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at Opportunity to Learn: Standards for High School Physical Education, National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at Substitution for Instructional Physical Education Programs, National Association for Sport and Physical Education Blueprint for Change, Our Nation's Broken Physical Education System: Why It Needs to be Fixed, and How We Can Do It Together, PE4life |
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Recess | |
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Recess in Elementary Schools, National Association for Sport and Physical Education Recess Before Lunch Policy: Kids Play and then Eat, Montana Team Nutrition Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools, National Food Service Management Institute The American Association for the Child's Right to Play |
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Physical Activity Opportunities Before and After School | |
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Guidelines for After School Physical Activity and Intramural Sport Programs, National Association for Sport and Physical Education The Case for High School Activities, National Federation of State High School Associations Rights and Responsibilities of Interscholastic Athletes, National Association for Sport and Physical Education |
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Safe Routes to School | |
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Safe Routes to Schools Tool Kit, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KidsWalk to School Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Walkability Check List, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Partnership for a Walkable America, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Monitoring and Policy Review | |
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School Health Index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit, U.S. Department of Agriculture Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Approaches to Increasing Good Nutrition and Physical Activity, Action for Healthy Kids Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Elementary Physical Education, National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Middle School Physical Education. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at Opportunity to Learn: Standards for High School Physical Education. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Order on-line for $7.00 at |
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