South Dakota Healthy Kids, Healthy America
Thank you for your interest in the health of our youth. With childhood obesity on the rise, the SD Department of Health (DOH) used National Governor’s Association (NGA) grant funds to address the issue and provide ongoing training and assistance. The overarching goal of the SD Healthy Kids project is to provide environments for youth to learn and practice skills today for a lifetime of fitness and healthy eating. The following training modules were designed to provide you and your staff with the support, tools and resources to improve nutrition and physical activity policy and environments in your school, outside-of-school time (OST) program, or other youth-serving agency.
Main Menu
- Introductory Information
- Linking Student Health with Academic Achievement
- How to Use These Modules with Staff
- Training Modules
Note: Some modules may not have additional handouts or links at this time.
Effective School Policy: Creating a Framework 
Advocacy & Partnerships - Showcasing Successes Health is Academic: Wellness Policy and Coordinated School Health Part 1: Wellness Policies in Schools 
- Ordering rack cards and wellness policy brochure
- More resources
- USDA resources
Part 2: Coordinated School Health Program
- School Health Index
- Changing the Scene
Teams, Tools, and Transformation Part 1: Next Steps
- Institute of Medicine's Preventing Childhood Obesity
- SD Team Nutrition
- Making It Happen
- Team Nutrition National website
- Wellness Policy Implementation Resources
Part 2: Planning for Change Nutrition Strategies Physical Activity Strategies - Outside of School Time(OST) Programs
Coming Soon!- School Worksite Wellness
Coming Soon!- Additional Resources and Links