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School Policy and Environment We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/ Constructive Classroom Rewards The Center for Science in the Public Interest suggests rewarding students in the classroom need not involve pizza parties, candy and other foods that undermine children's diets and health and reinforce unhealthy eating habits. This site provides some suggestions fro alternative rewards. http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/constructive_rewards.pdf. Fitness and Academic Achievement. When looking at the relationship between test scores and physical fitness, the California Dept of Education reported a strong positive relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement. The relationship between fitness and achievement was stronger for females than for males and stronger for higher socioeconomic status students than for lower socioeconomic students. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/documents/2004pftresults.doc National Association School
Boards of Education provides a variety of resources for school
administration related to policy development. National School Boards
Association helps school policymakers and educators make
informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement
and healthy development of students and the effective operation
of schools. Changing the Scene: Improving the School
Nutrition Environment is a tool kit
that addresses the entire school nutrition environment. How You Can Take Action.
Developed by Action for Healthy Kids, these recommendations offer
ways parents, school personnel, and others can take action to
improve children's nutrition and physical activity in the education
environment. School
Health Index.
The CDC's Division of
Adolescent and School Health has released a new online version of
the School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
(SHI). The SHI allows schools to assess their policies and
programs in relation to physical activity and physical education,
healthy eating, tobacco use prevention, and unintentional injury &
violence prevention. Elementary,
middle, and high schools can all use this guide to create their own
reports confidentiality. This tool is free and is available in both
online and print formats. School Physical Activity The National Association
for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) provides schools
with standards for physical education programs. CDC Guidelines for School and Community
Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People
New Physical
Activity Recommendations.
America
needs to make changes to ensure all school-age children get 60
minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day,
concluded a 13-member panel of health leaders in the June issue of
The Journal of Pediatrics. "Both physical education and recess
afford opportunities to achieve the daily physical activity goal
without any evidence of compromising academic performance. The American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
provides training and support for physical education and health
education professionals. President's Council for Physical Fitness
and Sports is to coordinate and promote
opportunities in physical activity, fitness, and sports for all
Americans. CDC has developed KidsWalk-to-School,
a guide that encourages individuals and organizations to work together
to identify and create safe walking routes to school. The Surgeon General's Report
on physical activity and health. Coordinated School Health
Jump Rope for Kids -
An educational fund-raising event for grades K-5 that teaches students
the benefits of physical activity, how to keep their heart healthy, and
that they can help save lives right in their own community. Register for the event
and the American Heart Association will send you
everything you need to conduct it.
Hoops for Heart - Gives kids the opportunity
to work on basketball skills and play exciting skills games such as Hot-Shot Blitz, Top Gun,
and Quick Hands. Program can be implemented in all grades, K-12. It also funds critical
research and educational programs that fight heart disease and stroke while bringing students
together for a good cause - physical activity and community service. Register for the
event and the American Heart Association will send you everything you need to conduct it.
HeartPower! - One of the best resources on
the Internet! All resources are downloadable and printable, and best of all, they're free. HeartPower! Online is the American Heart Association's curriculum-based program for
teaching about the heart and how to keep it healthy for a lifetime. Nutrition, physical
activity, living tobacco-free, and knowing how the heart works all are vital in maintaining
a healthy heart. School Nutrition
Action for Healthy Kids is a coalition of many national organizations trying
to improve the school nutrition environment. The group also includes a South Dakota state team. CDC Fruits and Vegetables of the Month. Recipes, nutrient fact labels, great photos, and interesting facts and preparation information. This could be used for bulletin boards as well. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/cactus.html.
Fruit and Vegetable Galore Book
has window clings for sneeze guards, posters, and tips for food
service on how to prepare and market fruits and vegetables to
students. It is free toolkit to schools.
Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT) lesson plans. Are you looking for FREE, standardized lesson plans, games and activities for a variety of subject areas and for grade levels kindergarten through 12th grade? Do you want to ensure a rewarding and guaranteed career for your students? South Dakota’s health care industry is projected to need nearly 13,000 jobs by 2014 – an increase of nearly 30% from 2004 to 2014. The South Dakota Departments of Education, Health, Labor and the Board of Regents have been working collaboratively to address the critical need for healthcare workers in the state. Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT) was created to increase students’ awareness of the wide variety of health careers available to them. Visit www.sdjobs.org/sdhott for valuable information as well as a wide variety of prepared, standardized lesson plans and activities. Check out this example of one on nutrition and physical activity. Midwest Dairy Council
has research-based materials for schools and free educational
materials. Pennsylvania State Fruit and Vegetable Promotion. Downloadable resources that schools can use to promote fruits and veggies including bulletin boards, newsletters, bookmarks, student activity sheets, etc. http://panen.psu.edu/snap/index.html, then click on the fruit or vegetable of the month to access all the great resources.
South Dakota Team Nutrition:
Lots of information and curriculum appropriate for South Dakota.
USDA's Team Nutrition contains information for school
meal programs, classrooms, and communities.
USDA has implemented a new challenge - Healthier US Schools Challenge
The Department of Health exercises no control over the content of outside sites linked on www.HealthySD.gov and provides the links for informational purposes only. This information is not a substitute for medical care.
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