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USDA November feature of the month
-American Diabetes
Month
-National Sandwich Month
Check it out!
Empowering youth with nutrition and physical activity
Health.e.school.org – nutrition, health and fitness resources for teachers.
Spot the Block - a program for tweens on using the nutrition facts label to make healthy food choices
Nutrition explorations - a National Dairy Council website that offers fun and easy ways to learn and teach nutrition.
Excite Ed curriculum Module: Folic Acid - teach middle and high school students about neural tube birth defects.
Schools
SD Healthy Kids
Web-Based Training Modules
Schools and outside-of-school time programs have a new tool to help combat childhood obesity in South Dakota. Web-based training modules for improving nutrition and physical activity policy and environments are now available by clicking on the Healthy Kids link to the right. Module topics include nutrition and physical activity strategies, creating and sustaining effective policies, tools & resources, and developing partnerships and advocacy for improved nutrition and physical activity among our youth.
Tobacco Control Toolkit Available for SD Schools
The South Dakota Tobacco Control Program now offers an online toolkit to help schools develop and implement a comprehensive tobacco control program. This toolkit includes sections on gathering ideas for tobacco prevention activities, developing and implementing tobacco-free policies and selecting tobacco prevention curriculum for classroom use.
Mini-grants Available:
Deadline December 31st!
Mini-grant funds are available from the South Dakota Department of Education for Gardening mini-grants and for Fun Fruit and Vegetable Event mini-grants. The grants are intended to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption as well as physical activity.
Applications are available from the SD Department of Education at: http://doe.sd.gov/oess/cans/nutrition. Applications must be postmarked by December 31, 2008. Agencies will be notified by January 21st if they have been awarded a mini-grant. Grant activities must be completed by September 1, 2009.
Huron wins HealthierUS School Challenge!
Four elementary schools in the Huron School District have won the HealthierUS Challenge at the Silver level. They are being recognized nationally by the United States Department of Agriculture for their efforts. For more information visit http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/HealthierUS/silvergoldtn.html. If your school is interested in applying for this award and would like additional information, please call Child and Adult Nutrition Services in the Department of Education, 773-3413.
South Dakota Schools Walk
The Coordinated School Health Program promotes the South Dakota Schools Walk program to increase physical activity and fight childhood obesity. Schools Walk is designed for students in grades K-6 but all ages can participate, including after school programs and other youth organizations. Teachers, After School Program Coordinators and youth organization leaders can register for the South Dakota Schools Walk program and the accompanying “Mileage Club Incentive Packet” by clicking here.
Small Steps Change of the Month
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"Children today have a shorter life expectancy than their parents for the first time in 100 years."
–Dr. William J. Klish, professor of pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine.
Welcome to the USDA Teacher's Desk for science activities that go with Sci4Kids website!
BAM! Body and Mind -features fitness ideas, food and nutrition tips, exercise, disease information and drug safety. Also available are quizzes, online games and a guide for creating a fitness calendar.
Eat Smart, Play Hard in South Dakota
Media Smart Youth: an interactive after school program to teach kids ages 11 to 13 about the complex media world around them and how it can affect their health in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
Learntobehealthy.org - information for kids on dental health, eating healthy and play related games.
MyPyramid for kids
USDA has developed a MyPyramid specifically for 6 to 11-year- old kids. Educational materials include a poster, tips for families, teacher's guide, and interactive MyPyramid Blast-Off Game. See www.MyPyramid.gov for resources.