NUTRITION BY DESIGN Elk Grove Unified School District June 29, 2011 Anne Gaffney, R.D., SNS Nutrition Specialist.

NUTRITION BY DESIGNElk Grove Unified School District

June 29, 2011

Anne Gaffney, R.D., SNS

Nutrition Specialist

EGUSD SNAPSHOT Schools = 64

39 elementary; 9 middle;9 high; 4 alternative; 3 other

Student Population = 61,900

Student Demographics- 20% African American- 1% American Indian- 20% Asian- 6% Filipino- 22% Latino- 2% Pacific Islander- 29% White

Additional Student Information: 51% of students qualify for free/reduced meals 16.4% have limited English proficiency More than 80 languages are spoken

Nutrition Education

SHAPE Model

Shaping Health As Partners in Education Offering Healthy Meals in Child Nutrition Programs

Promoting Nutrition Education

Building Partnerships

Applying Nutrition Policies and Practices

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

School mealsElementary Schools – HealthierUS School Challenge• 4 entrees daily• Harvest Bar of Fruits and Vegetables• Whole Grains

Secondary Schools Eliminated À la carte entrees• Increase variety• Harvest Bar of Fruits and Vegetables• Whole Grains

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

“SHAPE” program

• 475 elementary teachers in-serviced annually

• Curriculum integrated with core curricular areas

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

Harvest of the Month

Certified Farmers’ Market Field Trips

Grocery Store Field Trip

Field Trip to Food Processing Center

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

SHAPE

Field Trip

2/27/2011

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

• Professor Mimo

• Nutrition Olympics

• Jr Chef

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

• KidTribe

• Salad Sisters

• After school programs

• Smoothie Assemblies

• School gardens

• Student-run Health Fair

• National Nutrition Month Poster and Video Contest

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

Communication with Parents

• Quarterly Menus

• Ask Anne & Lisa Column

• District website

• Newspaper articles

Building Partnerships

District partners – FNS, curriculum, administration, site administration, teachers.

Community partners – grocery stores, Certified Farmers’ Markets, CSU Sacramento.

Professional support – Dairy Council, Ag in the Classroom, Kaiser Permanente, California Department of Education, Network for a Healthy California.

Applying Nutrition Policies and Practices

Coordinated School Health

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Applying Nutrition Policies and Practices

Policy – Revisit and update

Partners – Build, build, build

Presence – “Ubiquitous”

CSHP ADVISORY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Health Care Elk Grove Community

Services District Elk Grove Food Closet Kaiser Permanente Pacific Care Network for a Healthy

California

City of Elk Grove Sacramento County

Department of Health and Human Services

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Sutter Foundation

Funding• Network for a Healthy California

• Kaiser HEAL Grant

• Community Partner- Raley’s Supermarkets

• EGUSD Food and Nutrition Services

Essential Elements of Nutrition Education

NUTRITION BY DESIGNElk Grove Unified School District

Anne Gaffney, R.D., SNS

agaffney@egusd.net

www.egusd.net/nutrition