Erika Pijai, MS, RD Nutritionist Child Nutrition Programs USDA Food and Nutrition Service Implementing Local School Wellness Policies: Strategies for Success Caitlin Merlo, MPH, RD Health Scientist School Health Branch Division of Population Health CDC
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Erika Pijai, MS, RD Nutritionist Child Nutrition Programs USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Implementing Local School Wellness Policies: Strategies for Success
Caitlin Merlo, MPH, RD Health Scientist School Health Branch Division of Population Health CDC
School Environment’s Role
• Food • Cafeteria • School nutrition
professionals • Nutrition & Health
Messages • Food & Beverage
Marketing • Physical Activity
Opportunities
School Environment Eating Habits
Physical Activity Habits
Law Requirements
• 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act – LEAs to establish LWP by SY 2006
2010 Healthy, Hunger-
Free Kids Act Section 204: Local School
Wellness Policy Implementation
Policy Strength and Enforcement Vary
• 99% of students enrolled in a district with LWP.*
• Variability in LWP strength and policy enforcement.*
Deficits in specific nutrients • Lower grades • Higher rates of absenteeism and tardiness
Insufficient food intake • Lower grades • Higher rates of absenteeism • Repeating a grade • Inability to focus
Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Physical Activity Practice Related Academic Achievement Outcomes Students who are physically active • Have better grades, better school
attendance, and better classroom behaviors
Increased physical activity and physical fitness levels
• Improved cognitive performance
Increased participation in physical education class
• Better grades, standardized test scores, and classroom behavior
Time spent in recess • Improved cognitive performance and classroom behaviors
Participation in brief classroom physical activity breaks
• Improved cognitive performance, classroom behaviors, and education outcomes
Participation in extracurricular physical activities
• Higher GPAs, lower drop-out rates, and fewer disciplinary problems
“Healthier School Environment and Wellness Resources” Website
• Local School Wellness Policy Process • Wellness Policy Elements • Healthy School Nutrition Environment • Samples, Stories, and Guidance • Research Reports • Grants/Funding Opportunities
Nutrition Voyage: The Quest To Be Our Best Grades 7-8
Nutrition Education Resources available free of charge:
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov
Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help!
• Audience-tested communications tools to engage school community in wellness efforts: – Teachers – Principals – Parents – Foodservice Managers – Students
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov
Fun ways to promote nutrition and physical
activity at your elementary or middle school
• Ideas for 20 themed events • Spotlights of real-life events • Ways to team up for
success
Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov
Recipes
www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov
Team Nutrition Graphics Library
For menus, newsletters, Web site, signs, labels, stickers Sample Graphics
Putting Local School Wellness Policies Into Action: Stories from Districts and Schools
Common themes: Importance of a wellness
champion Establishing wellness councils Partnerships Including parents and students
in the process A need for more quantitative
evaluation
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/wellness.htm
Oakland Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District • 86 Schools • 37,000 Students
• 49 % Speak Language Other Than English at Home
• 71.4% Free/Reduced Lunch
Why do we have a Wellness Policy? “Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be less healthy and have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.” Former Surgeon General, Richard Carmona
Why do we have a Wellness Policy? • 38% report not eating breakfast • Only 35% pass 5 out of 6 of fitness tests
• Half of students overweight
Our Wellness Policy is about the Whole Child.
Implementation of the Policy
• District Wellness Council
• Communication with Range of Stakeholders
• Partners
• Wellness Champion Program
There are 80 Wellness Champions at 49 OUSD schools.
• Site Wellness Councils
• Competitive Foods
• Focus Areas: •Safe Routes to School •Harvest of the Month +PA •Garden Education •Healthy Lunchrooms •Recycling/Composting •Staff Wellness •Youth Leadership
Key Partner- OUSD Nutrition Services
• Meals Provided at Schools • Lunch at all schools • Breakfast at 77 schools • Supper at 22 schools • After School Snack at 60+
schools
• Meal Provided at CDC’s • Breakfast, Lunch, & Snack
Over 6 Million Meals Served Per Year
• Produce Markets at 15+ Schools • Services provided by over 200