NUTRITION BY DESIGN Elk Grove Unified School District June 29, 2011 Anne Gaffney, R.D., SNS Nutrition Specialist
Mar 30, 2015
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
www.egusd.net/nutrition