All’s Well that Ends Well

Joan Love, MS, LDN, SFNS

Illinois State Board of Education

Nutrition Programs

Overview of Presentation

Local Wellness Policies – the LAWInitiatives, Events and ProjectsTips, Tools, and Training

Wellness

well·ness (wlns) n.

The condition of good physical and mental health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise, and habits.

CN and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004

Section 204 of Public Law 108-265

1) Nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities- GOALS….

2) Nutrition guidelines selected by the LEA for all foods available on school campus…..

3) Funding for Institute of Medicine, NAS, Nutritional Standards for Foods in School.

Report- Oct. 06

Local Wellness Policies

IT’S THE LAW!!!Every school that participates in the NSLP

must have a local wellness policy in place by the first day of school FY07. Involves parents, students, and

representatives of the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public ….

STATE LAW- PA 094-0199

Affects ALL public school districts

Created School Wellness Policy Taskforce

Reports due 1/06, 1/07, and 1/08. Barriers & Solutions to

implementation State Nutrition

Standards 5-10 School Districts

evaluated-findings

What’s in YOUR School Wellness Policy?

Recess before LunchAdding the School breakfast programWalking clubsFaculty programsAdding water machines in cafeteriasAfter School enrichment programs-

ReCHARGE!Encouraging Nonfood Rewards

Initiatives, Events & Projects

HealthierUS

Challenge

KidsFest 2006 Eat Smart. Play Hard. Campaign

Team Nutrition Team Nutrition

Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization Act

Recess Before

Lunch

Game On! The

Ultimate Wellness Challenge

School Health

Index

Action for Healthy Kids

Tips, Tools, & Training

www.actionforhealthykids.org

What’s Working Database

Profiles of successful school-based interventions, programs and practices

State AgencyLocal Wellness Policy Grant

State Agency Wellness Policy (ISBE) Grant

ILAFHK- Needs AssessmentIL Extension- Community TrainingROE training of school district teams on

LWPMicro grants to SFAs

Team Nutrition Training Grant 2006

Illinois Schools Can!, Elementary Schools- Feb. 2007 grants available

Principals “Step and Crunch” challenge- spring of 08

Wellness Conference early Fall of 2007

GRANTS

Local Wellness Policy Minigrants for foodservice professionals- IL NET/ISBE

State School Breakfast Start-Up Grant ($3,500 per eligible school)

Alliance for Healthier Generations (AHA) – 7 Illinois School Districts

CATCH Program

Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Nov. 15-Grant applications are available at www.ascd.org/healthyschoolcommunities

TNT06 Minigrants, Illinois Schools Can!

www.kidseatwell.orgPostings on AFHK-IL website

HealthierUS Challenge

Silver and Gold Levels

Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity

www.fns.usda.gov/tn/HealthierUS/

3rd Annual KidsFest

October 12-14, 2006

DuPage Expo, St. Charles

www.kidseatwell.org

Eat Smart. Play Hard. ™ Campaign

Download resources to distribute at conferences, workshops, & seminars

Laminated posters, hangUse emoticons in e-mailsClip-art in newslettersOrder Power Panther mascot costume

for special eventsPower Panther Zone

http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard

/

Join Team Nutrition

USDA Initiative Simple enrollment form Free Age-appropriate, science-based Nutrition

education materials 1,077 Illinois schools have enrolled!

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Join/index.htm

FAST WalkFaculty and Students Together Walk

How can YOU take action for healthy kids?

www.actionforhealthykids.org

Become a member of the

Illinois AFHK team

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

Event statewide, and at local school districts National event, Oct. 5 KidsFest event, Oct. 12-14, St. Charles 5- 12 minute Stations, 60-minutes Target audience, Kids 9-14 Student Piloted, 350 kids in 5 states Download course and materials at www.actionforhealthykids.org

Nutrition Education Loan Librarywww.kidseatwell.org

Free, only return shipment

Order items online 700+ items State-specific, grant

projects

(BodyWalk)

800/455-5843 or 618/998-1283

Loan Librarywww.kidseatwell.org

Body Walk Spark Planet Health Take 10 Eat Well and Keep Moving CyberShop Know Your Body CATCH CATCH TN Curriculum Michigan Model Comprehensive Health Curriculum

FREE Resources

Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment-http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html

USDA Team Nutrition

Healthy School Meals Resources, http://schoolmeals.nal.usda/gov

School Health Index-http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/

Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories, www.actionforhealthykids.org

Fit, Healthy & Ready to Learn, NASBE

Bookmark these Websites

AFHK – www.actionforhealthykids.orgILNET – www.kidseatwell.orgUSDA – http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Institute of Medicine -

www.iom.edu/SchoolFoods2006

More Websites to Bookmark

A Day --http://www.5aday.com/3 A

Day-http://www.nationaldairycouncil.orgVerb ™

Campaign-http://www.verbnow.com/

All’s Well that Ends Well

If we are concerned about a person’s lifelong need to read or be able to do mathematics or understand scientific concepts, I don’t think it is a big stretch to realize that their health is as equally important.

Paul Edwards, Superintendent of the Wayne Highlands School District, Honesdale, PA