Directive to Administrators (Specify which administrators)

All Administrators

WAD (Wednesday) Publication Date

February 26, 2014

WAD Notice ( Number ) No. of Pages

1 of 3

WAD Title ( Limit to 4-6 Words )

March is Nutrition Month!

Date Due (if applicable)

Not Applicable After this Date:

March 31, 2014 From:

Kim Coates

(Cabinet member or approved by one below)

Title:

Executive Director, School Health Programs

Signature:

Telephone:

242-2615

Inform:

( x ) Certificated Staff ( x ) Classified Staff ( x ) Parents ( x ) Post on Bulletin Board Other _____________________

Administrative Directive

WHO: All Staff at Elementary, Middle, and High Schools

WHAT: March Health Awareness Month: NUTRITION AWARENESS

This month’s Student, Family & Community Support Department theme focuses on promoting the SFUSD Wellness Policy and providing nutrition education lessons in the prevention of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Schools can encourage healthier eating by sponsoring activities that promote a diet which includes colorful fruits & vegetables, nutrient-rich foods and water, while limiting foods that are high in fat, salt and added sugars, such as soda, chips and candy.

WHEN: March 2014

WHY: To promote both student and staff wellness.

To promote the SFUSD Wellness Policy. Visit www.healthiersf.org/nutrition for policy information, healthy fundraising ideas, educational resources and best practices.

To organize activities that highlight diets which include colorful fruits & vegetables.

To increase awareness of childhood obesity and diabetes, current national health

concerns caused by inactivity and poor nutrition habits that may lead to health complications later in adulthood. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer of males and females in the United States.

HOW: Read, copy & distribute the attached elementary level and secondary level resource

sheets for grade level lessons and suggested activities.

Approved

Cabinet Member:

Kevin Truitt

Title:

Associate Superintendent, Student, Family & Community Support Department

Signature:

SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – WEEKLY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE (WAD)

Visit the SFCSD website for programs, resources & news: www.healthiersf.org

Secondary Level

Nutrition Awareness Month

March 2014

Eating a healthy breakfast is associated with improved cognitive function, reduced absenteeism, and improved mood.1

Tiered Model of School

Supports

Support

provided to all

SFUSD

students

HOW CAN

YOU HELP? UTILIZE health education and physical activity to build a climate of inclusion and wellness in

your classroom and school. Establish healthy food and beverage guidelines with your students, for classroom snacks and celebrations.

Reward students with a field trip, or a healthy cooking class instead of sugary snacks.

TEACH the District mandated health education content, including nutrition education:

Contact your Health Teacher Leader or Rosalia Lopez, School Health Programs, lopezr@sfusd.edu.

Middle School: Decisions for Health (Holt)— Grade 6: CH 4, L 1—4; CH 12, L 1—3; Grade 7: CH 5, L 1—4;

CH. 6, L 1—4; Grade 8: CH8, L 1—6

High School: Lifetime Health (Holt)—CH 7, Sec. 1- 4

Additional Curricula: The New Dietary Guidelines: What you need to know DVD (Human Relations Media); Health Smart (ETR) Nutrition and Physical Activity; Nutrition Making Healthy Choices DVD (Sunburst Visual Media); Body Talk 1/2 DVD (The Body Positive)

COLLABORATE to address 3 key nutrition messages:

1. ReThink Your Drink! Drink water and low-fat milk instead of juice, soda and other sugary drinks.

2. Eat a Healthy Breakfast! Your morning meal should include at least three food groups from MyPlate.

3. Snacks are not Treats! Snacks are nutrient dense mini-meals; treats are high in sugar, fat and sodium.

Work with your school community: students, parents, Family Liaison, HST/HPC Team members and Student, Family & Community Support Department staff: Nurse, School Social Worker, After School Coordinator, Peer Educators, Nutrition Outreach Coordinator, Community Health Outreach Worker, and Wellness Coordinator.

Organize a school-wide nutrition education activity: Create a bulletin board, sponsor a poster contest, provide a parent workshop on healthy snacks or on the importance of eating a healthy breakfast.

Promote the SFUSD Wellness Policy (www.healthiersf.org/nutrition) by displaying the Wellness Policy poster—available from School Health Programs, 242-2615; role modeling healthy snacks at staff meetings; and fundraising with a walkathon or sales of non edible items.

1 Taras HL. Nutrition and student performance at school. Journal of School Health 2005;75:199–213. 2 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Health Education, including nutrition education is a Tier One Support for All SFUSD Students

Healthy eating is associated with academic achievement.2

High school students who ate a regular breakfast and drank

less soda, received higher grades.

Visit the SFCSD website for programs, resources & news: www.healthiersf.org

Elementary Level

Nutrition Awareness Month

March 2014

Eating a healthy breakfast is associated with improved cognitive function, reduced absenteeism, and improved mood.1

Tiered Model of School

Supports

Support

provided to all

SFUSD

students

HOW CAN

YOU HELP? Utilize health education and physical activity to build a climate of inclusion and wellness in your

classroom and school. Establish healthy food and beverage guidelines with your students, for classroom snacks and celebrations.

Reward students with extra physical activity time instead of sugary snacks.

Additional resources at all elementary schools: Actions for Health curriculum (ETR); Body Talk 3 Video .

Teach the District mandated 20 health lessons, including nutrition education:

Utilize lessons from your school’s Healthy Classrooms, Healthy Schools curriculum tub. Contact your

Health Advocate or Mark Elkin, School Health Programs, elkinm@sfusd.edu.

See www.healthiersf.org/nutrition for additional nutrition education resources, including MyPlate lessons,

tips for cooking in the classroom, ideas for fieldtrips...

Collaborate to address 3 key nutrition messages:

1. ReThink Your Drink! Drink water and lowfat milk instead of juice, soda and other sugary drinks.

2. Eat a Healthy Breakfast! Your morning meal should included at least 3 food groups from MyPlate.

3. Snacks are not Treats! Snacks are nutrient dense mini-meals; treats are high in sugar, fat and sodium

and are for special occasions.

Work with your students, parents/caregivers, Family Liaison, Health Advocate, PE specialist and Student, Family and

Community Support Department staff: Nurse, School Social Worker, After School Coordinator.

Promote the SFUSD Wellness Policy by displaying the Wellness Policy poster (contact your Health Advocate); role

modeling healthy snacks at staff meetings; and fundraising with a walkathon or sales of non food items.

Check in with parents/caregivers around student health; organize parent workshops or a health fair. 1 Taras HL. Nutrition and student performance at school. Journal of School Health 2005;75:199–213.

Health Education, including nutrition education is a Tier One Support for All SFUSD Students

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Did you eat fruit yesterday?

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What are SFUSD 5th Graders Eating & Drinking? CA Healthy Kids Survey 2013