Staff Well-Being. Assess Your Program Assess the current status of your staff wellness offerings and determine your next steps for greater impact. Make Wellness a Priority Create a culture of wellness to help your staff practice healthy habits during and after work hours. Plan for Success Learn how to effectively plan and communicate your wellness initiatives with staff. Evaluate Your Program Evaluate and measure the results of your employee wellness program to determine your next steps.
Meet Lisa. Join the Movement Everyone can support healthy futures. Take Action Today. Stay up to Date Get the latest Healthier Generation news and healthy resources delivered to your inbox Sign me up. Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram. Include policies for foods and beverages made available to students e. Include policies for food and beverage marketing that allow marketing and advertising of only those foods and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards external icon.
Permit parents , students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, school administrators, and the general public to participate in the development, implementation, and update of the local school wellness policy.
Identify one or more school districts or school officials who have the authority and responsibility to ensure each school complies with the policy. Inform and update the public including parents, students, and others in the community about the local school wellness policy on an annual basis.
Make the assessment available to the public. Local Wellness Policy Briefs and Resources. WellSAT 3. Team Nutrition Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help external icon Tools to engage teachers, principals, parents, food service managers and students in school wellness efforts.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Wellness Policy Resources external icon Resources for schools and school districts to create sustainable healthy school environments. Guide for Physical Education Policy pdf icon [PDFKB] external icon Tool to develop and evaluate physical education policies at the state, school district, or school level. During my first day in the cafeteria, I was shocked to see how much sugar children were consuming at lunch.
Alongside a slice of pizza, students were given a package of cookies topping over 20 grams of sugar for the entire package. The shocking part was that cookies were not even on the menu! Aside from the food, I noticed a few other simple ways to encourage healthier eating and water consumption amongst students in the cafeteria and felt empowered to start making changes right away. My first step toward making change was meeting with the principal and voicing my concerns and suggestions, both as a parent and nutrition professional.
I was thankful that he was totally receptive and agreed that we needed to reinstate our School Wellness Council SWC and work as a team toward goals on making our school a healthier environment for students, staff and parents. First thing was finding out exactly what School Wellness Council entailed and how I could help to create and grow this program. According to the Department of Education, a School Wellness Council is an advisory group of parents, school staff and community members who work together with the school to promote a healthy school community.
These councils help to organize fitness and nutrition events, set school wellness policies and make sure that physical education and health education instruction are prioritized school-wide. School Wellness Council members work together to improve the health and academic success of students by supporting them in an environment where health is valued. After forming a school wellness council, plan to host a meeting to invite all school parents to discuss the new initiative and help keep families informed on changes.
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