Healthy School Team Training

Florida Action for Healthy Kids

June 22, 2015

Who Are We?

Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) fights childhood obesity, undernourishment and physical inactivity by helping schools become healthier places so kids can live healthier lives.

Our goal is to create school communities where children learn how to make healthy choices from the minute they walk in the front door to the minute they leave at the end of the school day.

Who Are We?

Increasing Academic Achievement

Making the Case for Healthy Schools

“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.”

– Richard H. Carmona, MD, 17th U.S. Surgeon General Testimony before the U.S. Senate, April 2, 2004

Unless we take action today, about half of these kids will be obese adults ─ and counted among the millions of new cases of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.

The Challenge

Look around a kindergarten classroom.

One out of three children are overweight or obese.

On a given day 30-40% of children and adolescents eat fast food.

Children spend more than 7.5 hours a day in front of a screen for non-school purposes.

Kids view more than 40,000 commercials on TV each year and 87% of the food and beverages they see are for unhealthy foods.

Only one in three children are physically active every day.

Only six states require physical education at every grade level.

The Challenge

Institute of Medicine, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, American Pyschological Association

“…being overweight or obese has become the leading medical reason recruits are rejected for military service….”

A National Crisis

from The latest national security threat: obesityBy retired U.S. Army Generals John M. Shalikashvili and Hugh Shelton, both former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of StaffThe Washington Post, Friday, April 30, 2010

Why Schools?

Schools reach most children and adolescents.

Children spend around 1,200 hours per year in school.

Teachers, school staff and parent volunteers are key role models.

Curriculum standards for health include nutrition and physical education.

School teach kids what we value and what is important in our community.

Why Schools?

Good Food + Active Bodies = Kids Equipped for Success

Healthy Kids Learn Better

WHY SCHOOLS?

The Learning Connection

Undernourished children tend to have low energy, are often irritable, and have difficulty concentrating.

Action for Healthy Kids, “The Role of Sound Nutrition and Physical Activity in Academic Achievement”

The Learning Connection

They also score lower on vocabulary, reading comprehension and arithmetic tests.

Action for Healthy Kids, “The Role of Sound Nutrition and Physical Activity in Academic Achievement”

The Learning Connection

A recent study of 5,000 children found a significant association between diet quality and academic performance.

Florence MD, Asbridge M, Veugelers PJ. Diet quality and academic performance. Journal of School Health. 2008; 78: 209-215.

The Learning Connection

What Movement Does for the Brain Increases learning ability Increases attentiveness Increases the level of engagement Decreases behavioral issues Decreases absenteeism

“Move More, Learn More ─ Physical Activity at the Secondary Level,” Colorado Legacy Foundation Webinar, September 12, 2012 http://colegacy.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Move-More-Learn-More-PA-Presentation.pdf

The Learning Connection

Children scored a full grade level higher in reading comprehension after physical activity than after a period of rest.

UPI, 3/31/09; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign release, 3/31/09; Hillman et al., Neuroscience, 3/31/09

Obese and overweight children miss school 2 to 4 times as much as healthy-weight children.

International Journal of Obesity, February 2012

The Learning Connection

The Learning Connection

What You Need to Know to Ensure Your Kids are Healthy and Ready to Learn

ActionforHealthyKids.org/Learning-Connection

The Learning Connection

Make a link to people’s personal lives.

Frame the issue in a school context.

Connect the message with daily practices taking place at your school.

Making It Personal

WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?

Working Together

“There is no limit to what we can achieve when we

combine with the right people. Together we can really make a difference

in the health of our nation’s children.”

Dr. David Satcher, MD, PhD 16th U.S. Surgeon General, Action for Healthy Kids Founding Chair

Let’s do it together!

Identifying health concerns Developing a vision and goals Leading projects or programs that

promote health Raising funds to support programs Measuring the impact of programs Promoting and celebrating successful

health initiatives Developing resources to help others

replicate their success

What is a Healthy School Team?

IN FLORIDA – HEALTHY SCHOOL TEAM School health council School health improvement team School health advisory committee Wellness council Wellness committee Coordinated School Health team Game On! team Fuel Up to Play 60 team HealthierUS School Challenge team

Teams Go by Many Names

SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOL

Establish a Healthy School Team by June 30, 2015 for all schools in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1758.Include:

Parents Students School food service representatives School administrators School health professionals Physical education teachers The public

FL’s Competitive Food Rule

Ensure compliance with State and Federal rules for competitive food and beverages sold on a school campus.Smart Snacks (7 CFR 210.11)State Rule (FAC 5P-1.003)

Maintain a school calendar for exempted competitive food fundraisers in accordance with the frequency specified in state rule FAC 5P-1.003.

HST Responsibilities

Report its school’s compliance to the designated Local Educational Agency (LEA) official or a school official responsible for overall compliance with the LEA’s wellness policy.

HST Responsibilities

Healthy School Teams

Provide information to stakeholders on the requirement to establish a Healthy School Team

Proposed Action Steps

Healthy School Teams

Invite all stakeholders to participate in the Healthy School Team

Proposed Action Steps

Healthy School Teams

Schedule a kick-off meeting

Proposed Action Steps

Recordkeeping Tool from the Alliance for a Healthier

Generation

Healthy Schools Teams Creating a Healthy

School Food Culture

“Change the food in schools and we can influence how children think.”

– Alice WatersAuthor and Founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project

Make healthy options standard whenever foods are shared – parties, fundraisers, school events, celebrations – in and out of the classroom.

Healthy Halloween partyRyan Elementary, Westminster, CO

Best Practices

Choose fresh fruits and vegetables, water, whole grains and low-fat/fat-free dairy products as the primary options.

Best Practices

Shift the focus from food – host events which promote physical activity along with music, art, and games.

Hippity-Hop-A-Thon fundraiserHoffman Trails Elementary, Hillard, Ohio

Best Practices

Provide students non-food rewards for good behavior – help set them up for lifelong healthy eating patterns.

Best Practices

Increase opportunitie

s for nutrition

education through:

Best Practices

• School gardens• Healthy snacks• Taste tests• Healthy vending &

school stores• Newsletter articles• Special workshops or events

Ideas for Action

Healthy Fundraisers Healthy Birthdays, Celebrations & Family Events Healthy Non-Food Rewards Healthy Snacks Nutrition Education & Promotion Healthy Concessions & Competitive Foods

How Healthy School Teams Can Help Add

More Activity into the School Day

“I call (exercise) Miracle-Gro for the brain. Exercise keeps these cells healthy in a way that even playing chess

(and other highly cognitive activities) does not.”

– John J. Ratey, MDCo-Author of Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

SHAPE America recommends 20 minutes of daily recess.

Up to 40% of school districts have reduced or eliminated recess.

Scaling back recess comes at a cost to learning.

Recess

“State of Play,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, www.playworks.org/files/StateOfPlayFeb2010.pdf

Advocate for more, better and active recess.

www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/recess-before-lunch.htm & Bergman, E.A., Buergel, N.S., Femrite, A., Englund, T.F. Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools. National Food Service Management Institute, R-71-03.

Recess before LunchKids tend to eat a better lunch if they’ve already had their time on the playground, leading to less waste, better behavior and performance.

Visit Game On, Peaceful Playgrounds and the HealthierUS School Challenge for resources.

Recess

Classroom activity breaks activate the brain, improve on-task behavior, and leave students more focused and ready to return to their academic activities.

Fitness or Brain Breaks

Out-of-school time programs Intramural sports and activity

clubs Walk and bike to school

programs Family events and activities

Before/After School

Work with your administrators to open your school for community use.

Partner with your local parks and recreation department, YMCA and others to offer programming.

Joint Use Agreements

Is your school open during non-school hours for community physical activities?

Joint use refers to two or more groups, usually a school and a city or private organization, sharing indoor and outdoor spaces like gymnasiums, athletic fields and playgrounds.

Walk and Bike to School

In 1969, 48% of children 5-14 years old walked or biked to school.

By 2009, that number had decreased to 13%.

Start or support a Safe Routes to School program in your community.

The National Center for Safe Routes to School (2011). How Children Get to School: School Travel Patterns from 1969 to 2009. http://saferoutesinfo.org/sites/default/files/resources/NHTS_school_travel_report_2011_0.pdf

Does Your School Culture Support an Active Lifestyle?

ActionforHealthyKids.org/GameOn

Active Events

Celebrations Rewards Fundraisers Family events

Shift the focus from food - host active events that promote physical activity.

Classroom Activity Breaks Effective Recess Programs Before and After-School Clubs Walk and Bike-to-School Programs Active Celebrations, Fundraisers

and Family Events

Ideas for Action

Resources for your Healthy

School Team

Local Partners

University of Florida Extension Services http://ifas.ufl.edu/

Local Department of Health http://www.floridahealth.gov/

YMCA http://www.floridaymcas.org/

Hospitals Grocery Stores

Finding Funding

School and district funds PTO/PTA Funds Donations from families Community Partners Grants

Finding Funding

School Grants for Healthy Kidswww.actionforhealthykids.orgUp to $2,500 for breakfast or

physical activityDue May 1, 2016

Fuel Up to Play 60www.fueluptoplay60.comUp to $4,000 for healthy eating

and physical activityDue Nov. 4, 2015

Get in The Action Volunteer Center

Find volunteers with AFHK’s Get in the Action Center

http://volunteer.actionforhealthykids.org

Parents for Healthy Kids

http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/what-we-do/parents-for-healthy-kids

Create sustainability by signing up for a recognition program

Recognition

HealthierUS School Challengewww.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthierus/

Alliance for a Healthier Generation https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/

FL Asthma Friendly Schools http://floridaasthmacoalition.com/schools/

Take the Pledge!

www.ActionforHealthyKids.org

Help us create a 100,000-person movement to make all schools healthier places.

Every Kid Healthy Week

Every Kid Healthy™ Week: April, 2016

Thank you for Participating!

Contact Melodie Griffin with questionsmgriffin@actionforhealthykids.org

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