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Iowa Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Bureau of Nutrition Programs and School Transportation
Julia Thorius, M.S. R.D. L.D.
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Team Nutrition: A Partner in Preventing Childhood Overweight and Obesity
Schools Can Make a Difference• Nutrition and Physical Activity are
Important to Students• A Healthy School Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environment impacts Behavior
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Team Nutrition Mission Statement
To improve the health and educationof children by creating innovative
public and private partnerships that promote food choices for a healthful diet through the media, schools, families,
and the community.
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Team Nutrition Principles
• Children should be empowered to make wise food choices
• Good nutrition and physical activity are essential to health and education
• School meals that meet the Dietary Guidelines should appeal to children and taste good
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Team Nutrition Goal: To improve children’s lifelong
eating and physical activity habits
4 - Messages6 - Channels3 - Strategies
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4 Team Nutrition MessagesConsistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Eat more fruits, vegetables and grains (focus on whole grains)
• Eat a variety of foods• Eat foods lower in fat more often• Be physically active
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6 Team Nutrition ChannelsForm a comprehensive network
for message delivery and reinforcement
•Foodservice initiative•Classroom activities•School-wide event•Home activities•Community programs and events•Media events and coverage
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3 Team Nutrition Strategies
Use social learning theory and social marketing approach
Behavior-oriented strategies• Training and technical assistance• Nutrition curriculum and
education
• Build school and community support
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Iowa Team Nutrition Overview
•1995 USDA Pilot TN Community Project
(7 districts nationally, 1 in Iowa--Des Moines Public Schools)
Implementation PreK-K, 1-2, and 3-5
Paired schools, core evaluation 4th grade
•1997 TN Training Grant - support and training in Area Education Agencies (25 schools)
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Iowa Team Nutrition Overview
• 1999 Three year Demonstration Project Grant (4 states nationally, 10 schools participated in Iowa project)
• 2000 TN Training Grant - focused on Early Childhood population in childcare and schools. Physical Activity and Healthy Snack resources were developed to support caregivers in putting the Dietary Guidelines into practice.
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Key Iowa Developed Resources
CACFP Setting the Stage Kit– Policies and Best Practices– Physical Activity and Snack Cards– Lessons– USDA pieces– Video Tape Center and Home Setting– Interstitials – 30 second IPTV
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Physical Activities and Healthy Snacks
for Young Children
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Iowa Team Nutrition Overview
• 2001 Team Nutrition Training Grant - Creating healthy eating and physical activity environments in the childcare setting. Self-evaluation of current policies and best practices using the Iowa “Setting the Stage” kit.
• 2002 School focused Team Nutrition Training Grant - assisted schools with forming teams to evaluate current policies and best practices using the USDA Changing the Scene kit.
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Iowa Team Nutrition Overview
• 2003 Team Nutrition Training Grant - Built on previous three grants with the intent of encouraging more program participants (SP, CACFP, SFSP) to become involved in some aspect of the TN initiative. Continued mini-grants to support action for all program areas.
• 2004 Team Nutrition Training Grant – Focus on training teachers to utilize the Team Nutrition Curriculum. Expansion of mini-grant opportunities across all Child Nutrition Programs to include student initiated projects and TN mentoring.
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Team Nutrition Event Calendar Kit
– Build on USDA Calendar of Events– Pick it up – begin planning– Most link to other national nutrition
and/or physical activity observances– Includes ties to TN messages and
Channels– Ideas for year long promotions – Sample Press Releases
Key Iowa Developed Resources
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Related Outside Agency Linkages
• Iowa Department of Public Health - “Pick a better snack” joint campaign CDC Overweight and Obesity Prevention Planning Grant
• Iowa Nutrition Network – Food Stamp Nutrition Education Initiative
- matching grants • Iowa Fit Kids Coalition• Healthy Iowans 2010
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PABS Campaign Overview
• Mission: make Iowans aware that they can increase children’s consumption of fruits & vegetables by offering healthy snacks.
• Objective: Increase consumption (double) of fruits and vegetables among Iowa children ages 2 through 12.
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Iowa Implementation StructureCore Team
– Iowa State University - Extension– Iowa Department of Public Health– Midwest Dairy Council– Iowa Public Television– Iowa State University – Health and Human
Performance Department and Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management
– Iowa Partners for Healthy Kids – co-chairs Affiliated with National Action for Healthy Kids initiative
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Making TN happen in Child NutritionPrograms – Schools, CACFP, SFSP
Across the Channels• Partnerships – involving the community,
creating and maintaining linkages outside the school
• State and Local Level Support – with the network from Extension and other Partners
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Iowa Team Nutrition Programs
• Enroll – SP, CACFP, SFSP• Self Assessment• Identify Partners• Commit to action• Apply for mini-grant • Report what you’ve done• Recognition and Awards
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Iowa Team Nutrition Programs
• Increased participation Partners – school teams, state level, within their settings
• Continued emphasis on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption
• Linking nutrition and physical activity• Expanded mini-grants – student
initiated projects, mentoring, traditional• TN Curriculum – IPTV K-12 Connections,
Teacher Training
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Key USDA Resources
• Team Nutrition – “Getting it Started and Keeping it Going”
• Changing the Scene• “Getting Your Message Out” • Eat Smart.Play Hard Campaign• TN Curriculum• Community Action Kit• The Power Of Choice
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Team Nutrition Resources
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“Changing the Scene”Components of a Healthy
School Nutrition Environment
• A Commitment to Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Quality School Meals• Other Healthy Food Options• Pleasant Eating Experiences• Nutrition Education• Marketing
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School District Wellness Policies
• A requirement of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
• School Districts participating in the USDA Child Nutrition Programs must have Wellness Policy by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year
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School Wellness Policy
Include goals for:
• Nutrition Education• Physical Activity and • Other School Based Activities
Include nutrition guidelines for all foodsavailable on campus during the school
day
Assure nutrition guidelines for schoolmeals are not less restrictive than federal policy
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School Wellness Policy
The law requires establishment of a plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy
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School Wellness Policy
The following groups must be involved in the development of the local policy:
• Parents• Students• School Food Service Professionals• School Board• School Administrators and
the public
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Wellness Policy Development
• Training and Guidance• Begin with a Self-Assessment (such as Changing
the Scene, School Health Policy Index) school level• Study available resources and samples• Develop the Local Policy • Complete the process with appropriate action
plans at the school and district level to make the policy come alive
• Assess progress and implementation, update the action plan annually
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Food for Thought – Be Active
• Are you working with your local school district?
• Now is the time to be part of the solution!
• Action at the school, community, and home levels is needed.
• Consistent messages and healthy environments will help to foster changes in behavior!
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Contact Information:Janet Wendland, Team Nutrition Coordinator
515-281-5676 or [email protected]
Julia Thorius, Bureau Chief
515-281-5356 or [email protected]
Fax: 515-281-6548 or
Mail: Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
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Margaret MeadMargaret Mead
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
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Margaret MeadMargaret Mead
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.