RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Team Nutrition
Changing the Scene - Improving the School Nutrition Environment
Changing the Scene addresses assessment of the entire school nutrition environment and provides tools and tips to assist the local school community to take action to improve their school's nutrition environment.

U.S. Department of Agriculture -Team Nutrition
Centers for Disease Control - DASH
Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success
This publication shares stories from 32 schools and school districts that made innovative changes and improved the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages offered and sold on school campuses. The success stories illustrate a wide variety of approaches used to improve student nutrition.
 
 
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Team Nutrition
Fruits and Vegetables Galore! Helping Kids Eat More
This tool for school foodservice professionals is packed with tips on planning, purchasing, protecting, preparing, presenting, and promoting fruits and vegetables. Rejuvenate your cafeteria with colorful fruits and vegetables or dress up your serving line to draw attention to fruits and vegetables. Use this resource as a collaborative effort to provide teachers with teaching tools to support education in the classroom.  Use this resource to obtain a competitive edge over both on and off campus competition to your lunch program.

Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK)
A national collaborative group, Action for Healthy Kids advances the cause for school wellness in all 50 states. The site provides reports from collaborative partners and tools to implement a wellness policy in your school.   

Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Approaches to Nutrition and Physical Activity

This report was also prepared by Action for Healthy Kids.  The report is a comprehensive tool that can be used to determine whether specific healthy changes will be successful for your school. 

Center for Science in the Public Interest

School Foods Tool Kit, a Guide to Improve School Foods and Beverages

Composed of three major sections, this tool kit includes goals and strategies for improving school foods and beverages, model legislation, background materials, and fact sheets for information on children's diets and health, school meal programs, and vending and other school food venues.

 
Centers for Disease Control

Healthy Youth!

The School Health Index (SHI): Self-Assessment & Planning Guide
This tool was developed to promote healthy and safe behaviors among students and provides young people with the knowledge and skills they need to become healthy and productive adults. Improving student health and safety can increase student capacity to learn, reduce absenteeism, and improve physical fitness and mental alertness.  The SHI can enable schools to identify strengths and weaknesses of health and safety policies and programs; enable schools to develop an action plan for improving student health, which can be incorporated into the School Improvement Plan; and engage teachers, parents, students, and the community in promoting health-enhancing behaviors and better health.  

National Institutes of Health
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
This website promotes a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity, and reduced screen time. 

American Heart Association
William J. Clinton Foundation
In an Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The goal of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation is to stop the nationwide increase in childhood obesity by 2010 and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices. The Alliance proposes interventions to positively affect the places that can make a difference in a child’s health: homes, schools, restaurants, doctor’s offices, and the community. 

Centers for Disease Control
Safe and Healthy Kids
Express Your HealthProviding classroom and informational materials for parents, teachers and kids, this website encourages children to develop safe and healthy habits to prevent diseases and injuries, and to promote health now and in the future.