Etiwanda School District

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Etiwanda School District

• Wellness Policy
• Training
• 2006/2007

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Crisis in America

• Unhealthy diet and inadequate physical activity
  are major causes of obesity and disease
• Obesity and chronic disease are now increasingly
  beginning in childhood.
• The number of children who are obese has more
  than tripled since 1980
• now at more than 16 of US children
• The youth of today are the first generation
  predicted to have a lower life expectancy than
  their parents.
• The U.S. spends more on health care than any
  other industrialized country, yet has one of the
  highest rates of life threatening disease

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Snapshot of American Kids

• Overfed but undernourished
• Declining physical activity
• Limited health literacy

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U.S. Children Overfed But Undernourished
Critical Age
Children Consuming Daily Recommended Intake
Iron
Phosphorus
Zinc
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Magnesium
Folate
Calcium
Data compiled by Dr. John Lasekan, Ross
Labs NHANES 1999-2000 and the Continuing Food
Survey 1994-96, 1998
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Impact on Student Performance
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Effects of Improving Nutrition on Learning

• Improved behavior.
• Improved attendance.
• Less visits to school nurse.
• Increased attention, creativity and test scores.
• Essential for growth and development.

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Longitudinal Analyses Main Findings

• How is student wellness related to the progress
  of California schools in raising test scores?
• Test score gains were larger in schools with
  
• high levels of
• physical activity
• healthy eating
• school safety
• caring relationships at school, high expectations
  at school, and participation in meaningful
  activities in the community
• and low levels of
• substance use, particularly substance use at
  school
• drug availability at school
• theft and vandalism, insecurity, and weapon
  possession
• sadness and depression

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Breakfast Consumption and API Scores
(Concurrent Relationship)
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Physical Activity and API Scores (Concurrent
Relationship)
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Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act

• Signed by President Bush on June 30, 2004.
• Section 204 of this Act requires each district
  participating in the USDA School Breakfast and
  Lunch Programs to have established a local school
  wellness policy by the school year beginning July
  1, 2006.

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School Wellness Policy Development

• School Wellness Policy development involves
• parents,
• students,
• representatives of child nutrition,
• school board,
• school administrators,
• the public
• Surveys conducted child nutrition staff, school
  staffs, parents and students in grades 3,5,7

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Etiwanda School Districts Wellness PolicyBoard
Policy 6140

• Goals for nutrition education, physical activity
  and promote student wellness
• Nutrition guidelines of all foods available on
  each school campus during the school day
• Encourage the increased consumption of a variety
  of healthy foods
• Improve nutrition behaviors on the school campus
• Reinforce the regulations and guidance issued in
  the National School Lunch Program and
• Involve parents, students, representatives from
  Child Nutrition, the school board, school
  administrators, and the public.

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Components of Wellness Policy

• Physical Activity
• Nutrition Education
• Nutritional Standards
• Other School-Based Activities
• Monitoring/Evaluation

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140Physical
Activity Component

• Encourage physical activity
• Interscholastic sports as appropriate
• Incorporate across curriculum
• Daily recess

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140
Physical Activity Component (continued)

• Family and Community Involvement
• Promote childs participation.
• Attend/participate in physical education programs
  and health fairs.
• Do physical activity homework together.
• Provide physical activity programs in
  collaboration with community resources.

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140Nutrition
Education Component
Importance of various food groups, calories,
sugar and fat intake! Healthy cooking! Role
media play in marketing and advertising! Balanc
ed diet and regular exercise!
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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140
Nutrition Education Component (continued)

• Family and Community Involvement
• Provide healthy snacks/meals
• Provide healthy foods or non-food items for
  celebrations/parties, rewards, and fundraising
  activities.
• At home, read/interpret food labels, prepare
  healthy recipes, etc.

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140Nutritional
Standards Component

• Class parties, rewards, birthday celebrations
  should include healthy food options.
• PTA/PTSA/PTO organizations and student
  organizations are encouraged to provide both food
  and non-food items.
• With approval of site principal, limited special
  celebratory events may be planned for students.

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140Other
School-Based Activities Component

• Eat, relax and socialize in clean, safe, pleasant
  surroundings.
• Water vending machines at both elementary and
  middle.
• Vending machines at the middle school shall only
  provide beverages that meet specified nutritional
  standards.

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140 Other
School-Based Activities Component (continued)

• Support the well being of site staff.
• Compliance with drug, alcohol, and tobacco free
  policies.
• Engage in daily physical activities.
• Wellness advisory committee

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Wellness Policy Board Policy 6140Monitoring/Eval
uation Component

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District Wellness Committee shall meet at least
two times per year to review goals
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Highlights of 2006-2007 Wellness Program Goals

• Enroll in the USDAs Team Nutrition Schools
  Program.
• Pilot National School Breakfast Program.
• Bottled water available for purchase.
• Provide staff wellness information.
• Assess curriculum

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Goals continued

• Increase fresh fruit availability.
• Improve grade 5 and 7 physical fitness gram
  results by 5.
• Review community access.
• Provide physical education lesson plans to
  district teachers on the district website.

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School/Classroom Considerations
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Site and Classroom ConsiderationsBoard Policy
6142.7 Physical Education

• Daily physical education - 50 of PE class time
  should be spent in moderate to vigorous physical
  activity.
• Physical performance testing for grades 5 and 7.

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Site and Classroom ConsiderationsBoard Policy
3550 Food Service/Child Nutrition Program

• Fundraising sales guidelines for foods that do
  not meet nutritional standards
• Sold by students
• Away from school premises.
• At least one-half hour after the end of the
  school day.

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Classroom Celebrations and Rewards!

• Include healthy options/non-food items.

• See handout

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Site and Classroom ConsiderationsBoard Policy
3550 Food Service/Child Nutrition
ProgramBeverages Sold on Campus

• Beverages Sold at Elementary Schools
• Fruit-based and vegetable-based drinks
• Drinking water
• Two-percent-fat milk, one-percent-fat milk,
  nonfat milk, soy milk, rice milk, and other
  similar non-dairy milk.
• (For detailssee Ed Code 49431.5)

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Site and Classroom ConsiderationsBoard Policy
3550 Food Service/Child Nutrition
ProgramBeverages Sold on Campus

• Beverages Sold at Middle Schools
• Fruit-based and vegetable-based drinks.
• Drinking water.
• Two-percent-fat milk, one-percent-fat milk,
  nonfat milk, soy milk, rice milk, and other
  similar non-dairy milk.
• An electrolyte replacement beverage.
• (See Ed Code 49431.5)

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Other beverages may by sold

• By students (applies to elementary only)
• Away from school at school-sponsored event
• One-half hour or more after end of the school day.

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Our Vision for Etiwanda Happy, Healthy Kids