School Nutrition: A Healthy Approach for Healthy Kids

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School Nutrition A Healthy Approach for Healthy
Kids

• Amber Raymond, MPH student
• Walden University
• PUBH 6165-7
• Instructor Dr. Rebecca Heick
• Spring, 2009

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School Nutrition Environment

• Actions taken in primary/secondary schools are
  key in the fight against childhood obesity
• Give kids the tools
• Healthy choices
• Develop healthy habits
• Improve school nutrition environment

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Objectives

• Identify problem
• Relevance of Obesity to AR schools
• Identify Key Players
• Review Program Options
• Tailor Program to Your School

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Arkansas Public Schools

• In 2007
• 14 Obese
• 23 met fruit and vegetable recommendations
• 39 drank soda pop
• 58 did not meet minimum physical activity
• 69 did not attend physical activity courses

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(2007). The obesity epidemic and Arkansas
students. Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/Healt
hyYouth/yrbs/pdf/obesity/yrbs07_arkansas_obesity.p
df
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How is this Relevant?

• 40 of AR children are overweight or at risk for
  overweight
• Children form life time health habits during
  primary/secondary years
• More than providing healthy food and snacks
• Make healthy choices
• Proper portion control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(2007). The obesity epidemic and Arkansas
students. Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/Healt
hyYouth/yrbs/pdf/obesity/yrbs07_arkansas_obesity.p
df
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Where to Start?

• Talk It Up
• Gain support from parents, teachers, and students
• Program of choice is specific to your school
• Form committee of parents, teachers and students
  for planning, implementation, revision and
  feedback

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How to be Healthy?

• Some tips from the USDAs
• Changing the Scene Improving the School
  Nutrition Environment Tool Kit
• Access to complete tool kit
• http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html
  

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Food and Nutrition Service(2000, August).
Changing the scene Improving the school
nutrition environment. Retrieved from
http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html

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Tool Kit Components

• Commitment to Improving Nutrition
• Quality Meals
• Healthy Snacks
• Enjoyable Eating Experience
• Nutritional Education
• Marketing

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Food and Nutrition Service(2000, August).
Changing the scene Improving the school
nutrition environment. Retrieved from
http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html

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Other School Nutrition Programs Available

• Fruits and Vegetables Galore
• Healthy School Meals Resource System
• Keys to Excellence in School Food and Nutrition
  Programs
• Resources from the National Food Service
  Management Institute

CDC (2005), Tools for schools to Prevent Obesity.
Retrieved from http//cnn.k12.ar.us/Healthy20Scho
ols20Initiative/Tools_for_Schools_to_Prevent_Obes
ity.doc.
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• Links to Programs available at
• http//cnn.k12.ar.us/Healthy20Schools20Initiativ
  e/Tools_for_Schools_to_Prevent_Obesity.doc.

CDC (2005), Tools for schools to Prevent Obesity.
Retrieved from http//cnn.k12.ar.us/Healthy20Sch
ools20Initiative/Tools_for_Schools_to_Prevent_Obe
sity.doc.
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ACT 1220 Review

• Required AR schools to develop policies to
  increase nutrition and physical activity
• Since 2003
• decreased availability of junk food
• decrease in use of physical activity as punishment

UAMS, Fay Bozeman College of Public Health (2008,
April). Year four evaluation Arkansas Act 1220
of 2003 to combat childhood obesity. Retrieved
from http//www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id31871
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More can be done!

• More programs to encourage and promote healthy
  school nutrition environment
• Make it fun!
• Involve students in choosing the healthy menu
  options

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What is important to your school?

• What matters to your school?
• Give the students a choice
• Increase participation and success!

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Thank you and Good Luck!