Hardball for Healthy Kids A game plan for wellness policy development

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Toolkit Overview Revisited
Policy Development Review and revise your
policy Policy Implementation Implement and
monitor your policy
Part 1
Part 2
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Part 2
These steps will help you to implement and
monitor your wellness policy.

• Develop an implementation plan that includes
• Best practice strategies and evidence-based
  programs
• Getting buy-in from key players
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Support and monitor implementation
• Analyze data and update plan
• Report progress
• Celebrate success and re-energize

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Policy Implementation
2.1
Develop an Implementation Plan

• Now that your team has a policy in place, its
  time to take action!
• To ensure that you reach your policy goals,
  develop an implementation plan that includes
  these elements
• Best practice strategies and evidence-based
  programs
• Getting buy-in from key players
• Monitoring and evaluation

• Action
• Review the tools on the next few slides to inform
  your plan.
• Develop and record your plan using Wellness
  Policy Implementation Plan.

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Policy Implementation
2.1a
Identify Programs and Resources for
Implementation
To implement your policy, select evidence-based
programs and best practice strategies. Using
these proven approaches will help ensure that
your policy is effective in improving student
health.

• Action
• Review Programs Resources for Wellness Policy
  Implementation to find tools and programs for
  each of your selected policy goals.

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2.1b
Get Buy-In From Key Players

• To initiate action at the school-level, it is
  important to build awareness of the policy and
  get buy-in from several stakeholder groups. These
  may include
• School administrators
• School staff
• Students
• Parents
• School community

• Action
• Refer to Building Awareness and Support for Your
  Wellness Policy to complete section B of the
  implementation plan.

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2.1c
Plan for Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring and evaluating will allow you to
  document your teams successes, make necessary
  modifications to your plan, and justify future
  funding.
• Develop a plan to answer two key questions
• Is the policy being implemented as planned?
• Is the policy having a positive impact on
  students and staff?

• Action
• Refer to Monitoring and Evaluating Your Wellness
  Policy to complete section C of the
  implementation plan.

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Policy Implementation
2.2
Support and Monitor Implementation

• As with any initiative, it is important to
  provide support and encouragement for those who
  are implementing the plan.
• Check-in regularly with the implementers to
• Make sure things are going as planned
• Proactively identify problems or needs
• Provide updates and encouragement

• Action
• Begin monitoring, as described in part C of your
  implementation plan.
• Provide trainings, tools, and assistance to
  address your schools needs.

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2.3
Evaluate Progress and Update Plan

• Evaluation is key because it helps you to know if
  your wellness policy is working. As you review
  your data, consider these questions
• Did the wellness policy yield the expected
  results?
• What changes can be made to improve results?
• What policy items should we take on next?

• Action
• Analyze the data you have collected.
• Decide on plan adjustments and policy additions
  for next year (refer back to step 1.4b).

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2.4
Report Progress
An annual report is a great way to document your
teams work, highlight successes and outline your
districts future wellness policy goals. Use
this report as a tool for gaining continued
support for wellness efforts from your
colleagues, school administrators, school board,
and community.

• Action
• Develop a report describing your results and your
  future plans using Wellness Policy Progress
  Report.
• Share the report with key stakeholders.

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2.5
Celebrate Success and Re-energize!
Taking your wellness policy from paper to
practice can be a slow process. Keep your team
motivated by celebrating successes (even small
steps!) and recognizing those who are active
participants. Use the celebration to revisit
where you have been, and re-energize your
district for where you are going!

• Action
• Plan some activities to celebrate success and
  kick-off new initiatives.
• Recognize and reward active participants.

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