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Eat Healthy + Play Hard = STUDENT SUCCESS. Mississippi School Wellness Policy Guide for Development. School wellness policies are required for school year 2006-07. Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. Senator Tom Harkin.
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Eat Healthy+ Play Hard= STUDENT SUCCESS
School wellness policies are required for school year 2006-07.
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
Senator Tom Harkin “On one hand, the specter of malnutrition and hunger continues to haunt millions of Americans, especially children. At the same time, we are confronted with a grave public health threat in the form of obesity and overweight, which are quickly becoming a major threat not just to individuals but to our Nation as a whole.”
DevelopingEFFECTIVESchool Wellness Policies WHY ? WHAT ? HOW ? WHO ? WHEN ?
Weighty Health Issues Overweight Overfed Undernourished Sedentary Diabetes (type 2) CVD risk factors Eating disorders
OVERFED Over 40 percent of kids’ calories come fromADDED fat and sugar.
SEDENTARY • Less PE in school • More screen time • Only 1/2 get regular physical activity • 14% of teens report NO physical activity
Type 2 DIABETES “One in three children born in the US in 2000 will become diabetic …” CDC ~ 2003
Health consequences Cardiovascular, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes High blood cholesterol, respiratory ailments, and orthopedic and dental problems Psychological consequences Self-esteem, withdrawal, anxiety, body image Academic consequences Attendance, classroom behavior, cognitive development, test scores, and academic performance These problems have far-reaching consequences.
Mississippi Budget Challenge Obesity-related costs $757 million dollars per year, over half of those expenses were paid by Medicare and Medicaid
Real Solutions FAMILY PRE-SCHOOL SCHOOLS COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
Mississippi Families Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Succeed
Nutrition and Fitness • Reduce fatigue • Reduce irritability • Reduce apathy • Reduce anxiety • Reduce depression • Reduce infections • Reduce absences
Nutrition and Fitness • Improve attendance • Improve energy levels • Improve participation • Improve behavior • Improve test scores • Improve academic success
Is studenthealththe missing link in school improvement?
Healthy kids = healthy schools = healthy communities = healthy world
Mississippi Families Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Succeed
Make it easy for schools … … to have a policy in place by school year 2006-07. … to begin or continue a discussion on kids’ health. … to take baby steps toward successful improvements.
School Wellness Policy • Goals • Nutrition Guidelines • Community Involvement • Implementation School Year 2006-07
WHAT ? GOALS for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness in a manner that the local education agency determines is appropriate
Each Commitment Minimum requirements • Federal regulations • Mississippi statutes Optional policy statements • Possible GOALS Appendices • Examples • Resources
Commitment to Nutrition PAGE 6-7
WHAT ? Nutrition GUIDELINES selected by the local educational agency for ALL foods available on each school campus under the local educational agency during the school day with the objectives of promotion student health and reducing childhood obesity
APPENDICES PAGE 10-12
WHAT ? ASSURANCES that guidelines for reimbursable school meals are not less restrictive than the regulations issued by the USDA
Reimbursable School Meals PAGE ___
WHAT ? WAYS of measuring how well the school wellness policy is being implemented, including designation of one or more persons at each school with operational responsibility for ensuring that the school is meeting the policy
Commitment to Implementation PAGE 9
WHAT ? INVOLVEMENT of parents, students, teachers, representatives of the school food authority, school board and school administrators, and the public, in developing the policy