Maryland Out of School Time Network Healthy Behaviors Training “Kickoff” Webinar

1. Maryland Out of School Time Network Healthy Behaviors Training “Kickoff” Webinar For Audio Please Dial: 712-432-0180 Password: 404122#

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3. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Instructions Why are you here? Best Practices/Assessment Tools-Guest Speaker Daniel Hatcher from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation Strategies Q&A

4. Objectives • Build awareness of Best practices • Introduce tools for self assessment • Introduce strategies for creating healthy programs and cultures

5. What are BEST practices? Generally, they are the accepted practices that have proven results. These results are typically demonstrated through research and other similar methods.

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7. Organizational Best Practice • Set 1-2 clear goals per year • Include your staff and youth in your goals setting process

8. Create a plan to obtain your goals Keep you goals at the forefront of your organization

9. Prioritize your goals and include your community partners

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11. Healthy Behaviors-Best Practices

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13. Healthy Eating Best Practices • Healthy foods should be served

14. Staff should trained in healthy eating habits

15. Staff encourages / exhibits healthy eating habits

16. Environment that encourages healthy behaviors- • no unhealthy food ads or vending machines

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18. Physical Activity Best Practices • Help ensure that children are receiving their 60 minutes of PA each day

19. Staff should use evidence-based training models

20. Staff should create a comfortable social environment that encourages PA

21. Staff should ensure that the built environment is adequate for PA

24. You are a role model So what can you do? We can all think about a healthier culture in our workplace – these can translate into the home too!

25. Put down the Coke

26. If you bring in outside food-eat similarly to what the youth eat

27. Emphasize the need for a balanced meal

28. Institute a weekly cooking project

29. Include foods from different cultures

30. Incorporate Physical Activity

31. Find an activity everyone enjoys

32. Make staff development a Priority

33. Include debrief time

34. Never use the words Fat, Obese or Overweight

35. Potential Partners • Schools • Families • Community Partners • And outside partners who include….

36. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation

37. United States Tennis Association

38. Food and Supplemental Nutrition Education

39. Maryland Hunger Solutions

40. Maryland Out of School Time

41. and many more….

42. Questions?

43. Resources: • http://www.ccscenter.org/afterschool/Step-By-Step%20Guide • http://healthiergeneration.org/uploadedFiles/The_Go_Healthy_Challenge/Out_of_School/Healthy%20OST%20Framework.pdf • http://www.niost.org/pdf/host/Healthy_Eating_and_Physical_Activity_Standards.pdf • http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/publications-resources?topic=20

44. Citations: • http://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/social-cognitive-theory-sct • http://www.ccscenter.org/afterschool/Step-By-Step%20Guide • http://healthiergeneration.org/uploadedFiles/The_Go_Healthy_Challenge/Out_of_School/Healthy%20OST%20Framework.pdf • http://www.niost.org/pdf/host/Healthy_Eating_and_Physical_Activity_Standards.pdf • http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/publications-resources?topic=20 • http://www.littlefriendsphoto.com/index2.php#!/home