Background
Our
nations’ schools are in a position to
play a critical role in promoting
student health, preventing childhood
obesity, and combating problems
associated with poor nutrition,
inadequate mental health care and
physical inactivity. Children need
access to healthful foods, opportunities
to be physically active and adequate
services that support mental wellness in
order to grow and thrive. Furthermore,
these factors are essential for students
to achieve their full academic
potential, full mental and physical
development, and lifelong health and
well-being. Healthy schools that
support good nutrition, physical
activity and implement a coordinated
school health model are conducive to a
learning environment that produces
healthier students.
To
recognize and formalize the role of
schools in promoting student health
Congress passed Federal Public Law
108.265 Section 204 in June 2004
requiring schools participating in the
National School Lunch/Breakfast Program
to develop a local wellness policy to be
implemented by the start of the
2006-2007 school year. The law requires
the wellness policy to include:
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Goals for the nutrition education,
physical activity and other
school-based activities
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Nutrition guidelines for all foods
sold on campus
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Assurance that school means meet
USDA regulations
- A
plan for monitoring the
implementation of the wellness
policy
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Involvement of parents, students,
representatives of the school food
authority, the school board, school
administrators, and the public.
In order to
create a sound Wellness Policy for the
entire school district community, input
was requested from district staff,
teachers, students, parents and
community members. The Wellness Policy
Committee integrated the following 8
components of the *Coordinated School
Health Model to establish a
comprehensive policy for the district:
Nutrition Services, Physical
Education, Health Education, Health
Services, Counseling, Staff
Wellness, Family and Community
Involvement, Health School
Environment.
These eight
components are embedded within the three
main sections of the Wellness Policy:
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Nutrition Services
-
Physical Activity and
-
Implementation of the Wellness
Policy
*For more
information refer to:
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP
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