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Alls Well that Ends Well

• Joan Love, MS, LDN, SFNS
• Illinois State Board of Education
• Nutrition Programs

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Overview of Presentation

• Local Wellness Policies the LAW
• Initiatives, Events and Projects
• Tips, Tools, and Training

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Wellness

• wellness (wlns) n.
• The condition of good physical and mental
  health, especially when maintained by proper
  diet, exercise, and habits.

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CN and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004

• Section 204 of Public Law 108-265
• Nutrition education, physical activity and other
  school-based activities- GOALS.
• Nutrition guidelines selected by the LEA for all
  foods available on school campus..
• Funding for Institute of Medicine, NAS,
  Nutritional Standards for Foods in School.
• Report- Oct. 06

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Local Wellness Policies

• ITS THE LAW!!!
• Every school that participates in the NSLP must
  have a local wellness policy in place by the
  first day of school FY07.
• Involves parents, students, and representatives
  of the school food authority, the school board,
  school administrators, and the public .

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STATE LAW- PA 094-0199

• Affects ALL public school districts
• Created School Wellness Policy Taskforce
• Reports due 1/06, 1/07, and 1/08.
• Barriers Solutions to implementation
• State Nutrition Standards
• 5-10 School Districts evaluated-findings

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Whats in YOUR School Wellness Policy?

• Recess before Lunch
• Adding the School breakfast program
• Walking clubs
• Faculty programs
• Adding water machines in cafeterias
• After School enrichment programs- ReCHARGE!
• Encouraging Nonfood Rewards

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Initiatives, Events Projects
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Tips, Tools, Training

• www.actionforhealthykids.org
• Whats Working Database
• Profiles of successful school-based
  interventions, programs and practices

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GRANTS
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State AgencyLocal Wellness Policy Grant

• State Agency Wellness Policy (ISBE) Grant
• ILAFHK- Needs Assessment
• IL Extension- Community Training
• ROE training of school district teams on LWP
• Micro grants to SFAs

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Team Nutrition Training Grant 2006

• Illinois Schools Can!, Elementary Schools- Feb.
  2007 grants available
• Principals Step and Crunch challenge- spring of
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• Wellness Conference early Fall of 2007

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GRANTS

• Local Wellness Policy Minigrants for foodservice
  professionals- IL NET/ISBE
• State School Breakfast Start-Up Grant (3,500 per
  eligible school)
• Alliance for Healthier Generations (AHA) 7
  Illinois School Districts
• CATCH Program

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Upcoming Grant Opportunities

• Nov. 15-Grant applications are available at
  www.ascd.org/healthyschoolcommunities
• TNT06 Minigrants, Illinois Schools Can!
• www.kidseatwell.org
• Postings on AFHK-IL website

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HealthierUS Challenge

• Silver and Gold Levels
• Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity
• www.fns.usda.gov/tn/HealthierUS/

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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3rd Annual KidsFest

• October 12-14, 2006
• DuPage Expo, St. Charles
• www.kidseatwell.org

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Eat Smart. Play Hard. Campaign

• Download resources to distribute at conferences,
  workshops, seminars
• Laminated posters, hang
• Use emoticons in e-mails
• Clip-art in newsletters
• Order Power Panther mascot costume for special
  events
• Power Panther Zone http//www.fns.usda.gov/eatsma
  rtplayhard

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Join Team Nutrition

• USDA Initiative
• Simple enrollment form
• Free
• Age-appropriate, science-based Nutrition
  education materials
• 1,077 Illinois schools have enrolled!
• http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Join/index.htm

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FAST WalkFaculty and Students Together Walk
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How can YOU take action for healthy kids?

• www.actionforhealthykids.org
• Become a member of the
• Illinois AFHK team

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Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

• Event statewide, and at local school districts
• National event, Oct. 5
• KidsFest event, Oct. 12-14, St. Charles
• 5- 12 minute Stations, 60-minutes
• Target audience, Kids 9-14
• Student Piloted, 350 kids in 5 states
• Download course and materials at
• www.actionforhealthykids.org

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Nutrition Education Loan Library www.kidseatwell.o
rg

• Free, only return shipment
• Order items online
• 700 items
• State-specific, grant projects
• (BodyWalk)

800/455-5843 or 618/998-1283
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Loan Librarywww.kidseatwell.org

• Body Walk Spark
• Planet Health Take 10
• Eat Well and Keep Moving CyberShop
• Know Your Body CATCH
• CATCH TN Curriculum
• Michigan Model Comprehensive Health Curriculum

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FREE Resources

• Changing the Scene Improving the School
  Nutrition Environment-http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/R
  esources/changing.html
• USDA Team Nutrition
• Healthy School Meals Resources,
  http//schoolmeals.nal.usda/gov
• School Health Index-http//apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/
• Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success
  Stories, www.actionforhealthykids.org
• Fit, Healthy Ready to Learn, NASBE

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Bookmark these Websites

• AFHK www.actionforhealthykids.org
• ILNET www.kidseatwell.org
• USDA http//www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
• Institute of Medicine - www.iom.edu/SchoolFoods200
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More Websites to Bookmark

• A Day --http//www.5aday.com/
• 3 A Day-http//www.nationaldairycouncil.org
• Verb Campaign-http//www.verbnow.com/

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• Alls Well that Ends Well
• If we are concerned about a persons lifelong
  need to read or be able to do mathematics or
  understand scientific concepts, I dont think it
  is a big stretch to realize that their health is
  as equally important. Paul Edwards,
  Superintendent of the Wayne Highlands School
  District, Honesdale, PA