Promoting Healthy Foods in Our School

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Promoting Healthy Foods in Our School

• Presented by
• Mrs. Nidia Mateos, Parent
• Mrs. Martha Patti Rodriguez, Parent
• Mrs. Kathy Olivos, Principal
• Melbourne Elementary School
• ABC Unified School District

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How to Change a School Policy regarding Unhealthy
Food?

• How to start the conversation?
• -Share information regarding the health of the
  students
• -Revise the existing policy regarding bring
  cakes, cupcakes, etc. for student birthdays
• -Gather ideas/opinions on how to change the
  policy and come to an agreement on a new policy
• - Share the new policy with the rest of the
  parents in our school

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Important Data!

• 23 of our 5th grade students do not eat
  breakfast
• 48 of our 5th grade students exercise less that
  4 days a week, outside of school
• 38 of our 5th grade students watch 2-4 hours of
  television everyday
• We know that one out of every 2 Hispanic children
  will develop Diabetes in their lifetime
• Many of our Hispanic children are over weight

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Melbourne Parents in Action!
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Sharing Their Ideas with the Rest of the Parents
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Exercise Class

• The idea started with a conversation among the
  parents
• The parents shared the idea with the Principal
• They discussed how to make with idea happen
• What have been the benefits?

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Sweating but Happy!
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First Came the Exercise Class, now the Nutrition
class

• We realized that exercise and good nutrition go
  hand in hand
• Our school and our School Site Council were
  already involved with the goals for a Healthier
  Generation
• We had another conversation

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The Most Important Goal for the Healthier
Generation Movement

• Working to eliminate childhood obesity and
  inspire all young people in the United States to
  develop lifelong, healthy habits.
• All of the schools in the ABC Unified School
  District are working towards this goal for all of
  our students

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Our Nutrition Class

• Together with Mrs. Dipa Shah, from the Nutrition
  Network, in our district, we discussed the
  parents interest in having nutrition classes.
• We now have Mrs. Alma Gonzalez that comes and
  gives classes on a variety of nutrition topics
  for our parents.

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The Principals Role

• I am here to serve the parents and the students
• It is my responsibility to listen to the parents,
  especially when they need something and to do my
  part to make it happen
• At Melbourne we work as a team, parents,
  teachers, and I, so our students will have
  success in all areas

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Our Students!