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Eat Healthy
+
Play Hard
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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
“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.”
Gov. Haley Barbour
“Weight is something with
which many of us struggle,
including me, so I have a
special appreciation for the
educational, physical and
emotional value of diet,
exercise and other elements
of healthier living.”
Mississippi
School Wellness
Policy
Guide for
Development
Developing
EFFECTIVE
School Wellness Policies
WHY ?
WHAT ?
HOW ?
WHO ?
WHEN ?
WHY
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Our kids are facing a weight,
nutrition, and health crisis.
More
than
overweight
kids
Weighty Health
Issues
Overweight
Overfed
Undernourished
Sedentary
Diabetes (type 2)
CVD risk factors
Eating disorders
Overweight Children in US
• There were 4 times the
number of overweight
children in 2002 as in the
1960’s.
• The number of overweight
teens has more than tripled
during the same time period.
Mississippi Children
Age Group
2001
2003
Elementary OVERWEIGHT
21%
At risk of OVERWEIGHT
16%
Middle school OVERWEIGHT
16.2%
18.5%
At risk of OVERWEIGHT
18.3%
20.7%
14%
15.7%
15.4%
31.4%
High school OVERWEIGHT
At risk of OVERWEIGHT
Being overweight is an
academic issue.
• Overweight children have more
school absences than children
with a healthy weight.
• Overweight children report
a lower quality of life.
• Weight-related teasing
is a frequent cause of
bullying at school.
Overweight,
overfed
… but
UNDERnourished
OVERFED
Over 40 percent of
kids’ calories
come from
ADDED
fat and sugar.
Undernourished
• Kids and teens in the US are
seriously deficient in calcium.
• School-aged children and teens
also have low intakes of some
very important nutrients, like
zinc, iron and B-vitamins. These
nutrients are critical for brain
functioning and learning.
Being undernourished is
an academic issue.
• Optimal nutrition is necessary for
optimal cognitive functioning.
• Zinc and iron (along with other
nutrients) are critically important
to brain function.
• Sub-optimal nutrition has been
shown to affect academic
performance and even IQ scores.
SEDENTARY
• Less PE in school
• More screen time
• Only 1/2 get enough regular
physical activity
• 14% of teens report NO
regular physical activity
Too much TV is an
academic issue.
• Excessive screen time undermines
children's education.
• Excessive screen time reduces the
time kids have to read, do homework,
and explore the world around them.
• Kids who watch a lot of TV (with
simple words and sentences) are
missing out on the vocabulary
they need to excel at school.
2003 Youth Risk Survey (YRBS)
MS
USA
Overweight
15.7%
13.5%
At risk for being overweight
15.7%
15.4%
No moderate physical activity
82%
75%
Less than 3 servings milk/day
89%
82.9%
Less than 5 servings F+V/day
80%
78%
54.1%
38.2%
77%
72%
Health Behavior
More than 3 hrs. TV/school day
No PE at school
Type 2 DIABETES
“One in three
children born
in the US in
2000 will
become
diabetic …”
CDC ~ 2003
Type 2 diabetes is an
academic issue.
• Children with Type 2 diabetes
have more school absences.
• Fluctuating blood sugar levels
contribute to poor behavior and
other school problems.
• Kids with Type 2 diabetes
may need more intensive
nursing services.
These problems have
far-reaching consequences.
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
Mississippi Health Challenges
Health Issue
Asthma in childhood
MS
10th in US
Cancer deaths
5th in US
Diabetes rates
2nd in US
Heart disease deaths
1st in US
Obesity rates in adults
2nd in US
Sedentary lifestyle (no activity)
10th in US
Mississippi Budget Challenge
Obesity-related costs
$757 million dollars
per year,
over half of those
expenses were paid by
Medicare and Medicaid
Schools play a central role
in creating solutions.
FAMILY
PRE-SCHOOL
SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY
HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY
Mississippi Families
Fit, Healthy,
and Ready
to Succeed
Nutrition and fitness improve
academic performance.
Nutrition and fitness help
children behave well in school.
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
Research supports academics
BOTTOM LINE:
Kids need nutrition to
get information IN,
not just OUT
on test days.
Research supports fitness
BOTTOM LINE:
Physical activity is
positively
associated with
academic performance.
Is
student
health
the missing link
in closing the
achievement
gap?
Healthy kids = healthy schools =
healthy communities = healthy world
Mississippi Families
Fit,
Healthy,
and Ready
to
Succeed
WHAT
?
Mississippi
School Wellness
Policy
Guide for
Development
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 schoolbased 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
Commitment to Physical Activity
PAGE 7
Commitment to Comprehensive
Health Education
PAGE 8
Commitment to Marketing a
Healthy School Environment
PAGE 8
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 6
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
HOW
?
Three Steps
for Success
1. Gather input and assess
current situation.
2. Develop and approve a
school wellness policy.
3. Implement an EFFECTIVE
school wellness policy.
PAGE 2-3
WHO
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A team approach …
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Students
Families
Teachers
Coaches
Nurses
Counselor
Principal
Superintendent
Foodservice staff
After-school staff
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Doctor
Dietitian
Therapist
Dentist
Orthodontist
Public Health
YWCA/YMCA
Boys/Girls Club
Extension
College/University
WHEN
?
Develop an EFFECTIVE
school wellness policy.
 Goals
 Guidelines
 Community Involvement
 Implementation
School year 2006-07
Who Benefits?
Families
Teachers
Administrators
Child Nutrition Programs
Who Benefits?
Students
Mississippi
Department of Education
Office of Healthy Schools
www.mde.k12.ms.us/HealthySchools/index.html
Created by
Dayle Hayes, MS, RD
[email protected]
Eat Healthy
+
Play Hard
=
STUDENT
SUCCESS