Bahiya Augustin
Policy Announcement Project

Dr. Fuda Diddo
August 20,2016

Healthy Eating Initiative

Objectives

• Understand the process of implementing the Wellness policy, evaluation and support of the plan
• Leave with tools that will move schools in the Red Clay School district forward in regards to the wellness policy.

Healthier school community population means:

• Decreased absenteeism in both staff and students
• Controlled health care and insurance costs
• Improved employee morale
• Improved performance for students and employees
• Healthy role models for students Increased motivation to practice healthy behaviors

We Can Break the Cycle

Elements of District Wellness Policy

• Stakeholder Inolvement/Participation
• Educate district families about nutrition
• Increase physical activity
• Promote school based events and activities that will promote wellness
• Integrate nutrition and healthy eating into school culture.
• Grow our own

All stakeholders must be involved in the development, implementation and periodic review of the wellness policy.

Changing Food and Beverage Offerings

• All food and beverages sold or served will be evaluated for their compliance with the Wellness Policy.
• School fundraisers and vending machines will comply with the Wellness Policy

The key elements of a successful implementation

• Assessing current food sales by venders
• The communication of approved vendor list
• Student taste testing
• Marketing new foods
• Evaluating revenues

Celebrate Accomplishments

• Principals can send out congratulations through social media and the use of the school district website.
• School assemblies to recognize student, parents and outside interest
• Getting the local media involved by tracking the success of the healthy incentive.

References
Brawley Elementary School DistrictLighting the Way to the Future. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20,2016, from http://www.besd.org/



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015, August 27). Childhood Obesity Facts. Retrieved August 20, 2016, from https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm

Harvard School of Public Health. (2016). Child Obesity. Retrieved August 20, 2016, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-trends/globa...

National School Lunch Program (NSLP). (2016, August 18). Retrieved August 20, 2016, from http://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp
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