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Be an informed partner in your school’s efforts to help our children live healthier lifestyles. Know the latest recommendations from the State of Ohio and others. Ask your local school board, principal or administrator if your child's school, after-school program or summer camp has a wellness policy or committee in place that provides opportunities for healthy activities. Volunteer to help! Check out these school-specific policies and ideas. Also, be familar with overall research and policies on wellness available on the GetUp Wellness Policies page.
Policies/Research
Be sure to check back regularly for NEW listings! Also check our Wellness Policies page for related legislation, recommendations and research.
- Healthy Choices Healthy Children (SB 210) - NEW!
- U.S. National Physical Activity Plan - Education Sector - NEW!
- America's Teachers on America's Schools (Gates/Scholastic)
- Ohio's Kids Fact Sheet (data)
- School Meals 2009 Brief - IOM recommendations
- School Meals:Building Blocks for Healthy Children - IOM comparison
- Healthy Choices for Healthy Kids - proposed legislation
- Ohio’s Physical Activity Plan
- The Ohio Obesity Prevention Plan, Executive Summary (ODH)
- The Ohio Obesity Prevention Plan (ODH)
- Ohio Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan (PowerPoint presentation)
- Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide (NASBE)
- Nutrition Policies for Schools (CDC) – Parents Fact Sheet
- Nutrition Policies for Schools (CDC) – Schools Fact Sheet
- Dayton Safe Routes to School Grant Award
- Improving the Health of All Americans by Focusing on the Early Years of Life
- Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (Fit Kids Act Bill Summary and Fit Kids Act Bill Description)
- Abnormal Lipid Levels in American Youth (CDC)
- GenerationM2: Media use among Youth (Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Michele Obama's Comments Re: National Initative on Childhood Obesity
- HealthierUS School Challenge (USDA)
Best-in-Class Intervention Examples
- Recess Before Lunch
- School Nutrition Success Stories
- ODE Promising Practices
- Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)
- Interventions to Promote Consumption of Water and Reduce Consumption of Sugary Drinks (Australia)
- Keeping America Healthy: Best Practices Catalogue (see Tab 4 for school programs)
- Snackwise - info on eliminating junk food and offering better snack options
- Buckeye Best Schools Award
