Health in All Policies Panel / Healthy Food for All SummitThursday, March 27, 2014 / Sarah Wright

re:TH!NKing Nutrition and Physical Activity in

School Policies

Through effective community collaboration,

we create an environment that enables healthy lifestyle choices and

deters substance abuse in order to improve the quality of life for all

Winnebago County residents.

re:TH!NK Mission

Drug & Alcohol Prevention Youth Engagement Tobacco Prevention

Mental Health Access Nutrition & Healthy Food Active Communities

Fun Food of the Month School Gardens Nutrition Education Local Food Procurement School Wellness Policies Guest Chef Events

Active Schools

Safe Routes to School Walking School Bus National Walk / Bike to School Days

Active ClassroomsActive RecessActive After School

School Wellness Policies

Goals for School Policies Promote sustainability of healthy living

programs by integrating language into policies supporting: nutrition (e.g. farm to school) physical activity (e.g. active classrooms)

Sample School Wellness Policy Language• School Food Service, in partnership with other school

departments and community organizations, will work to creatively market and promote locally-produced food to students, through activities such as:Developing cafeteria themes relating to local farmers and

products grown in the region.Hosting cafeteria tasting events for students to sample

local and/or new healthy food items.Hosting farmers in the cafeteria and classroom.

Sample School Wellness Policy LanguageThe School District strives to have a comprehensive

curriculum approach to nutrition in kindergarten through ninth grade. All instructional staff will be encouraged to integrate nutrition themes into lessons.

These nutrition themes include but are not limited to: Understanding fresh, local, sustainably grown food Agricultural education and school gardens Understanding food systems

Sample School Wellness Policy Language

The District will support daily activity for all students through:

A quality physical education programDaily recess for grades kindergarten through eight Integrated classroom physical activity opportunitiesSafe routes to schoolUse of school facilities during non-school hours

Other School Policy Considerations

• For all foods sold in school outside the school meals programs

• Applies only during the school day (up to 30 minutes after)

• Vending machines, a la carte lines, fundraisers

New nutrition standards effective 2014-2015 School Year

Other School Policy Considerations

Sample LanguageAll items sold to students [in school]… within,

prior to, and 30 minutes following the school day must adhere to the District Nutrition Standards.

Purchasing Policies

Other School Policy ConsiderationsFood Service Purchasing Language: Include "preferential purchasing of locally grown,

sustainably-produced foods" language in your bid specifications or contract language

Require that “local” foods be identified by source or origin, such as farm name, state, zip code or region where food was grown/produced.Require an accounting of locally grown foods that are sold to you within a designated time frame

Other School Policy ConsiderationsFood Service Purchasing Language:Supporting locally-grownPittsburg, CA:

“The Director of child Nutrition shall ensure that meals served within the federally reimbursable meal program are designed to include fruits and vegetables and other nutritious foods from local sources to the greatest extent possible, within available funds.”

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