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Following are a variety of resources for information on nutrition,
physical activity and student learning.
OJUSD
Food Services Web page
Student Health Services
Student Wellness
Resources for Nutrition and
Physical Activity
School
Health Index
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Local Wellness Policy
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
Childhood Obesity Tools
Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: a School Health Policy Guide
National Association of State Boards of Education
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
Institute of
Medicine of the National Academies
The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and
Physical Activity in Our Schools
Action
for Healthy Kids
Health,
Mental Health, and Safety Guidelines for Schools
American
Academy of Pediatrics and
National Association of School Nurses
Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Schools
American Heart Association
Nutrition
Making it Happen: School Nutrition Success Stories
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Education
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy
Eating
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy Food
Policy Resource Guide
California School Boards Association and California Project LEAN
Diet and Oral Health
American
Dental Association
School Meals
Healthy
School Meals Resource System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study–II
U.S. Department of Agriculture study of the foods served in the
National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program
Local Support for Nutrition Integrity in Schools
American Dietetic Association
Nutrition Services: an Essential Component of Comprehensive Health
Programs
American
Dietetic Association
Healthier US School Challenge
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Breakfast for Learning
Food
Research and Action
Center
School Breakfast Scorecard
Food
Research and Action
Center
Mealtimes and Scheduling
Eating
at School: A Summary of NFSMI Research on Time Required by Students
to Eat Lunch
National
Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
Nutrition Standards for
Foods and Beverages Sold Individually
Recommendations for Competitive Foods Standards
California
Center for Public Health
Advocacy
State policies for competitive foods in schools
U.S. Department of Agriculture
School Foods Tool Kit
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Foods Sold in Competition with USDA School Meal Program
(a report to Congress) U.S. Department of Agriculture
FAQ on
School Pouring Rights Contracts
American Dental Association
Fruit and Vegetable
Promotion in Schools
Fruits
and Vegetables Galore: Helping Kids Eat More
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Farm-to-School
Program
Center for Food and Justice
Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
Resource
Center
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Downloadable fruit and vegetable curricula, research, activity
sheets, and more
Snacks
Healthy School Snacks
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Rewards
Constructive Classroom Rewards
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward
Michigan State University Extension
Nutrition and Physical
Activity Promotion and Food Marketing: Health Education
National Health Education Standards
American Association for Health Education
Nutrition Education and Promotion
U.S.
Department of Agriculture Team Nutrition
Lists nutrition education curricula and links
The Power of Choice: Helping Youth Make Healthy Eating and
Fitness Decisions
U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service
Nutrition
Education Resources and Programs Designed for Adolescents
American Dietetic Association
Integrating Physical
Activity into the Classroom
Setting Brain Breaks
Michigan Department of Education
Energizers
East Carolina
University
Food Marketing to Children
Pestering Parents:
How Food Companies Market Obesity to Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Review of Research on the Effects of Food Promotion to Children
United Kingdom Food Standards Agency
Marketing Food to Children
World Health Organization (WHO),
(a
report on ways that different countries regulate food marketing to
children [including marketing in schools])
Guidelines
for Responsible Food Marketing to Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Commercial
Activities in School
U.S. General Accounting Office
Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders
National Eating
Disorders Association
Eating
Disorders Coalition
Staff Wellness
Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for
Employers, Large and Small
Partnership for Prevention
Well Workplace Workbook: A Guide to Developing Your Worksite
Wellness Program
Wellness Councils of America
Physical Activity
Opportunities and Physical Education:
- General Resources on Physical Activity
Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong
Physical Activity Among Young People
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy People 2010: Physical Activity and Fitness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President’s Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports
Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools
American Academy
of Pediatrics
- Physical Education
Substitution for Instructional Physical Education Programs
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Blueprint for Change, Our Nation’s Broken Physical Education System:
Why It Needs to be Fixed, and How We Can Do It Together
PE4life
- Recess
Recess in Elementary Schools
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Recess
Before Lunch Policy: Kids Play and then Eat
Montana Team
Nutrition
Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in
Elementary Schools
National Food Service Management Institute
The American Association
for the Child’s Right to Play
- Physical Activity Opportunities Before and
After School
Guidelines for After School Physical Activity and Intramural Sport
Programs
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
The Case for High School Activities
National Federation of State High School Associations
Rights and Responsibilities of Interscholastic Athletes
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to Schools Tool Kit
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
KidsWalk to
School Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Walkability Check List
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Partnership for a
Walkable America, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Monitoring and Policy Review
School Health Index
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Changing
the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Approaches to Increasing Good
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Action
for Healthy Kids
Recess for Elementary School Students
National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (order on line)
Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Middle School Physical Education
National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (order on line)
Opportunity to Learn: Standards for High School Physical Education
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
(order on line)
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