Sentences with phrase «improve school health»

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These site outline the rationale and goals for CSH, provide a model framework for planning and implementing CSH, and offer resources to help schools, districts, and states improve their school health programs.

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In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health care.

«Expanded federal support, along with all medical schools and teaching hospitals working to enhance education and improve care delivery, would be a measured approach to solving what could be a dangerous health care crisis.»

Other speakers included Ruben Rathnasingham, Assistant Dean for Health Product Innovation at Dell Medical School, talking about improving healthcare delivery in Austin and creating new startups through its Texas Catalyst program.

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In the United States, while it has become more problematic for teachers to interest themselves in the personal development of their students, we have broadened the responsibility of schools in other directions, using them to improve the physical and mental health of children.

«This looks like the result of dairy industry lobbying to me — it's not about improving the health and nutritional status of school children; it's about getting the government to buy more milk.»

The resolution «urge [s] all restaurants, grocery stores and schools to offer a greater variety of plant - based options to improve the health of San Francisco residents and visitors, and to increase the awareness of the impact a green diet would have on our planet».

When Peggy Bodnar became the Food & Nutrition Services Supervisor at Boise School District in 2007, she was inheriting a progressive school lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellnSchool District in 2007, she was inheriting a progressive school lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellnschool lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellness...

School feeding programmes improve health and stimulate development.

We create, develop and deliver programmes and initiatives that improve health, attendance, academic achievement and raise whole - school standards, equipping all young people with skills for life.

The joint Department for Children Schools and Families and Department of Health Child Health Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wellHealth Child Health Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wellHealth Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wellhealth (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wellhealth and social services to work together to improve children's wellbeing.

If your school wants practical, research - based solutions to improve student health and increase motivation and learning, we are here to help.

In most families, there was no significant impact of the home visits on the children's mental development or school outcomes, but in families where mothers scored especially low on measures of intelligence and mental health, children's academic performance did improve.

In Cupertino, California, Hung Wei, a mother and local school board member, has worked passionately for almost a decade to improve the mental health of Asian American students.

In Cupertino, California, Hung Wei, a mother and local school board member, has worked passionately for almost a decade to improve the mental health of Asian American stu...

What are N.C. Public Schools doing to improve meals kids eat at school in the wake of new regulations and programs designed to improve childhood health.

Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk of physical, psychological and sexual injury to young athletes by implementing a comprehensive set of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports parents a level of assurance that they have made health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed at the altar of team or individual success.

Congressman Gerlach said the resolution supports the ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes» Bill of Rights and encourages athletes, parents, coaches and health care professionals to take a proactive approach to improving the health and athletic experiences of the nation's approximately 7.7 million athletes.

So when it comes to improving school meals, health advocates logically want to remove the items that win out over healthier fare: nixing sugary chocolate milk, for example, so kids have to take white milk, or making sure pizza isn't offered on the same day as a healthier entree.

Additional Accountability Requirements: School Nutrition Policy, revised in 2005, requires «each school conduct evaluations [of the school health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student hSchool Nutrition Policy, revised in 2005, requires «each school conduct evaluations [of the school health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student hschool conduct evaluations [of the school health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student hschool health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student health.

«Our team feels strongly that there is a need in school food service to have multiple experts, i.e. Registered Dietitians (R.D.)... I am committed fully to obtaining the necessary credentials to improve the health of our community specifically our youth.»

Also, districts must collaborate with the CSHAC to develop a school health improvement plan that addresses strategies for improving student nutrition, health, and physical activity.

SNS DPG's members seek to improve the health of the nation's school children with integrity, innovation, & social responsibility.

In school I was interested in doing scientific research and learning about ways to improve health.

Successful, cost - effective federal nutrition programs play a critical role in reducing child poverty and helping children access healthy foods while improving their overall health, development, and school achievement.

Knowing this information will help you determine actions you can take to improve student health and learning, strengthen your meal program finances, and move toward increased local food purchasing and farm to school engagement.

Even the parents were amazed by what their children were eating at school, many observing in disbelief how their children's health slowly started to improve alongside their diets.

When Peggy Bodnar became the Food & Nutrition Services Supervisor at Boise School District in 2007, she was inheriting a progressive school lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellness of their stuSchool District in 2007, she was inheriting a progressive school lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellness of their stuschool lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellness of their students.

Sadly, chronic, diet - related health conditions are a pervasive problem at the school, so McCoy has focused her efforts on improving student health and wellness by improving the food they serve.

I am happy to see school lunches improve over the years in their nutritional content and know this is an important step for our kids future health and development.

Overall, the food program implemented by the Auburn School District is a simple yet revolutionary approach that can provide improved dietary health and food education to students in participating schools.

The aim of the flagships is to significantly improve health and attainment across the whole population by transforming the food environment, using schools as a catalyst to drive this change.

While city schools have improved cafeteria food by restricting trans fats and fried foods and requiring healthier vending machine choices, child health advocates say there is still much to do.

My Healthy School Sponsored by Kiwi magazine, this helpful website is dedicated to providing teachers, administrators, parents and students with resources on how to improve the health of schools across the country — with action plans for parents, suggested nutrition goals, advice for starting a school garden, and strategies to minimize environmental tSchool Sponsored by Kiwi magazine, this helpful website is dedicated to providing teachers, administrators, parents and students with resources on how to improve the health of schools across the country — with action plans for parents, suggested nutrition goals, advice for starting a school garden, and strategies to minimize environmental tschool garden, and strategies to minimize environmental toxins.

Farm to school programs can promote a healthy nutrition environment, which fosters improved student health.

Released jointly last March by the National Dairy Council (NDC), GENYOUth Foundation, the American College of Sports Medicine and the American School Health Association, The Wellness Impact directly addresses how schools can play a vital role in shaping the future through a combination of improved nutrition and increased opportunities for physical activity.

Despite such complaints, most health experts continue to back the overhaul, which was adopted in January as part of a 2010 law aimed at improving school breakfasts and lunches.

Ensuring quality, inspiring demand and improving access to school food is a three-fold effort to address public health concerns resulting from hunger, malnutrition, and obesity among D.C. school children and their families.

Even when Congress passes science - based regulations designed to improve our children's nutrition and health in public schools, Big Food and Beverage find a back door way, with their buddies in Congress, to defang the regulations.

On a related note, I wanted to let you know that Rudd «Roots Parents has recently redesigned its website, which was already one of the best resources out there for parents seeking to improve the food and health environment at their kids» school.

CPS spokesman Frank Shuftan said in a statement that the district welcomes input from people working in the schools on how to improve students» health.

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Board member Akshay Desai told state officials he wants to see any studies that show whether nutritional changes made in schools can indeed improve children's health.

The Government has also committed to investing # 150m a year until 2020 to improve the quality of sport provision in every state primary school in England in the form of the PE and sport premium, because high quality provision — resulting from approaches like HDHK — can lead to dramatic improvements in children's health, behaviour and attainment.

I see numerous campaigns and programs geared toward removing fat and cholesterol out of school lunch and reducing calories, but almost nothing is talked about in terms of serving real food to children — schools continue to serve processed, toxic, fake foods to children and there is constant wonderment about how we can improve their health because they are supposedly too sedentary.

Whether you work as a teacher, a principal, or a health professional, the Knowledge Guide supports members of the school community to understand what has become an internationally recognized approach to health that has been demonstrated to improve students» health and academic success.

Programs that promote breastfeeding and ensure access to nutritious foods, such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, the school meals and summer feeding programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and child care food assistance, improve health outcomes, school achievement, and workforce competitiveness.

Developmental reviews are such an important opportunity to ensure best health outcomes across the board from: dental and maternal mental health, parenting and attachment, to reduction of obesity, improved diet, and acheiving school readiness to name a few.