The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandates local school
wellness policies involving communities in establishing healthy school environments.
Not exact matches
The assessment and planning steps should
involve teachers, child nutrition staff, other school staff as appropriate, parents, students, and the community as a part of the required
wellness policy.»
Additional Accountability Requirements: None Additional Content Requirements: None Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education produced the Local School
Wellness Policy Guide for Development (2005), which advocates a three - step approach to developing local school
wellness policies that
involve School Health Councils.
This checklist covers a broad range of topics including school environment assessment, personnel
involved in ensuring implementation of hte
wellness policy, and compliance with state Nutrition Guidelines for Competitive Foods.
is intended to help anyone
involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating
wellness policies by providing practical guidance and how - to information about the
wellness policy process.
Wellness Policy Toolkit [external link] developed by the Action for Healthy Kids is intended to help anyone involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating wellness policies by providing practical guidance and how - to information about the wellness policy pr
Policy Toolkit [external link] developed by the Action for Healthy Kids is intended to help anyone
involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating
wellness policies by providing practical guidance and how - to information about the
wellness policy pr
policy process.
Districts must allow community members, such as OST staff, to be
involved in the
wellness policy process.
· Health & Fitness Education: Sets basic standards for
wellness policies, including health, nutrition and physical education that states and local schools can customize to their needs ·
Involving Parents: Schools must make nutritional info more readily available to parents · Encourages Breastfeeding: I'm not as sure how this program works or how it will affect schools, but it may make schools more accommodating of new teacher moms who are breastfeeding.