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 As part of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, school districts that participate in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Program are required to have a local wellness policy that promotes
student health and addresses concerns about childhood obesity. The Board-adopted wellness policy (School Board Policy 6:50 0650 School Wellness Revised 3_26_12.pdf ) is intended to create a healthier school environment via improved nutrition education, healthier food services, and improved physical activity offerings. Success requires active participation of several stakeholders, including administrators, teachers, students, and parents. The challenges that face implementation continue to include: time to fit nutrition curriculum into the instructional day, new curricular resources such as nutrition materials and gym equipment, the potential loss of
revenue for food service, and getting stakeholders invested in the task of creating a healthier school environment was originally formed in 2005. The Council is chaired by Mary Larson, RN,BSN,IL CSN and meets October through May. It is comprised of members from each school and the District administration. The Wellness Council has been responsible for promoting health and wellness, helping ensure that each school establishes its own local wellness team. This has been accomplished through informational brochures, sponsoring wellness activities, and promotion of health and wellness activities for faculty and families with ideas about how to promote health and wellness at home and school, including:
- Wellness Brochure: wellness_brochure.pdf
- Establishing school wellness teams
- Hosting a Wellness Slogan Contest for students. The winning slogan: Health is Wealth
- Establishing annual goals
- Organizing districtwide and school-based staff and student wellness challenges
- Issuing and analyzing staff and student surveys
- Presenting annual wellness updates to the Board of Education
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School Wellness Teams
Haven (2011-12) Wellness Team
The 2011-12 Haven Middle School Wellness Team is Berta Dortch Dan Engh David Eshaya Christina Myros Ismalis Nunez Kathleen Roberson Jennifer Thomas Kristin Wahlgren
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Kingsley (2011-12) Wellness Team
The 2011-12 Kingsley School wellness team is Ashlie Greenlees and Lyn Wilkins.
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King Lab (2011-12) Wellness Team
The 2011-12 King Lab School Wellness Team is: Johnathan Webb, Jennifer Tobey, Rosemary Hunt, Joyce Shea, Jeffrey Brown, Lisa Stein, and Debbie O'Connor
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Wellness Resources
Healthy Alternatives for Snacks, Fundraisers, etc.
Follow this link to view the booklet of ideas for healthy alternatives for school snacks, rewards, and fundriasing ideas. [ http://www.kchealthykids.org/Resource_/ResourceArticle/29/File/HealthyAlternativesforSchoolSnacksandRewards.pdf ]http://www.kcheal
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American Heart Association -Be the Beat Program
The American Heart Association is offering a special school program, Be the Beat Challenge. Click on the attached file to view the F.A.Q. [Image:Be the Beat Challenge and Program FAQ.pdf]
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Online Nutrition Info Links
[ http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education ]http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education [ http://www.nestlefamily.com/Education/HealthyStepsforHealthyLives/Default.aspx ]http://www.nestlefamily.com/Education/HealthyStepsforHealthyL
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