The Healthy Lifestyles Initiative provides PTAs with
education and tools to partner with schools and advocate for healthy changes in
nutrition and physical activity.
In a healthy school:
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All foods, beverages and snacks sold or served
meet National
School Nutrition Standards.
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All students have opportunities to be physically
active on a regular basis.
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All students have access to regular physical
education.
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District wide wellness policies are developed,
implemented and evaluated with input from students, parents, staff and
interested community members.
What PTAs Can Do (Click on the links
to read more!)
Advocate for more physical activity
and physical education in schools
Establish School Wellness Policies
Establish School Wellness Policies
Game
On: 6 Steps to Building a Healthy School
1.
Gather Your Team – A school health team identifies health concerns,
leads projects, raises funds, promotes and celebrates successful health
initiatives, and helps others replicate their efforts. Anyone, from school
staff to parents to community members, can serve on a team.
2.
Assess & Track Progress – Assess the health of your school environment
using the School Health Index. Visit the AFHK School Portal to access AFHK's
online School
Health Index.
Identify strengths and areas of weakness, then use Game On activities to make
improvements.
3.
Create and Implement an Action Plan – A clear action plan will
serve as a road map for the school health team and outline priorities and goals
that can be accomplished one step and one year at a time.
4.
Find Activities – Use our school blueprint to identify activities that
line up with your school’s needs and find resources to help you implement those
activities.
5.
Engage Families &
Communities – These partnerships can improve student learning by
promoting consistent messages about healthy behaviors and provide access to
additional resources and volunteers.
6.
Receive Recognition – You’ve done all the hard work. Now show school staff, parents, students and the community that your school is
one of the healthiest in the nation by becoming a health-promoting school.
Learn More
· Healthy Schools Program (Alliance for a
Healthier Generation): An evidence-based initiative that will help schools
improve physical education, health education, and nutrition.
· Fuel Up to Play 60 (National Dairy
Council and the NFL): An in-school nutrition and physical activity program to
help students make positive changes in their schools.
· Thriving Schools (Kaiser
Permanente): A targeted, multiyear initiative offering free tools and resources
to improve the health of students, staff and teachers in K–12 schools.
· Parents for Healthy Schools (CDC): A set of resources to help schools, PTAs
and school wellness committees engage parents to create healthy school
environments.
Source-National
PTA website/Action for Healthy Kids website
Barb Varley
Director of
Health, Welfare, Safety