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Welcome to the King County Schools Health and Wellness newsletter. Each month, we bring you updates, news and announcements to support the health and wellness of your schools. If you have something to submit, please email it to Carolyn Kramer. Miss a newsletter? Click here to see past newsletters.
If have not done so already, be sure to also subscribe to
Healthy King County- an interactive site and posting board for all CPPW grantees. If you have not received an invitation to join, please email Donna Oberg.
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Next CPPW Treeswing Schools Workshop March 29!
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Effective Engagement of Stakeholders for a Health & Wellness Team/Advisory Committee
Anyone trying to accomplish change in districts and schools knows that it is sometimes a struggle to engage the right stakeholders in the right way. This workshop will address how to engaging those stakeholders by developing an effective Wellness Team/Advisory Committee.
Join us on Tuesday, March 29th, 9:00-12:00, Tukwila Community Center, Tukwila, WA (NOTE: this replaces the workshop scheduled on March 2)
Click here to read more and to register
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Local Opportunity: Ending Recess Chaos through Playworks
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Playworks is a national non-profit committed to tapping the power of play at recess for the benefit of children's
classroom learning. At a time when we are all interested in ideas that really work, Playworks is transforming school
playgrounds all across the country - making it possible for kids to return to class happy and ready to learn.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently invested $18 million in Playworks to support national expansion. With
their support, Playworks hopes to bring its unique brand of play to the youth of the surrounding South King and Pierce County area. Click here to read more about Playworks or to read a May 2010 article about Playworks in the National Education Association's Newsletter.
Treeswing is interested bringing this program to the area. We are working with eligible schools (elementary schools with over 50% Free and Reduced lunch), to provide matching funding for school's portion of the program costs. We will also work with PTSA's and the surrounding community to fundraise and identify community partners to financially support the program. For more information, please contact Carolyn at Treeswing. We need to identify interested school soon. Please contact us ASAP.
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New NIH cookbook encourages families to eat healthfully
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-Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals, NIH News- February 14, 2011
Nutritious meals can be tasty and easy to prepare, according to a new family cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals has more than 40 kid-tested recipes featuring a variety of healthy entrees, side dishes, and snacks that parents and children can enjoy together. The free cookbook also offers time-saving tips and helpful resources for busy families. Click here to read more.
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Physical Education Goal 150 Minutes-Legislation To Require More Physical Education In Virginia Public Schools Has Passed Both Houses Of The General Assembly
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-Fredericksburg Free Lance Star, February 1, 2011
Virginia schoolchildren will have to get an average of 150 minutes of physical education per week if a bill passed yesterday by the House of Delegates becomes law. The bill would require elementary and middle schools to provide an average of 2 hours of physical education each week, with a similar goal for high schools. It would take effect in the 2014-15 school year. Schools currently are required to provide physical education, but there are no rules about how often or how long. The House passed the bill on a 65-31 vote. A similar bill has already passed the Senate. Click here to read more.
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Whole grains, regional produce, and urban farming are big in Milwaukee Public Schools - thanks to Kymm Mutch
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- School Food Focus, February 2011 Month in Focus
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For Kymm Mutch, big wins started racking up during her stint as a procurement officer with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) when, recognizing the need for healthier options, she switched bread suppliers to get bakery products that were at least 51 percent whole grain - products that were also cheaper than what they had been using. Since being promoted to Director in 2006, the "Fiber Queen" has ruled School Nutrition Services at MPS - increasing participation, balancing the budget, and making adjustments to food sourcing and procurement that are working to improve the dietary habits of Milwaukee students. Click here to read more.
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A new way to get fresh, healthy salad bars in your schools
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-School Food Focus, Month in Focus- February 2011
There's been a lot of talk recently about salad bars and how to bring the big benefits they can hold for growing kids into more schools across the country. The latest development is an effort that's part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" anti-obesity initiative called Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools.
A partnership with Food Family Farming Foundation,National Fruit and Vegetable Alliance, and United Fresh Produce Association Foundation, Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools has the goal of funding and awarding 6,000 salad bars over the next three years. To qualify for the program, schools must raise $2,500 through grassroots fundraising. Funds raised will be credited directly to the school through their own web page on the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools website. A key advantage to this program is that the application requires the approval of school superintendents, principals, and food service directors to ensure the facilities are prepared for the potential new addition. Interested? Click here to apply! If you have questions, email Diane Harris at CDC. |
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Kids Fed Unhealthy Foods Learn to Prefer Them
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-Yahoo News, HealthDay News, January 27, 2011
Most preschool children develop a taste for salt, sugar and fat at home, and quickly learn which types of brand-name fast foods and sodas meet these preferences, U.S. researchers say.
In one experiment, the mothers of 67 children, aged 3 to 5, were asked to list their youngsters' taste preferences and listed foods high in sugar, fat and salt. The researchers tested the children and found that the parents' answers were accurate. Click here to read more.
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GRANTS
- Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung HeroesŪ could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. Deadline: April 30, 2011.
- Safeway eScrip Fitness and Nutrition Activity Bonus Program Amount: Up to $25,000 + $1,000 bonus offer for investing in fitness and nutrition programs. Deadline: Open
- The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool is your best resource for locating national and state-specific grants for your Physical Education, After school, Early childhood or Coordinated School Health program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment.
TOOLS:
- The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has developed a Physical Education Toolkit provides step by step instructions on how to create a curriculum map (scope and sequence). You will also find examples of curriculum maps and standards-based curriculums in the Toolkit. A student educated about physical activity has learned skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities, is physically fit, engages regularly in physical activity, knows the benefits of physical activity and values physical activity and its contribution to a healthy lifestyle.
- Let's Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. Sure, this is an ambitious goal. There are MANY tools for schools posted at their site.
GREAT sites to subscribe to:
- Farm to School connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers.
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Program: The Alliance's Healthy Schools Program supports more than 10,000 schools across the U.S. in their efforts to create environments where physical activity and healthy eating are accessible and encouraged. They have a weekly newsletter- Helpful Tools for Healthy Schools that highlights real schools and includes useful information and articles focused on both school nutrition and physical activity
- School Food FOCUS publishes Month in FOCUS, a regular dispatch that keeps stakeholders informed about what's happening within our program areas, shares success stories and things we've learned, spotlights our community partners and food service directors, and publicizes upcoming events.
- National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity News (NCPPA News) is a comprehensive electronic newsletter that includes current physical activity articles in the media, conference and event updates, physical activity resources and grant opportunities. It is published twice a month. Note: the link to subscribe is about 3/4 the way down the page in the right column.
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