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Promote physical activity and healthy eating during out-of-school time Out-of-school time (OST) programs can complement school-day efforts to address physical activity and nutrition. These programs can also increase options for students to be active and eat healthful foods.
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- Infographic: Evidence-based Strategies for School Nutrition ...
This review highlights evidence-based nutrition and physical...
- School Health Guidelines | Healthy Schools | CDC
- Use a Coordinated Approach to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Policies and Practices
- Strategies
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- Establish School Environments that Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Provide a Quality School Meal Program and Ensure that Students Have Only Appealing, Healthy Food and Beverage Choices Offered Outside of the School Meal Program
- Implement a Comprehensive Physical Activity Program With Quality Physical Education as the Cornerstone
- Implement Health Education That Provides Students With the Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, and Experiences Needed for Lifelong Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Provide Students With Health, Mental Health, and Social Services to Address Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Related Chronic Disease Prevention
- Partner With Families and Community Members in the Development and Implementation of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Policies, Practices, and Programs
Representatives from different segments of the school and community, including parents and students, should work together to maximize healthy eating and physical activity opportunities for students.
•Coordinate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices through a school health council and school health coordinator.
•Assess healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices.
•Use a systematic approach to develop, implement, and monitor healthy eating and physical activity policies.
•Evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices.
•CDC’s School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
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The school environment should encourage all students to make healthy eating choices and be physically active throughout the school day.
Schools should model and reinforce healthy dietary behaviors by ensuring that only nutritious and appealing foods and beverages are provided in all food venues in schools, including school meal programs; à la carte service in the cafeteria; vending machines; school stores and snack bars/concessions stands; fundraisers on school grounds; classroom-b...
Children and adolescents should participate in 60 minutes of physical activity every day. A substantial percentage of students’ physical activity can be provided through a comprehensive, school-based physical activity program that includes these components: physical education, recess, classroom-based physical activity, walk and bicycle to school, a...
Health education is integral to the mission of schools, providing students with the knowledge and skills they need to become successful learners and healthy adults.
Schools are responsible for students’ physical health, mental health, and safety during the school day. Schools should ensure resources are available for identification, follow-up, and treatment of health and mental health conditions related to diet, physical activity, and weight status.
Partnerships among schools, families, and community members can enhance student learning, promote consistent messaging about health behaviors, increase resources, and engage, guide, and motivate students to eat healthily and be active.
These guidelines are intended to help schools develop, start, and evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. These 9 guidelines focus on: Healthy eating and physical activity; School environments; Quality school meal programs; Comprehensive physical activity programs ...
Schools are in a unique position to promote healthy eating and physical activity, with more than 95% of U.S. youth aged 5-17 years old attending school outside of the home. Schools can implement policies and practices that encourage healthy eating and physical activity during the school day, and can also help children and adolescents establish ...
Sep 6, 2023 · This review highlights evidence-based nutrition and physical activity strategies to advance health equity for all students in all schools. This review focused on school-based PA and nutrition programs across the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model that promote positive health behaviors, positive health and educational outcomes, and greater academic achievement.
Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education: a pragmatic evaluation of the CHANGE! randomised intervention study: To assess the effectiveness of the CHANGE! intervention on measures of body size, PA and food intake: Anthropometry, HE & FV, PA: CHANGE: Wigan Borough in northwest England, UK
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The program's key resource is Changing Lives, Saving Lives: A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Exemplary Practices in Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Food Security in Afterschool Programs (2010). The guide was developed by the Center for Collaborative Solutions, in consultation with leaders from ten model after-school programs and with ...
