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Changing the Scene Presented by Sam Teel, MSN, RN, NCSN Campus Nurse Manager , Hodge Elementary

Changing the Scene Presented by Sam Teel, MSN, RN, NCSN Campus Nurse Manager , Hodge Elementary. Changing the Scene is terrific & is great, but. There are lots of Project s … how do we know if School environments change ?.

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Changing the Scene Presented by Sam Teel, MSN, RN, NCSN Campus Nurse Manager , Hodge Elementary

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  1. Changing the Scene Presented by Sam Teel, MSN, RN, NCSN Campus Nurse Manager, Hodge Elementary

  2. Changing the Scene is terrific & is great, but..

  3. There are lots of Projects …how do we know if School environments change?

  4. Evaluation instruments listed in the Michigan Healthy Schools Tools can be used to assist with evaluating your health program as well as activity/nutrition logs that can be sent home to track participation.

  5. Wellness Program Schools can provide many opportunities to engage children in healthy eating and physical activity and to reinforce healthy diet and physical activity messages. All of these healthy habits combined can also produce better overall mental health, self-esteem, and academic success. With obesity on the rise among children, schools have become the ideal place to teach students about physical activity and nutrition.

  6. The Wellness Program is a coordinated school health program integrating the components of the Michigan Healthy School Tools program and district and campus specific areas of concern, fulfilling requirements of federal law in establishing a local school wellness policy.  http://mihealthtools.org/hsat/

  7. Healthy Eating and Nutrition Education • Physical Activity and Physical Education • Asthma Management • Food Allergy Management • Air Quality/Heat Index Awareness Program • Violence Injury and Prevention • Anaphylaxis Prevention

  8. Nutrition Education All classroom curriculum materials are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills performance standards and the Texas Assessment of knowledge & Skills (TEKS & TAKS) objectives. In the cafeteria – Posters with visual nutritional information for the food being served in school

  9. Physical Activity The primary focus is for the school to provide quality physical education in which students engage in maximum amounts of enjoyable MVPA (moderate to vigorous physical activity) during class time. Activities provide appropriate and effective class management and instructional methods.

  10. National Healthy Lunch Week • National Healthy Breakfast Week activities • Healthy Family Nights • Classroom and School Wide Taste Tests • Fun Run • School Garden • Participation in local and national healthy eating promotional contests • Nutrition and Dental Hygiene classes given by Nutrition interns • Extra physical activity program – 100 Mile Club, BOKS, or Just Move • Team Healthy Kids School Runs - Fundraising

  11. The School health Advisory Council (SHAC), Healthy Family committee, Student Wellness Committee, and the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) are instrumental in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluation the program

  12. Anticipated results • Increase in breakfast attendance at school • Serving line will reduce time in line and increase time to eat • Fruit and Vegetables only snacks in select classrooms; phased in throughout the school. • Healthy alternatives for school celebrations, rewards, fundraisers and snacks implemented. • Food Allergy education class will be taught to students with life threatening allergies and “Friends Forever” • Air Quality/Heat Index program will be fully implemented • Open Airways Asthma Awareness classes will be held. • Decrease in number of children coming to school clinic in the mornings.

  13. Classroom Education • University Nutrition interns teaching nutrition classes in the classroom. This program could be on-going. • Teachers are using nutrition classes to supplement scheduled heath classes. • University Dental Hygiene interns teach classes in the classroom.

  14. National School Lunch & Breakfast Week activities, school wide • Parents invited to have lunch and breakfast with their children and support healthy eating habits. • Educational material and healthy family activities sent home to involve the entire family.

  15. Healthy Family Nights – Integrated in with Math & Science night and parent teacher conferences Information about family nutrition and fitness, ideas and resources.  Topics include:  suggestions for healthy snacks, ideas for meals that are nutritious and low cost, what's in it--looking at nutrition facts on packaging, eat your colors and fitness ideas for home and school, be an advocate for healthy children, make healthy choices fun and positive.

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