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Leveraging the New Food Guide in School Nutrition Education – Three Unique Approaches

Leveraging the New Food Guide in School Nutrition Education – Three Unique Approaches. Joanne Gallagher RD M.H.Sc. Assistant Director, Nutrition Dairy Farmers of Canada. Three Approaches. Mission 5421 – school and home support for grades 2 & 3 Power to Play! – curriculum for K – Grade 3

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Leveraging the New Food Guide in School Nutrition Education – Three Unique Approaches

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  1. Leveraging the New Food Guide in School Nutrition Education – Three Unique Approaches Joanne Gallagher RD M.H.Sc. Assistant Director, Nutrition Dairy Farmers of Canada Dairy Farmers of Canada

  2. Three Approaches • Mission 5421 – school and home support for grades 2 & 3 • Power to Play! – curriculum for K – Grade 3 • Power 4 Bones – curriculum for grade 5 Dairy Farmers of Canada

  3. Mission 5421 • What: educational game for 7 and 8 year olds to reinforce in-class teaching • Innovation: pirate-themed game and map for in-home support of lessons • Supports the new food guide by helping students learn the ‘code’ as it relates to their lives and preferences Dairy Farmers of Canada

  4. Research Underpinnings • Research with students identified gaps & opportunities • Need a healthy eating framework • Need to personalize Dairy Farmers of Canada

  5. Mission 5421 • Designed with three stages of research • Parent, teacher involvement • Partner with Dietitians of Canada, Nurses & Breakfast for Learning Dairy Farmers of Canada

  6. Mission 5421 • Available: nationally by visiting www.dairynutrition.ca – free, English and French Dairy Farmers of Canada

  7. Power to Play! • What: integrated curriculum for K-3 • Innovation: engaging characters, DVD vignettes and songs • Supports the new food guide by introducing key basic concepts in a powerfully memorable way Dairy Farmers of Canada

  8. Power to Play! Dairy Farmers of Canada

  9. Power to Play! • Available in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta with teacher training • Future – Maritimes • Visit www.teachnutrition.org Dairy Farmers of Canada

  10. Power4Bones • What: comprehensive bone-health curriculum for grade 5 • Innovation: online learning & program tracking, integration of multiple intelligences practices, literacy issues e.g. comics • Supports the new food guide re; bone-building foods for pre-teens Dairy Farmers of Canada

  11. Power4Bones • Designed with provincial advisory committee • Provincial osteoporosis strategy component • Tested each year – now undergoing assessment for longer term impact Dairy Farmers of Canada

  12. Power4Bones Dairy Farmers of Canada

  13. Power4Bones • Available free in Ontario & Alberta (adapted) • Future – Maritimes • Visit www.power4bones.com Dairy Farmers of Canada

  14. Thanks! • For follow-up: • www.teachnutrition.org • Joanne.Gallagher@dfc-plc.ca Dairy Farmers of Canada

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