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The Child Nutrition and Women Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Sec. 204 of P.L. 108-205) [pdf 20K] requires by law that all local education agencies participating in the National School Lunch Program create local wellness policies no later than June 2006. In response to this mandate, both federal and non-federal agencies have responded with tools and resources for schools to assist with developing local wellness policies.
Team Nutrition: Local Wellness Policy. This clearinghouse created by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with CDC, contains reference materials to assist school districts with developing local wellness policies for physical activity and nutrition, tools and resources for implementation, and un-reviewed sample policies.
Action for Healthy Kids: Wellness Policy Tool.* This searchable database was developed by Action for Healthy Kids in partnership with CDC to compliment USDA's local wellness policy Web site (above). This site helps districts identify policy options and write their own policies. Users can adapt or copy sample language from un-reviewed policies gathered from across the country.
Federal Resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture—Healthy School Meals Resource System
Non-Federal Resources*
Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide. Produced by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), this document provides direction to states, school districts, and individual schools on establishing an overall policy framework for school health programs and specific policies on promoting healthy eating among young people.
Going Local: Paths to Success for Farm to School Programs [pdf 5.6 Mb]. This resource provides a snapshot of the diverse ways in which "farm to school" is making a difference nationwide. It includes case studies from eight states. Going Local was developed by the National Farm to School Program, Center for Food & Justice, Occidental College and the Community Food Security Coalition.
Model School Wellness Policies. From the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA), this comprehensive set of nutrition and physical activity policies is based on nutrition science, public health research, and existing practices from states and local school districts around the country.
Nutrition Standards for Healthy Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth. This new report, published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), provides nutrition guidance for schools seeking to implement or improve upon their current wellness policies. The report includes the IOM’s recommendations about nutrition standards for foods offered in competition with federally reimbursable meals and snacks.
Policy in Action: A Guide to Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy. This guide from California's Project Lean is designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing school nutrition and physical activity policies, including local wellness policies.
School Employee Wellness Guide: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools. The comprehensive guide provides information, practical tools, and resources for school employee wellness programs. It is designed to assist schools, school districts, and states with developing, supporting, and implementing school employee wellness programs that promote employee health, improve workforce productivity, and reduce the costs of employee absenteeism and health care.
School Nutrition Association. This site offers tools and stories on how schools are implementing goals relative to local wellness policies (e.g., physical education, classroom rewards and celebrations, fundraisers, and parent involvement).
School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students [pdf 475K]. This guide from the Food Research Action Council is designed to help schools respond to the special nutrition concerns of low-income students in their wellness policies.
School Wellness Policy Coding Tool [pdf 390 K]. In 2006, all school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program were required to develop a written school wellness policy. This coding system was designed by a group of researchers funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Program to evaluate these policies. This instrument was designed to be a common and reliable method for evaluating the comprehensiveness and strength of school wellness policies within and across states.
State-Level School Health Policies Database. In partnership with CDC, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has developed research-based, best practice model policy language on various school health topics that states, districts, and schools can adopt or adapt for themselves.
State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies. The National Association of State Boards of Education has produced an issues brief on how states are helping to implement local wellness policies with new laws, policies, guidance materials, and support to local education agencies. The brief highlights promising strategies that may help strengthen the impact of local school wellness policies.
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