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Team Nutrition Training Grants


Team Nutrition (TN) Training Grants for Healthy School Meals have been identified in USDA's National Strategic Plan for Training and Technical Assistance as one of the anchor delivery systems for supporting the implementation of USDA's nutrition requirements and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in
school meals. TN Training Grants offer funding to State agencies to establish or enhance sustainable infrastructures for implementing TN.

From 1995 through 2008, the efforts by State agencies receiving TN Training Grants have resulted in:

  • Training and technical assistance on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, MyPyramid, and/or MyPyramid for Kids.

  • Training and technical assistance to help elementary schools take the HealthierUS School Challenge.

  • Many Child Nutrition Program foodservice personnel receiving training and technical assistance to enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to students.

  • The use of many USDA developed TN materials to assist foodservice staff in serving nutritious meals that meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

  • Focusing on the 5 a Day program to improve students' fruit and vegetable consumption.

  • Creating a healthy school environment using the USDA's resource, Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment: A Guide to Local Action.

  • Collaborating with other State agencies and organizations to achieve the Team Nutrition goal and to assist school districts in establishing Local Wellness Policies.

  • Many mini grants to local school districts to assist their efforts to promote healthy eating and physical activity.

  • Efforts to integrate nutrition education into students learning content standards, including trainings and workshops provided to teachers.

  • Many childcare children and school age students enjoying healthier school/childcare meals and students and their parents/caregivers are exposed to good nutrition information.

A statistical review is available here.

 

Last modified: 11/24/2008