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Development and Implementation Tools
This page provides general information on the wellness policy process. See also:
USDA Team Nutrition Best Practices- Washington State  (PDF|824 KB)
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction. Washington State University Extension.
With the goal of integrating Team Nutrition materials with other nutrition education and physical activity programs into Washington school classrooms, this booklet provides an overview of implementation strategies, success highlights, unforeseen barriers, and Web links for further details related to each objective.
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Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies
Connecticut State Department of Education; 2006
This guide is intended to help schools encourage healthy lifestyles in students by promoting the development and implementation of comprehensive nutrition and physical activity policies by local boards of education.
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Best Practices for Healthy School Nutrition Environments  (PDF|330 KB)
New Hampshire Department of Education; 2005
Booklet contains experiential information about competitive mini grants that were offered to New Hampshire Schools. Schools reported projects to the Bureau that were successful, but also identified activities and projects that were difficult to accomplish to assist other schools in changing their nutrition environments.
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Food for Thought: Healthy Food Guidelines for Schools
Lexington Fayette County Health Department.
Promoting healthy behaviors among students is an important role of the school, administrators, teachers and parents. In this booklet, you will find practical tips for making healthy, appealing foods available to students in schools.
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From Cupcakes to Carrots: Local Wellness Policies One Year Later  (PDF|660 KB)
School Nutrition Association (SNA) and School Nutrition Foundation (SNF)
This study seeks to understand how schools are progressing with the implementation of their wellness policies after one year.
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From Policy to Action: Steps to Implementing Your Local Wellness Policy.  (PDF|912 KB)
Minnesota Department of Education
You have a district policy in place now where do you go from here? This resource serves as a guide through the wellness policy process from policy, into implementation and how to evaluate its progress. It highlights the use of surrounding resources and worksheets to help keep the process organized.
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Healthy School Nutrition Environment Resource List  (PDF|936 KB)
Connecticut State Department of Education.
Contains online resources to assist schools with promoting healthy eating and physical activity for children. Resources and websites are listed by main category.
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Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth!
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Includes information about school health programs, health topics, and related data and statistics.
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Making It Happen in Montana: School Wellness in Action
Montana Office of Public Instruction School Nutrition Program.
This document provided examples of model school practices regarding nutrition and physical activity from schools throughout Montana.
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Nutrition Sen$e Toolkit
Montana Team Nutrition Program.
Toolkit guide reader you through key concepts and considerations necessary to make these positive changes in the student store. In the end, your school store will not only continue to be profitable, it will contribute to student health and well being in your school.
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Policy in Action: A Guide to Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy
California Project LEAN in collaboration with the Center for Weight and Health, University of California Berkeley.
This user-friendly guide is designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing school nutrition and physical activity policies, including local wellness policies. The guide includes helpful hand-outs to develop your plan of action for implementing your policy.
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Recess Before Lunch- A Guide for Success
Montana Office of Public Instruction School Nutrition Programs; Montana Team Nutrition Program.
Recess Before Lunch is simply a change in the traditional scheduling order of lunchtime and recess. This booklet assists schools with the detailed planning needed to make this change
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The Local Process: How to Create and Implement a Local Wellness Policy
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
Team Nutrition provides you with a logically organized outline of how to approach the development, implementation and evaluation of a local wellness policy.
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School Wellness Implementation Publication
School Nutrition Association
A publication from the School Nutrition Association that provides information and practical ideas for all in the school community. "School Nutrition Professionals Put Wellness Policies to Work" is a booklet of motivational tales of how school nutrition directors are meeting the challenges and seizing the opportunities presented by local school wellness policies.
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