Tim e for a Physical Activity Break! Zero I n Health is Academ - PDF document

Tim e for a Physical Activity Break!

Zero I n

Health is… Academ ic A Lifestyle Everyone’s Job

SC Healthy Schools… Is a partnership between the SCDE and SCDHEC Is funded by CDC DASH Encourages the use of a coordinated school health approach, based on the CDC Coordinated School Health Model, to improve student health through effective policies, practices, and programs Provides tools, resources, technical assistance, and professional development to districts and schools

I f you change the environment… Behavior will follow.

Look at the m essages w e send…

W hat is Coordinated School Health? A process which brings a school community together to teach children to be healthy for a lifetime Effective coordinated school programs reinforce positive healthy behaviors throughout the day and makes clear that good health and learning go hand in hand

Coordinated School Health Model Health Education Family/Community Physical Education Involvement Health Promotion Health for Staff Services Healthy School Nutrition Evironment Services School Counseling & Social Services

W hat is ? Coordinated Approach to Child Health A resource for bringing schools, families, and communities together to work toward creating a healthy school environment. A coordinated program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food choices, and prevent tobacco use in school aged children.

Research Trial ( 9 1 -9 4 ) Research study was called the “Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health” First research trial to integrate school, child & family Ethnically diverse population Over 5,000 students involved in nearly 100 schools Four geographic areas of the U.S. - California - Louisiana - Minnesota - Texas

Does W ork? Reduced total fat and saturated fat content of school lunches. Increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during P.E. classes. Improved students’ self-reported eating and physical activity behaviors. Effects persisted over three years without continued intervention. Luepker RV, et al (1996). JAMA , 275(10), 768-76. Nader PR, et al (1999). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 153(7), 695-704 .

working together to give students has 4 components… the same message Health Education Family/Community Physical Education Involvement Health Promotion Health for Staff Services Healthy School Nutrition Environment Services School Counseling & Social Services

Language of GO SLOW WHOA Kids receive consistent healthy messages in the classroom, cafeteria, & in PE class:  Students learn GO, SLOW , & W HOA through the classroom lessons  Posting GO, SLOW , & W HOA signs on cafeteria line or on the cafeteria walls  Using CATCH GO, SLOW , & W HOA Eat Smart games in CATCH PE class  Showcasing GO, SLOW , & W HOA at Family Fun Events

Physical Education • MVPA for 50% of class time • Opportunities to participate and practice skills • Enjoy physical activity • Encouraged to be physically active outside of school

Classroom Curricula • K-8th grades • Objectives are for students to be able to: – Identify, practice, & adopt healthy eating & physical activity behaviors • Focus on: – Knowledge – Modeling by cartoon and peers – Skills training & self-monitoring – Social skills (tobacco refusal) – Social norm setting

Eat Sm art Program (School Food Service) • Provide children with tasty lower fat, saturated fat, and sodium school meals while maintaining required levels of essential nutrients and student participation • Daily throughout the school year

4 Target Areas of Eat Sm art • Menu Planning • Food Purchasing • Food Production • Promotion

Fam ily/ Com m unity Program • Raising Awareness & Getting Involved • Home Team Materials • Web Resources • Family/ Community Events

Start w ith the ABC’s A lways reinforce healthy behaviors  Praise students for making healthy choices  Encourage students to try a new Go Food or to try a new physical activity  Once a month during lunch give students in the cafeteria who are eating (or have eaten) their fruits and vegetables a sticker

Start w ith the ABC’s B e a role model  Eat lunch in the cafeteria with your students once a month or once a week  Drink from a water bottle throughout the day rather than a soda

Start w ith the ABC’s C reate & support a healthy environment  Have posters/ signage in the school highlighting healthy behaviors  Incorporate the Language of CATCH!

GO-SLOW -W HOA Signage

CATCH Bulletin Boards

Hum ble I SD Examples of Student Work Fat grams and sodium content graphs and charts

Brand the Cafeteria

Menu Labeling • Displayed each day for lunch meal at all elementary schools • Reinforces the balance between diet and activity • All foods “fit”

Fitness Friday

GCS CATCH Training

Classroom Activities in GCS Duncan Chapel Elem entary

Classroom Activities in GCS Duncan Chapel Elem entary

CATCH Signage in GCS Stone Academ y Duncan Chapel Elem entary

CATCH Signage in GCS Mitchell Elem entary Sim psonville Elem entary

Fam ily W ellness Fiesta CATCH A Star

SC Success Stories w w w .know itall.org/ healthy • Simpsonville Elementary School, Greenville • Kelly Miller Elementary School, Fairfield • Easterling Primary School, Marion 1 • Manning Primary School, Clarendon 1 • Drayton Hall Elementary School, Charleston • Jennie Moore Elementary School • Nevitt Forest Elementary, Anderson 5 • Wren Elementary School, Anderson 1 • Charleston Progressive Academy, Charleston • Mitchell Elementary School, Charleston • RB Stall High School, Charleston

Florence 1 Southside Middle Greenville CATCH 37 of 45 elementary schools Florence 3 5 person cadre members Districts and schools that have received training Main Street Elementary Scranton Elementary Spartanburg 2 Updated March 26, 2010 Lake City Elementary Boiling Springs Elementary Olanta Elementary JC Lynch Elementary McNair Middle (FS staff) 2 1 2 Cherokee 4 Spartanburg Greenville 3 York Florence 4 1 3 7 Boys and Girls Club* Pickens 5 6 Union Chesterfield Marion 1 Lancaster Oconee 4 Chester Marlboro 1 Easterling Primary Marion Intermediate 4 55 2 Johnakin Middle Anderson Laurens 2 Dillon 5 Fairfield Kershaw Darlington 3 1 56 Marion 7 51 3 Newberry Britton’s Neck Elementary Lee 1 1 2 Marion Creek Bridge Middle Abbeville 50 52 Florence 5 2 4 Horry Greenwood 2 Richland 2 7 Saluda 1 2 Sumter 3 3 1 5 McCormick 17 Lexington 3 4 2 Edgefield Calhoun Williamsburg 1 Aiken 5 Georgetown Richland 1 Orangeburg 3 Georgetown 29 Elementary school CRTs 19 4 Andrews Elementary 2 Berkeley Barnwell Brown's Ferry Elementary Bamberg Fairfield – 100% SRS 45 4 Sampit Elementary Kelly Miller Elementary 1 Fairfield Elementary Berkeley Allendale Fairfield Magnet 2 Bonner Elementary McCrorey-Liston Elementary Colleton 1 Fairfield Middle Charleston 1 cadre member Hampton Charleston 2 cadre members 2 Richland 2 Orangeburg 5 Polo Road Elementary Jasper Mellichamp Elementary Beaufort 1 cadre member Kershaw Blaney Elementary Lee Lee Central Middle School Save the Children* * CATCH Kids Club (after school)

I t Takes Everyone W orking Together

Contact I nform ation http:/ / w w w .ed.sc.gov/ healthyschools Lara Peck Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Coordinator SC Healthy Schools SC Department of Education 803-734-3197 lpeck@ed.sc.gov