The Dannon Institute understands that school administrators are looking for quick, accurate information related to school wellness. Written by nutrition professionals, the following school wellness minute papers and tip sheets are designed for school administrators to share with staff and with parents during meetings or newsletters.
School Wellness Minute Papers
- • Alternative to Foods as a Reward
- Why food should not be used as a reward or punishment for a child's behavior
- • Creating Faculty Staff Wellness Programs
- Ideas on why and how to create faculty staff wellness programs in schools
- • The Dollar Power of Disease Prevention
- Decreasing health care costs by combating disease early-on
- • Egg Allergy
- Important information regarding egg allergies
- • Evaluating School Wellness Programs
- Ideas on why and how to evaluate your school wellness programs
- • Food in Schools: Not Just In the Cafeteria
- Alternatives to providing food in the school environment as rewards, at celebrations, and for fundraisers
- • Food Insecurity & the Obesity-Hunger Conundrum
- Information on the relationship between obesity and hunger and how they can exist side by side
- • Gluten Intolerance
- Important information regarding gluten intolerance
- • How Do Schools Deal with Kids who Come to School Hungry
- Ideas for how schools can address hunger
- • How to Fund New Wellness Programs and Initiatives: Out of the Box Solutions
- Ideas about partnerships that can be formed to facilitate new wellness programs and initiatives
- • Is Fruit Juice a Healthy Beverage for Kids? Isn't it Full of Sugar?
- Dispelling the myths associated with fruit juice consumption by children
- • Lactose Intolerance
- Information on lactose intolerance including the rules regarding nondairy beverage alternatives in school lunch and breakfast programs
- • Marketing Sells Meals! Suggestions for Your National School Lunch Programs
- Tips for improving school meal programs while staying within the USDA and Dietary Guidelines, and making National School Lunch Program meals attractive to students
- • Nuts
- Important information regarding nut allergies
- • Providing Economical and Healthy School Foods
- Providing healthy school food options while considering budget
- • Snack Bar / A La Carte Foods In Schools
- Competitive foods and why guidelines for them should be enacted as part of the school wellness policy
- • Vending Machine Foods
- Information regarding healthy food and beverage choices for school vending machines
School Wellness Tip Sheets
- • Children's Physical Activity Guidelines
- An overview of activity recommendations from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education
- • Considerations in Low-Income Communities
- Recommendations for how to make school a "healthy place" for children in low-income communities
- • Evaluating School Wellness Programs
- Tips for administrators on how to plan a highly targeted and useful evaluation of your school wellness program
- • Good Nutrition Conveniently
- The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act and what it means for school meals - Recommendations and Sample Food Ideas
- • Healthier Fundraising Choices
- Tips and resources for non-food fundraisers
- • How to Fund New Wellness Programs and Initiatives: Out of the Box Solutions
- A list of potential partnership opportunities that can be formed to facilitate new wellness programs and initiatives
- • How to Make Farm to School Programs More Successful
- Information on implementing successful farm to school programs
- • Increasing Parent Buy-In
- Helpful hints on how to bridge the gap between home and school
- • Obesity Fact Sheet
- Information on childhood obesity and prevention
- • Providing Economical and Healthy School Foods
- Strategies for providing healthy food options while controlling costs
- • Recess Before Lunch
- The benefits of having recess before lunch and things to consider when implementing this schedule
- • The School Food Environment
- A summary of the components of the school food environment, including the cafeteria, vending, and classroom food policies
- • Strength Training for Children
- Information on appropriate strength training for children of different ages
- • Worksite Wellness Programming in Schools
- Tips on how to facilitate worksite wellness programming in schools