School Wellness
Local wellness policies in schools in 2006- The childhood obesity epidemic continues to gain coverage nationally with the passage of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization act of 2004. Wellness policies must be created at the local level and must include the following:
- Goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other activities
- Nutrition guidelines for all foods served
- Implementation plans
- Evaluation and monitoring plans
Milk can and should play an important role in your wellness policy. School is where most students receive their entire dairy consumption for the day. National Dairy Council can help provide excellent resources for your wellness policies. Please see the following links on how to get these materials to help build your wellness policy: New Look of School Milk, Expanding Breakfast, Nutrition Expeditions 2nd and 4th grade curriculum, Healthy vending with Dairy, ReCharge! Energizing After School program.
Dairy is part of your solution. To get all the facts on how to incorporate dairy into your wellness policy, click here.
Some resources available for schools on wellness include the following:
School Nutrition Association
Action For Healthy Kids
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
Child Nutrition-the Importance of Dairy
Children need to make sure that they have three servings a day of dairy. For tips on how to fit Dairy into your school wellness policy, please visit Dairy and School Wellness.
School Wellness resources
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