Eating HealthyEating Healthy

What does eating What does eating healthy mean to you?healthy mean to you?

Eating HealthyEating Healthy

Eating HealthyEating Healthy

School Based Nutrition School Based Nutrition Education Education

Schools can reach all children and adolescents.Schools can reach all children and adolescents.

Schools provide opportunities for children to Schools provide opportunities for children to practice good eating habits.practice good eating habits.

Schools can address peer related issues that Schools can address peer related issues that affect eating habits.affect eating habits.

Teachers can use their instructional skills, and Teachers can use their instructional skills, and food service staff can offer their knowledge to food service staff can offer their knowledge to nutrition education programs at your school. nutrition education programs at your school.

Improve the eating behaviors and health of Improve the eating behaviors and health of youth and adults involved. youth and adults involved.

The Need for School The Need for School Based Nutrition ProgramsBased Nutrition Programs

To prevent iron deficiency , you To prevent iron deficiency , you should eat sufficient amounts of should eat sufficient amounts of foods high in iron and vitamin C. foods high in iron and vitamin C.

Iron Deficiency Iron Deficiency

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Obesity and Eating Obesity and Eating Disorders Disorders

•Obesity can lead to serious health problems …

…including poor peer relationships and lowself-esteem.

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Dental Caries Dental Caries (cavities)(cavities)

• Pain •Expensive Treatment•Tooth Loss

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Starting Here Starting Here

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What Do You Need What Do You Need

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Let’s Get LunchLet’s Get Lunch

Let’s Get Lunch!Let’s Get Lunch!

Promoting Healthy Eating Promoting Healthy Eating In The Classroom In The Classroom

Nutrition and Physical Nutrition and Physical FitnessFitness

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Being Physically FitBeing Physically Fit

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School School Fitness/ActivitiesFitness/Activities

Cheerleading Cheerleading DanceDance

Gymnastics Gymnastics RunningRunning

SoccerSoccerSwimmingSwimming

Walking/Hiking Walking/Hiking FootballFootball

Ideas For Activities Ideas For Activities

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Let’s Get It Started!Let’s Get It Started!

Ask your friends, teachers, counselors, Ask your friends, teachers, counselors, principals, and community leaders to help principals, and community leaders to help promote creating a healthy school. promote creating a healthy school.

Set up meetings with community leaders to Set up meetings with community leaders to get funding for this program in your get funding for this program in your schools.schools.

Take control and go out to your local food Take control and go out to your local food markets and farmers for their support. markets and farmers for their support.

Working Together Working Together

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Questions Please??Questions Please??

I can be contacted at I can be contacted at Berneatta.Whitlock@waldenu.edBerneatta.Whitlock@waldenu.edu , for more information or ways u , for more information or ways to start your journey to creating to start your journey to creating a healthy school full of nutrition a healthy school full of nutrition and exercise. and exercise.

Thank You !!!Thank You !!!

References References

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/dietary_guidelines.htmlhttp://www.usda.gov/cnpp/dietary_guidelines.html

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and Recommended Dietary Allowances Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs). Links to all guidelines and reports. (RDAs). Links to all guidelines and reports. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000105.htmlhttp://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000105.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1997). Guidelines for school and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1997). Guidelines for school and community programs to promote lifelong physical activity among young community programs to promote lifelong physical activity among young people. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORTS, 46(No. RR-6), 1-36. people. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORTS, 46(No. RR-6), 1-36.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health andCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing obesity and chronic diseases through nutrition Human Services. Preventing obesity and chronic diseases through nutrition

and physical activity. 2005. Available at and physical activity. 2005. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/ http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/ factsheets/Prevention/pdf/obesity.pdf. Accessed May 26, 2006.factsheets/Prevention/pdf/obesity.pdf. Accessed May 26, 2006.

References ContinuedReferences Continued

•Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework, Connecticut State Department of Education, 2006: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/Student/CHE/index.htm

•Moving into the Future: National Physical Education Standards, 2nd Edition, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2004: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=publicationsnationalstandards.html

•Pate, R. R., Pratt, M., et al. (1995). Physical activity and public health: A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine. JAMA, 273(5), 402-407.