Team California for Healthy Kids Campaign
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has initiated the Team California for Healthy Kids campaign to promote good eating habits and physical activity throughout the day, every day, in schools, before and after school program, early childhood programs and communities. The campaign is focused on making healthy choices the easy choices. The three goals of the campaign are to increase fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables and salad bars, increase access to fresh drinking water, and increase moderate to vigorous physical activity. For more information on the campaign, visit the Team California for Healthy Kids Web page.
Why Nutrition?
Research has established that good nutrition combined with nutrition education, and regular physical activity, contributes to positive health outcomes such as preventing obesity and reducing chronic health conditions such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Nutrition has also been linked to improved educational outcomes such as attentiveness, attendance, concentration, and academic performance.
Make it Happen!
It takes everyone in our children's lives to promote healthy lifestyles. Whether a student, teacher, administrator, parent, or local advocate, all have a role in making health and nutrition a part of a sound education and a healthy life. For ideas on how to make it happen in your community, please read the following fact sheets related to the campaign.
- TCHK Fresh Foods Fact Sheet [http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/documents/factsheetfrshfd.pdf] (PDF; Posted Oct-2011)
- TCHK Water Fact Sheet [http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/documents/factsheetwtr.pdf] (PDF; Posted Oct-2011)
Nutrition
The California Department of Education (CDE), Nutrition Services Division provides leadership on and support of nutrition services to enhance the health, well-being, development, and educational potential of California’s children, adults, and families. See below for resources that support the nutrition related aspects of the Team California for Healthy Kids campaign.
Fresh Foods, Particularly Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Salad Bars
Resources For Schools
Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools [http://saladbars2schools.org/]
How To Set Up a Salad Bar [http://www.calsna.org/documents/SaladBarDev.pdf]
(PDF)
Promoting Fruits and Vegetables [http://www.healthyschoolenvironment.org/training-resources/promoting-fruits-and-vegetables]
Cooking and Serving Fruits and Vegetables [http://www.healthyschoolenvironment.org/training-resources/cooking-and-serving]
USDA Farmers Market Search [http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/]
Farm to School [http://www.farmtoschool.org/]
Harvest of the Month [http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/]
Agriculture in the Classroom [http://www.agclassroom.org/]
Riverside Unified School District Farmers' Market Salad Bar Program [http://www.center-trt.org/downloads/obesity_prevention/interventions/rusd/rusd_Template.pdf
(PDF)
Resources for After School Programs
California AfterSchool Network [http://afterschoolnetwork.org/]
Center for Collaborative Solutions [http://www.ccscenter.org/afterschool/HomePage]
Resources for Early Childhood Programs
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/cc/]
5210 Let's Go! Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Toolkit [http://www.letsgo.org/toolkits/]
USDA
Garden-Themed Nutrition Education Kit: Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables [http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/growit.html]
Harvest of the Month Educational Resources [http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/nut/LACOLLAB_Files/documents/HOTM/HOTM%20Resources.htm]
Healthy & Active Preschoolers [http://www.healthypreschoolers.com]
Let’s Move Child Care [http://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/nutrition.html]
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Obesity Prevention in Young Children [http://www.naeyc.org/childhood_obesity_prevention_resources]
Access to Free Drinking Water
Water in Schools Toolkit [http://www.waterinschools.org]
Drinking Water for Students in Schools [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/water.asp]
National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Water Access in Schools: Model Wellness Policy Language [http://www.nplanonline.org/childhood-obesity/products/water-access]
Project LEAN video clips on increasing consumption of healthy beverages [http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/doc.asp?id=252#video]
Other Helpful Resources
Information from the California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division about improving nutrition and establishing healthy eating habits in school, child care, adult, and after school settings.
Healthy Eating & Nutrition Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/]
Shaping Health as a Partner in Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/shape.asp]
Resources for Local School Wellness Policies
Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 (Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act) : Local School Wellness Policies
[http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthy/wellnesspolicy.html]
CDC School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6005a1.htm?s_cid=rr6005a1_w]
School Wellness Policy Resources to Support Fresh Fruits and Vegetables [http://www.healthyschoolenvironment.org/training-resources/wellness-policies]
Guidance on Local School Wellness Policy
[http://www.banpac.org/policy_priorities.htm]
Promoting Wellness Policy Implementation and Connecting the Classroom, Cafeteria, and Community [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BwsZT9CTipHPYzQzYjM5MzEtNDgyNC00YWJmLTkyYmEtOTA1NGI5YzkyZmQw&hl=en_US]
(PPT)
Guidance for Parents on Implementing Local School Wellness Policies [http://changelabsolutions.org/publications/enforce-wellness-policy]
Tool for Assessing Local School Wellness Policies
[http://wellsat.org/]
General Local School Wellness Policy Resources [http://www.healthyschoolenvironment.org/training-resources/wellness-policies]
Resources for Standards-Based Nutrition Education
Nutrition Education Resource Guide [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/nerg.asp]
Gardening Enhanced Nutrition Education
[http://www.healthyschoolenvironment.org/training-resources/nutrition-education]
California Preschool Learning Foundations: Volume 2-Health Foundations [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psfoundationsvol2.pdf] (PDF)
California Preschool Curriculum Foundations: Volume 2-Health [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkvol2.pdf] (PDF; 10MB)
Resources for Healthy Fundraisers
Ideas for Healthy Fundraising Alternatives for Schools [http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/docuserfiles/Ideas for healthy fundraising fact sheet.pdf]
(PDF)
Let’s Party Healthy Celebrations Guide [http://wvde.state.wv.us/nutrition/news.html?news_id=35]
School Nutrition Association Guidelines for Healthy Fundraisers [http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=2168]
Alternatives to Food Rewards [http://www.capta.org/sections/communication/downloads/communicator-2006-10/Health-AlternativestoFood.pdf]
(PDF)
Resources from Partners
California School Nutrition Association [http://www.calsna.org/]
Action for Healthy Kids [http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/]
California Parents and Teachers Association Health Commission [http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/health.cfm]
California Project LEAN [http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/]
California School Board Association [http://www.csba.org/]
Dairy Council of California [http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/Default.aspx]
California Food Policy Advocates [http://cfpa.net/]
California Women, Infants and Children’s Program [http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Pages/default.aspx]
California Healthy Kids Resource Center [http://www.acoe.org/acoe/Home/RegionalPrograms/HealthyKids]
USDA Team Nutrition [http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/]
