NEW Health, Physical Education and Nutrition Standards Christine Philley, CFCS School Health Administrator & Dale Dieckman, ATC, CSCS Physical Education Specialist Office of Healthy Schools Mississippi Department of Education

An Alarming Trend: We are in danger of raising the first generation of American children who will live sicker and die younger than their parent’s generation. Childhood obesity is one of the most urgent and serious health threats confronting our nation. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Why? If schools do not deal with children’s health by design, they deal with it by default. Health is Academic, 1997

Every day in Mississippi, we have an opportunity to reach… 493, 302 public school students 152 School Districts 618 Elementary Schools/225 Secondary Schools Over 68,000 adults work as teachers, school building staff, or school district staff

Why Coordinated School Health? It is difficult for students to be successful in school if they are: Depressed Tired Being bullied Stressed Sick Using alcohol or other drugs Hungry Abused

Why Coordinated School Health? Six behaviors account for most of the serious illness and premature deaths in the U.S. Tobacco Use Abuse of alcohol and other drug use Unintentional injuries and violence Sexual Behaviors resulting in HIV, sexually transmitted diseases or teenage pregnancy Poor eating habits Inadequate physical activity

Coordinated School Health Program Physical Education Health Education Health Services Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological Services Healthy School Environment Health Promotion for Staff Family and Community Involvement

Motivated and Learning Sense of Positive Self-Esteem Sense of Belonging and Importance Sense of Being Loved and Appreciated Free of Fear and In A Safe place Physical Health MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY AND COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH Health Education Physical Education Health Services Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological and Social Services Healthy School Environment Family/Community Involvement Health Promotion for Staff

Why Coordinated School Health? The alternative is costly Hidden Costs to Schools Measurable Costs to State Measurable Costs to Schools

The Hidden Costs Extra staff time needed for students with low academic performance or behavior problems caused by poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Costs associated with time and staff needed to administer medications needed by students with associated health problems. Healthcare costs, absenteeism, and lower productivity due to the effects of poor nutrition, inactivity and overweight among school employees.

Measurable Costs to our state: Absenteeism means ( figures) Statewide Enrollment: 493,302 ADA Statewide: 470,679 Statewide Attendance: 95% $4,574 per student based on fully funded MAEP ( ) Statewide schools leaving $102,562,802 on table (not taking into consideration local contribution) Reduced

Measurable costs to our schools: Reduced Absenteeism means School District: 3,000 Students Each 1% attendance improvement = $137,220

School Health Policy Development

2007 School Health Policy Development Healthy Students Act (House Bill 732/Senate Bill Section ) Mandates 150 minutes per week of physical activity based instruction K-8 Mandates 45 minutes per week of health education, K-8 Requires ½ Carnegie Unit of physical education for graduation, 9-12 Appropriates funds for a physical education coordinator to be housed at MDE

2007 School Health Policy Development Healthy Students Act (House Bill 732/Senate Bill Section ) Requires the State Board of Education to establish regulations for child nutrition school breakfast and lunch programs to include how food items are prepared, time allotted for the consumption of breakfast and lunch, extra food sales, marketing and retail fast foods. Defines the duties of the School Health Councils to include a coordinated approach to school health

Health Education Guidelines

For Grades K - 8: 45 Minutes of Health Education per week Can be achieved in many different ways: Taught by certified Health Teacher Integrated into on-going academic classes Taught by resource speakers (doctors, nurses, law enforcement officials, counselors, health unit professionals, etc)

For Grades /2 Carnegie Unit of Instruction in Comprehensive Health Education required for graduation This is already an existing requirement

Physical Education Rules & Regulations

150 Minutes of Physical Education/Activity Based Instruction for Grades K-8 Can be achieved in many different ways: A total of 50 minutes per week must be in physical Education Activity-based instruction in the regular classroom Supervised recess activity Extracurricular activities (7-8) that are sanctioned by the Mississippi High School Activities Association

Grades /2 Carnegie Unit of Physical Education required for High School graduation beginning in the school year This is a new requirement

HEALTH IN ACTION IS: A collection of web-based lesson plans written by highly qualified educators from across the state Lesson plans that are linked to web-based resources, classroom materials and videos For all classroom teachers Lesson plans that can be implemented in classrooms, gyms or on the playground

HEALTH IN ACTION IS (continued) Lesson plans that link school health education and physical education with core academic subjects Lesson plans that are based on State and National Standards for Health and Physical Education Age appropriate lesson plans that are based on competencies prescribed by state Health and Physical Education frameworks

WHY HEALTH IN ACTION? To assist teachers, schools and school districts in implementing the requirements of the MS Healthy Students Act. To provide resources to support the implementation of quality health education and physical education/activity based instruction in classrooms across the state.

Committed to Move – Quality PE Program One grant per district District must have certified PE Instructor District must match grant for equipment 1:1 Project components: Physical Best Training and Materials Fitnessgram Software Incentive payments to schools for data submission Required Training Participants: School Principal Certified PE Instructor

Committed to Move

Nutrition Standards Development Process

Research Based Decisions Relationship between nutrition and health and nutrition and learning Students need adequate time to eat Recess before lunch may provide benefits to students Family education is the key to building a healthy future for all Mississippians Aggressive marketing is a must

The Nutrition Standards address: Healthy food and beverage choices Healthy food preparations Marketing healthy food choices Food preparation ingredients and products Allotment of time for lunch and breakfast periods Availability of food items Methods to increase participation in programs

Programs Already In Place 5 Star Food Grants Nutrition Integrity Grants Star Food Marketing Program News Releases designed to promote the quality of food service in schools Development of a 12 minute video to highlight food safety issues for foods being brought to school

Nutrition Integrity Grant Strategy: Replace frying with combi-oven in 20 school sites with large number of weekly servings of fried foods Goal: Decrease fat and calorie consumption in food served in schools How: Equipment – Combi-Oven Require 1/3 school match for equipment Training at school site

5 ***** Star Food Grant Strategy: Improve preparation and presentation of fruits and vegetables in school meals in 100 schools Goal: Increase fruit and vegetable consumption How: Equipment – sectionizer and slicer Training with chef and at school site with MSU agents Pre and Post Consumption pattern assessments Benchmark payments

5 ***** Star Food Grant

Summary School Nutrition Programs must play a central role in modeling good nutrition. These standards go beyond the USDA Standards Healthy eating patterns are important for children to promote cognitive development, prevent health problems and reduce under-nutrition.

Coordinated School Health Programs: An Investment In Our Future “Schools could do more than perhaps any other single institution in society to help young people, and the adults they will become, to live healthier, longer, more satisfying, and more productive lives.” Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development

Coordinated School Health Make it a reality in your school!!