What does wellness look like in your school?. Participating in wellness programming ISU Extension, Healthier US School Challenge, SWITCH, Live Healthy.

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What does wellness look like in your school?

Participating in wellness programming ISU Extension, Healthier US School Challenge, SWITCH, Live Healthy Iowa

Increased physical activity Walking club, after-school yoga, brain breaks, daily PE, recess

Nutrition programming Smart Snacks, promoting healthy meals, no vending, education, cafeteria redesign

What’s working in school wellness?

Activity & nutrition programming

Wellness programming throughout the school day

Parent involvement

Active wellness committees

Support Administrative & Teacher

What are challenges in school wellness?

Time Funding

Support, involvement, buy-in

Special events, incentives (Birthdays & treats) Cuts, punishments (PE & recess)

What are the needs in school wellness?

Money Funding Staff

Time Facilities

Professional development Policy

Involvement & buy-in from parents, staff

New activity ideas Healthy snacks Fitnessgram & SWITCH info

School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health

What is ?

Mission To promote healthy school environments that enhance learning, engage families, and empower children to live healthy lifestyles.

What You Do, View, and Chew! SWITCH up to 60 minutes or more of physical activity per day. SWITCH down to 2 hours or less of recreational screen time per day. SWITCH up to 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health Make Switches Track Online Earn Achievements What is a Switch? A healthy change or a better choice

School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health Make Switches Provide Support Get Involved

School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health Make Switches Facilitate Program Achieve Success

Frequently Asked Questions Who participates in the program? 4 th & 5 th Grade Students Parents Teachers & School Staff Community

Frequently Asked Questions When does the SWITCH program run? February - May 16 Weeks Weekly Focus: Do, View, Chew, You Rule!

Frequently Asked Questions Why is SWITCH a solution for school wellness programming? Evidence-based program Designed to be cost-effective Refined for easy implementation Enhanced content & materials

Frequently Asked Questions Where has SWITCH been used before? Cedar Rapids, IA Lakeville, MN Indianola, IA

Frequently Asked Questions How is the SWITCH program run? Comprehensive Web Tool School SWITCH Team

GETTING STARTED WITH

Getting Started with All Iowa elementary schools are invited to join SWITCH! As a SWITCH school you receive: SWITCH Training SWITCH School Kit Comprehensive Web Tool access Community of Practice access On-going support

Getting Started with SWITCH is funded by a USDA dissemination grant that seeks to: Continue to evaluate the SWITCH program Evaluate enhanced school modules: SWITCH+ Classroom Module Physical Education Module Lunchroom Module

SWITCH Classroom Integrated physical activity & activity breaks Incorporates Do, View, & Chew concepts Integrates math, science, & language arts All teacher resources provided including: Curriculum Posters Flashcards Activity sheets

SWITCH PE Emphasis on energy balance education Teaches students concepts via active movement tasks Incorporates Do, View, & Chew concepts All teacher resources provided including: Curriculum Task sheets

SWITCH Lunchroom Designed to be used in conjunction with Smarter Lunchrooms Incorporates Do, View, & Chew concepts All lunchroom resources provided including: Plate waste training Lunch menu template SWITCH posters & menu cards Fruit & vegetable tasting kit

Getting Started with All enrolled schools will receive: SWITCH program in Spring 2016 Additional SWITCH+ modules in Spring 2017 As part of the evaluation process, 10 schools have access to SWITCH+ in Spring 2016

Getting Started with Want to learn more, or be a SWITCH school? Watch for a SWITCH with registration details soon!

Questions?

SWITCH Team: Greg Welk – Project Leader Lorraine Lanningham-Foster - Lunchroom Spyridoula Vazou - Classroom Senlin Chen - PE Doug Gentile – Web/Media

What does wellness look like in your school?

Participating in wellness programming ISU Extension, Healthier US School Challenge, SWITCH, Live Healthy Iowa

Fitnessgram Smarter Lunchrooms

Increased physical activity Walking club, after-school yoga, brain breaks, daily PE, recess

Nutrition programming Smart Snacks, promoting healthy meals, no vending, education, cafeteria redesign

Open facilities Technology

School wellness committee

What’s working in school wellness?

Activity & nutrition programming

Wellness programming throughout the school day

Parent involvement

Active wellness committees

Support Administrative & Teacher

Fitnessgram Quality PE programming

Collaboration Community Involvement

What are challenges in school wellness?

Time Funding

Support, involvement, buy-in

Student lack of interest

PE waivers or not mandated

Special events, incentives (Birthdays & treats) Cuts, punishments (PE & recess)

What are the needs in school wellness?

Money Funding Staff

Time Facilities

Professional development Policy

Involvement & buy-in from parents, staff

New activity ideas Healthy snacks Fitnessgram & SWITCH info

Resources Assessment Wellness info Community resources Local physical activity opportunities