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