1. What does wellness look like in your school?

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

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

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

5. What’s working in school wellness?

6. Activity & nutrition programming

7. Wellness programming throughout the school day

8. Parent involvement

9. Active wellness committees

10. Support Administrative & Teacher

11. What are challenges in school wellness?

12. Time Funding

13. Support, involvement, buy-in

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

15. What are the needs in school wellness?

16. Money Funding Staff

17. Time Facilities

18. Professional development Policy

19. Involvement & buy-in from parents, staff

20. New activity ideas Healthy snacks Fitnessgram & SWITCH info

22. School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health

23. What is ?

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

25. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

31. 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

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

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

34. GETTING STARTED WITH

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

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

42. Questions? www.IowaSwitch.org

43. SWITCH Team: Greg Welk – Project Leader Lorraine Lanningham-Foster - Lunchroom Spyridoula Vazou - Classroom Senlin Chen - PE Doug Gentile – Web/Media Email: SwitchFac@iastate.edu

44. What does wellness look like in your school?

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

46. Fitnessgram Smarter Lunchrooms

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

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

49. Open facilities Technology

50. School wellness committee

52. What’s working in school wellness?

53. Activity & nutrition programming

54. Wellness programming throughout the school day

55. Parent involvement

56. Active wellness committees

57. Support Administrative & Teacher

58. Fitnessgram Quality PE programming

59. Collaboration Community Involvement

61. What are challenges in school wellness?

62. Time Funding

63. Support, involvement, buy-in

64. Student lack of interest

65. PE waivers or not mandated

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

68. What are the needs in school wellness?

69. Money Funding Staff

70. Time Facilities

71. Professional development Policy

72. Involvement & buy-in from parents, staff

73. New activity ideas Healthy snacks Fitnessgram & SWITCH info

74. Resources Assessment Wellness info Community resources Local physical activity opportunities