child nutrition and weight curricula needed

[April Black]

yourSELF Nutrition Education Kit was developed by FNS and the USDA. Although
it is supposed to be used for middle school students, I found some parts can
be used for older students as well. You can find more info at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Educators/yourself.html

April Black

April Black
Research Dietitian, Look AHEAD Study
University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 S. Columbian Way (MS 151)
Seattle, WA 98108
tel. (206) 277-4449 fax. (206) 764-2009
email: aprbl at u.washington.edu
website: www.lookAHEADstudy.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Egan" <eganje at co.oakland.mi.us>
To: "Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group"
<phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: child nutrition and weight curricula needed



> Our Community Coalition decided on conducting the School Health Index from

> CDC first to examine what is in the curricula for health, nutrition and

phys

> ed - including time spent in physical activity, school food service menus

> policy, pouring rights (reduced cost sale of soda pop in schools), etc.

>

> Comprehensive school health education should have a strong practical

> nutrition component as well as the promotion of other health enhancing

> behaviors tied to how the body functions. It has functionslly been kicked

> out the door im Michigan, since it no longer is required on MEAP School

> Performance tests for the 3 R's.

>

> \-----Original Message-----

> From: PHNUTR-L-owner at u.washington.edu

> [mailto:PHNUTR-L-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Jamie Stang

> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:21 PM

> To: Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group

> Subject: child nutrition and weight curricula needed

>

>

> A colleague of mine is serving on a community coalition to prevent

childhood

> overweight. One of the ways in which physicians and nurses wanted to

become

> involved in preventing overweight was to provide school presentations to

> students on this topic. Does anyone have a curriculum to suggest?

>

> The health care professionals would most likely present for 1 hour, just

> once. However, ideas about longer curricula that could be adapted would

also

> be helpful.

>

> Thanks in advance for your assistance.

> Jamie Stang

>

> --

> Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD

> Director

> Leadership, Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child Health

> Nutrition

> University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology

> 1300 South Second Street

> Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015

> (612) 626-0351 - phone

> (612) 624-9328 - FAX

>

>

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