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Transcript of Welcome!. Healthy Schools 2020 Video CCPN Priority Initiatives.
Welcome!
Healthy Schools 2020 Video
CCPN Priority Initiatives
Priority Areas for Action
1. Healthy lunches & food service contracts (PPM 150)
2. Healthy fundraising
3. Healthy classroom rewards
School Baseline Survey
Purpose
• To assess current activity in the nutrition priority areas
Response
• 8 of 9 school boards completed (May-June 2010)
• 262 respondents (out of 545 schools) = 48%
Survey Highlights
Commonly Cited Barriers:• Analyzing the foods to ensure compliance with
nutritional guidelines
• Availability of vendors which can meet guidelines
Supports• “Training for all staff and for parents in making
healthier eating options and making these choices on a budget.”
• “Additional literature to be given out to parents.”
Healthy School Nutrition Environments
Our Children are at Nutritional Risk!
68% of boys (9-13 yrs) consuming < 5 daily servings of vegetables & fruit 83
% of girls (10-16 yrs) who do not have 3 daily servings of milk products
10# of teaspoons of sugar in one can of soft drink 60
% increase in risk of becoming overweight for each additional daily serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage (children, 1.5 yr-period)
1000Amount of sodium (mg) in one large slice of pizza 1200
Adequate Intake of sodium (mg) per day for children aged 4-8
What is a Healthy School Nutrition Environment (HSNE)?
The Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008
1. Trans Fat Standards Regulation (O.Reg. 200/08):• Introduced – April 2008• Full implementation – Sept. 2008
2. School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150):• Introduced – Jan. 2010 • Full implementation – Sept. 1, 2011
School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150)
The policy applies to food and beverages sold:• In all venues on school property• Through all programs• At all events on school property
School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150)
The standards do not apply to foods and beverages: • Offered in schools to students at no cost • Brought from home/ purchased off school premises• Purchased during field trips• Sold in schools for non-school purposes• Sold for fundraising activities that occur off school
premises• Sold in staff rooms
Nutrition Standards
Products in this category are the
healthier options and
generally have higher levels of
essential nutrients and
lower amounts of fat, sugar,
and/or sodium.
Sell Most Sell LessNot Permitted
For SaleProducts in this
category may have slightly higher amounts of fat, sugar, and/or
sodium than food and beverages in
the Sell Most category.
Products in this category generally contain few or no essential nutrients
and/or contain high amounts of fat, sugar, and/or
sodium (e.g., deep-fried and
other fried foods, confectionery).
Nutrition Standards for Food
Food is divided into six groups:• Vegetables and Fruit• Grain Products• Milk and Alternatives• Meat and Alternatives• Mixed Dishes• Miscellaneous Items
Resources
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
P/PM 150 Overview:www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/healthyschools/policy.html
P/PM 150 Online Training Module:http://healthy.apandrose.com/
P/PM 150 Web Resources:http://healthy.apandrose.com/webresources.php
Nutrition Standards Toolhttp://healthy.apandrose.com/nst
NUTRITION TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS©
Contact your public health unit!
DISCUSSION
Think about your current school nutrition environment.
1. Where are foods & beverages currently being offered and sold in your school? (2-3 min)
2. Where/ how could you improve the quality of offerings? (2-3 min)
BREAK
Priority 1: Healthy Catered Lunches
Survey Results: Foods in Schools
In the Champlain region…• Common foods sold or served in
elementary and secondary schools:
1. Pizza (60.4%)
2. Hot dogs & hamburgers (39.2%)
3. Juice that is not 100% (29.8%)
4. Regular potato chips (25.3%)
5. Soft drinks (23.8%)
A Healthy Lunch!
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Holiday Pizza SubPasta SaladCookie
Tomato soup½ chicken finger wrap with lettuce & mayo
Turkey wrap (w lettuce mayo grated cheese)Pasta saladCookie
Ham Wrap (w lettuce & cheese)Salad Yogurt
Chicken BurgerPasta SaladCookie
Chicken NuggetsCaesar SaladCookie
Pizza Pepperoni SubSoupYogurt
CheeseburgerSaladCookie
Chicken fingersSaladCookie
Hot DogSoupYogurt
Pogo SaladCookie
½ Chicken Caesar wrapSalad Cookie
Hot DogPasta saladJello
Grilled CheeseSoupCookie
PogoSaladYogurt
Making Changes…
EXISTING MENU AS SUBMITTED THROUGH SURVEY, JUNE 2010
Priority 2: Healthy Fundraising
Survey Results: Fundraising
In the Champlain region…• 87.4 % of schools use food for fundraising• Most common fundraising foods are:
– Bake Sale Items (19.3%) – Pizza (18.5%)– Chocolate (13.1%)– BBQ Items (i.e. hotdogs) (9.7%)
Healthy Fundraising
To raise money by using non-food items or the healthiest food and beverages
(on and off school premises)
Apple - gram
Bike-a-thon
Silent auction
Book sale
Will we lose money?!?
BC – Over half of schools no change in fundraising revenue when switch to healthier options (Act Now BC, 2008)
US – schools in many US states – no decrease in revenue, many have seen a net gain (Wharton, et al, 2008)
Priority 3: Healthy Classroom Rewards
Survey Results: Classroom Rewards
In the Champlain region…• 90% of teachers give children rewards for
good behaviour:– Privileges (68.3%)– Food (66.0%)– Stickers (60.4%)– Beverages (4.2%)
Survey Results: Classroom Rewards
Rewarding with Food
Why not?• Encourages emotional eating• Adds unnecessary calories, sugar,
fat to the diet• Undermines nutrition education at
school and at home• Establishes poor dietary practices
Choose Non-food Rewards!
• Stickers• Erasers• Bouncy balls• Pencils• Bookmarks• Frisbees• Hacky sacks
Paving the way!
Steps for Success
• Assess: What is your school doing now?
• Consult your school community (parents, school council, vendors). Just ask!
• Decide what to offer/ sell
• Promote and communicate!
DISCUSSION
What are some of the successes or things your school is doing well in terms of creating a healthy school nutrition environment? Provide specific ideas/ examples in the following 3 areas:
1. Healthy lunches & food service contracts
2. Healthy fundraising
3. Healthy classroom rewards
(10 min)
QUESTIONS
Creating change! Bringing it all together…
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never been in bed
with a mosquito.”
- Unknown
Becoming a Champion!
The Champlain Healthy School-aged Children Initiative was made possible through funding from the Ontario Ministry of
Health Promotion, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, and the Société Santé en français.
Acknowledgement
www.ccpnetwork.ca