TTHS | School Health Guidelines

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Burden of Obesity

Obesity in Children

The Role of Schools and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model

Chapter 3: The School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

School Health Guidelines

Guideline 1: Policies and Practices

Guideline 2: School Environments

Guideline 3: Nutrition Services

Guideline 4: Physical Education and Physical Activity

Knowledge Check

Guideline 5: Health Education

Guideline 6: School Health Services

Guideline 7: Family and Community

Guideline 8: School Employee Wellness

Guideline 9: Professional Development

Knowledge Check

Chapter 4: Conclusion

Impact of the Nine School Health Guidelines

Wrap-Up

Continuing Education Credit

Knowledge Check

You are a physical education teacher at Jefferson Middle School and have been invited to serve on the School Health Team. As a member of the team, you are involved in conducting an overall review of Jefferson Middle School’s physical activity and nutrition programs.

Using CDC’s School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, you begin with a review of your school’s:

Policies and practices
Environment
Nutrition services
Physical education and physical activity programs

Read the following statements to select the most appropriate response.

Jefferson Middle School participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federally sponsored school meal programs for nutrition services. Which of these students is not eligible to participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs?

Correct! Guideline 3 states all students are eligible to participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, regardless of income level.

Try again! Students are eligible to participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, regardless of the family's income level.

Jordan, whose family earns $20,000 per year

Bobby, whose family earns $45,000 per year

Juan, whose family earns $85,000 per year

All students are eligible to participate

As you review Jefferson Middle School’s environment, you note that food is often given by teachers as rewards for sitting still and being quiet in class. This is OK because it encourages students to have positive behavior.

Correct! Guideline 2 states that food items should not be used to reward students because food should not be associated with behavior. Teachers can reward achievements by using nonfood items or activities.

Try again! Guideline 2 states that food items should not be used to reward students because the offerings are often unhealthy choices, and food should not be associated with behavior.

True

False

Jefferson Middle School’s physical education classes are typically laid out like this:
- 5 minutes: Roll Call/Plan for the day
- 10 minutes: Stretching
- 10 minutes: Warm-up run
- 5 minutes: Activity instructions
- 25 minutes: Activity (e.g., volleyball, flag football, tennis, etc.)
- 5 minutes: Clean-up
Your school meets the recommendations for the percent of time students should be active during the class.

Correct! Guideline 4 states federal physical activity guidelines for students indicate that all students should be physically active for at least 50% of class time.

Try again! If you add the time students are physically active, it meets Guideline 4, which indicates that students be physically active for a minimum of 50% of class time.

True

False

After completing the assessment of Jefferson Middle School’s physical activity and nutrition programs, the School Health Team developed and implemented policies and practices to improve students’ health. Next, the School Health Team needs to _____ and ______ the new policies and practices to determine if change has improved students’ health.

Correct! Guideline 1 states that schools should develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies to improve students' health.

Try again! After assessing, developing, and implementing healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices, schools should monitor and evaluate those policies.

document; verify

monitor; evaluate

document; evaluate

establish; evaluate

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Scenario

Using CDC's School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, you begin with a review of your school's:

Policies and practices
Environment
Nutrition services
Physical education and physical activity programs

Resources

SHG Executive Summary [PDF - 5.09MB]

SHG Full Report [PDF - 973KB]

Tips for Teachers [PDF - 3.57MB]

Full Course Content [PDF - 364KB]