ShapingNJ School Toolkit: Creating Healthy Active Schools

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This toolkit, prepared by Shaping NJ, The State Partnership for Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention, provides guidance and resources for community members interested in advancing school health.

The toolkit seeks to:

1. strengthen state and local wellness policies and facilitate their implementation;

2. make it easier for schools to serve healthy and appealing meals;

3. engage all students in both physical education programs and physical activity opportunities throughout the day and during before and after school programs.

Links to multiple resources are provided for each topic described in this document. Examples of practices and practical tools (resources) for translating policy into practice include:

• Creating active school wellness teams: the school health index, a coordinated school health model framework, and The Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program Framework;
• Bringing healthy and appealing food to schools: information about The Healthier US School Challenge, Breakfast in the Classroom, Farm to School, resources for school gardens and school salad bars;
• Promoting physical activity: FitnessGram, Let’s Move in Schools, Safe Routes to School; and shared use agreements.

View this useful resource and see what kind of healthy policies you can help bring to your local school.