Promoting School Wellness
School Wellness Policies and the Fight on Childhood Obesity
In a first look at the wellness policies schools were supposed to have in place by the end of the current school year, a congressional hearing May 10 was short on data about how well schools are meeting the legislative mandate, with some witnesses testifying that a number of school officials they met, including cafeteria workers and athletics coaches, seemed never to have heard of "wellness policies." Read more ... http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/2007/june2.htm
A Wellness Policy Tool that walks users through the stages of policy development is available from Action for Healthy Kids at www.actionforhealthykids.org/wellnesstool/index.php .
In a first look at the wellness policies schools were supposed to have in place by the end of the current school year, a congressional hearing May 10 was short on data about how well schools are meeting the legislative mandate, with some witnesses testifying that a number of school officials they met, including cafeteria workers and athletics coaches, seemed never to have heard of "wellness policies." Read more ... http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/2007/june2.htm
A Wellness Policy Tool that walks users through the stages of policy development is available from Action for Healthy Kids at www.actionforhealthykids.org/wellnesstool/index.php .
Added on July 17, 2007 by formasspta
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