Arkansas Wellness Policies for Public Schools

1. Arkansas Wellness Policiesfor Public Schools Putting State and Federal Nutrition Regulations into Practice By Wanda Shockey, MEd, RD, LD Director Child Nutrition Unit Arkansas Department of Education

3. Road to Wellness In Arkansas • 1992 Beginning for Arkansas Emphasis Student Health • CDC Infrastructure Grant to Arkansas • Health Action Teams funded by CDC Grant • 2002 Awareness of Obesity Epidemic concerns Governor, Speaker of House, Chairman of Public Health and Welfare Committee, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health • Act 1220 of 2003 – Efforts to change the course of obesity for future generations result in jump on Wellness Policy Requirements • CN Reauthorization of 2004 – School Wellness Policy Requirements

4. Impact of Arkansas Legislation • Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 • Eliminated Elementary Vending 2003-04 • Established Statewide Committee to Make Recommendations for Public Schools with regard to Nutrition Standards for all foods available on campus • Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards (Aligns with Wellness Policy “Components”) • Required a Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee (Aligns with Wellness “Involvement” Requirement) for each school district by 2004-05

5. Impact of Foundation Grant • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds: • Evaluation of the implementation of Act 1220 and its impact on student health (Aligns with the Wellness Policy Measurement and Evaluation)

6. Arkansas Wellness SY 2003-04 Accomplishments : • Elimination of Elementary School Vending (State Law) • Implementation of BMI Screening for Arkansas Students in Public Schools • Establishment of Arkansas Child Health Advisory Committee (ACHAC) • June 2004 Recommendations by ACHAC to the Departments of Education and Health

7. BMI Taskforce Community Health Nurses School Rosters Parent Addresses Develop Measurement Protocol Generate Abstract Forms Height/Weight Assessment Child Health Report School Nurses Data Entry BMI Calculation Generate Child Health Report Public Health Nurses Primary Care Physicians Arkansas Children’s Hospital Public & Private Insurers Parents Developed Strategic Plan School Nurses Local Clinical Resources

8. Child Health Advisory Committee(June 2004 Recommendations) • School required physical activity standards • School required nutrition standards • Campus specific nutrition and physical activity assessments • Nutrition education curriculum inclusion • Food services professional development • Continued oversight of Act 1220 compliance

9. Arkansas Wellness SY 2004-05 Accomplishments : • Establishment of District Nutrition & Physical Activity Committees (NPAC) same as Wellness Policy Committee Requirement • Annual BMI Screening Data • Annual School Health Index (SHI) Assessment • Promulgation of regulations for the Arkansas Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards by Arkansas Department of Education (Included six (6) public hearings) • Employment of the (5) Community Health Promotion Specialists (CHENS) in the largest Educational Cooperative to assist school districts in using the School Health Index Assessment • Employment of the (16) Community Health Nurse Specialists (CHIPS) to be located in the Education Cooperatives

10. Arkansas Wellness Impact SY 2005-06 Accomplishments: • Sept. 19, 2005, Effective date for AR Nutrition and Physical Activity Rules and Regulations • February 2006 Update District NPAC/Wellness Committees via email to CNU, ADE • 20 Area Meetings on USDA Wellness Policy Requirements to be conducted by CNU,ADE February –April 2006 • June 30, 2006 Deadline for submission of district Wellness Policy for SY 2006-07 – Submission can be via Wellness email address.

11. Arkansas Wellness Impact SY 2006-07 Future Plans: • Fall 2006 – Spring 2007- USDA Wellness Policy Grant Activities Implementation • Annual BMI Screening Data • Annual School Health Index (SHI) Assessment • February 2007 Incorporation of Wellness Priority into each District’s School Improvement Plan - Based on SHI and BMI data and Researched Based Interventions (Aligns with monitoring progress on Wellness Policies) • ADE continue monitoring of state and federal regulations

12. Arkansas Wellness Team • Parents • Local School Districts • Arkansas School Boards Association • Arkansas School Food Service Association • Arkansas Child Health Advisory Committee • Arkansas Departments of Health and Education • American Academy of Pediatrics • American Academy of Family Physicians • Community Health Centers of Arkansas • Arkansas Action For Healthy Kids • Arkansas Parent Teacher Association

13. Arkansas Wellness Team • Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care • Arkansas Children’s Hospital • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences • Arkansas Center for Health Improvement • College of Medicine (A. Reece) • College of Public Health (J. Raczynski) • Area Health Education Centers (A. Cranford) • USDA Nutrition Research Center (T. Badger) • Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (P. Casey) • And the list goes on……

14. http://www.achi.net/

15. Child Nutrition Website http://cnn.k12.ar.us

16. Arkansas Child Health Advisory Committee http://www.healthyarkansas.com/index.html

17. Arkansas Child Health Advisory Committee http://www.healthyarkansas.com/advisory_committee/advisory.html