Cumberland county schools: child nutrition program

1. Cumberland county schools: child nutrition program Tamra Morris, MPH student ~Walden University ~PUBH6165-1 ~Dr. Rebecca Heick ~Spring, 2010

2. School Nutrition “If you asked the average person to do what you have to do every day, and that is to prepare a meal for hundreds of hungry kids with just $2.68 a child – with only $1.00 to $1.25 of that money going to the food itself – they would look at you like you were crazy.  That's sad, but that's less than what many folks spend on a cup of coffee in the morning.  So we're going to have to do everything we can to help you." School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/LegislativeAction.aspx

3. The Need • Psychiatric • Obesity • Funding • Healthy options • Legislation

4. CCS Child Nutrition Program • Programs: • The National School Breakfast Program • The National School Lunch Program • A La Carte Items • Promotions • Special Diets • www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/MonthlyMenu.htm CCS Child Nutrition (2010). Program Information. Retrieved from http://www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/info.htm

5. ECONOMICS • Lunch prices: Breakfast Lunch  Grades K - 5 (paying) $  .85 $1.65 Grades 6 - 12 (paying) $  .85 $1.75 All Grades (reduced price) $  .30 $  .40 Extra Milk $  .50 $  .50 Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Food and Nutrition. Retrieved from www.cumberland.k12.tn.us/fan.html

6. Legislation • Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 • The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 expired on September 30, 2009 was extended until September 30, 2010 (SNA, 2010) School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Blog

7. Stakeholders • Child Nutrition Services (Cumberland County Schools –CCS) • CCS middle school students • Parents of CCS students • CCS cafeteria workers

8. TEACH: kids • Bridges to Wellness: Connecting School Meals and Classroom Learning, a set of interactive, nutrition education lessons for students in grades 5-10 • The ADA Foundation focuses on: • Food and Nutrition Research • Scholarships • Awards • Healthy Weight for Kids American Diabetic Foundation. (2010). Food and Nutrition Research. Retrieved from http://www.eatright.org/foundation/

9. TEACH: kids http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

10. TEACH: parents • Child Nutrition Health Education Kit • Factsheets • Handouts • Advertorials 

11. TEACH: CCS • Classroom and Cafeteria Resources • http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=644

12. Recommendations

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14. Contact Them CCS Child Nutrition • Kelly Povroznik Jones, Executive Director • Vashtina Bratcher, Executive Secretary •  Phone: 910.678.2502 •   Fax: 910.678.2542

15. References • Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Child Nutrition Services. Retrieved from www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us • Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Monthly Menu. Retrieved from www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/MonthlyMenu.htm • Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Food and Nutrition. Retrieved from www.cumberland.k12.tn.us/fan.html • School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/LegislativeAction.aspx • School Nutrition Association (2010). Bridges to Wellness. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=8448 • National Dairy Council. (2010). The Dairy Connection. Retrieved from http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/ChildNutrition/Pages/ChildNutritionHealthEducationKit.aspx • American Diabetic Foundation. (2010). Food and Nutrition Research. Retrieved from http://www.eatright.org/foundation/