Child Health and Wellness Resources

School Wellness Policies

Requirements

Local Wellness Policies are required to include:

• Specific goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness. LEAs are required to review and consider evidence-based strategies in determining these goals.
• Standards and nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages sold to students on the school campus during the school day that are consistent with federal regulations for:
  • School meal nutrition standards, and the
  • Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
• Standards for all foods and beverages provided, but not sold, to students during the school day (e.g., in classroom parties, classroom snacks brought by parents, or other foods given as incentives).
• Policies for food and beverage marketing that allow marketing and advertising of only those foods and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
• Description of public involvement, public updates, policy leadership, and evaluation plan.

Resources

• View Local School Wellness Policy Resources from the USDA

Assessment Tools

• View the School Nutrition Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment Tool

School Wellness Best Practices

• Learn How to Create Celebrations that Support Child Health
• Learn The Importance of Making Time for School Lunch
• Learn How to Create Healthy and Pleasant Mealtimes

School Wellness Outreach Toolkit

School Wellness Communication Guide 

Use these guides to talk about school wellness with teachers, staff and families.  

 

Communication Guide for Teachers and Staff: English, Spanish 

 

Communication Guide for Parents and Families: English, Spanish 

Customizable Social Media Posts 

Promote wellness events and initiatives on your district or school’s website, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

• Customizable Social Media Posts - English     
• Customizable Social Media Posts - Spanish
• Social Media Captions in English and Spanish

 

Customizable Materials

Use these resources and tailored messages to talk to your community about school wellness and how to get involved.

 

 

Download the Join the Wellness Wave PDFs: English, Spanish 

 

 

Download the Healthy Schools, Happy Students PDFs: English, Spanish

 

 

Download the Healthy Snacks PDFs: English, Spanish

 

 

Download the Movement for All PDFs: English, Spanish

 

 

Download the Event Invitation: English, Spanish

 

 

Download the Wellness Outreach Flyer: English, Spanish