Raising the Standard
December 2009
Members :
Representative from each School Health Council
Administrator from County Office
Food Service Director & Coordinator
Principal
Nurse
To Add:
Human Resources Director, Counselor
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National, State, and District Regulations and
Requirements
Availability of Resources
Grant Opportunities
Sharing Opportunity
• Meet a minimum of three times per school year
• Maintain accurate minutes of the meeting to document the
recommendations and topics of each meeting.
• Make at least one annual presentation to the local school board.
• Food Safety Video and Pre/Post Test Ensure that all staff have
viewed the video developed by the Office of Healthy Schools to
support food safety on the school campus. For compliance with the
Nutrition Standards, all staff must complete and sign pre and post test
developed by the Office of Healthy Schools and maintain
documentation of completion.
• Monitoring Tool for Principals - Measurement and
Implementation of plan is through discussion and documentation
during district principal meetings. Annual Office of Healthy
Schools Monitoring Tool will be kept on file at each school.
Developed School Wellness Plan
Submitted Report of Activities for 2009-2010
Community Speakers:
Hand Washing Demonstration
Dental Presentation
Asthma Friendly School
Dietician
Reinforce Healthy Lifestyle through lesson plans
Promote awareness of need for campus walking track
Students:
Weekly Newsletters
P.E. Everyday – tracking progress on running, weight , team games,
teaching exercises, increasing endurance, teaching healthy choices
School Nurse – once a month health lesson
“You’ve Got To Move” DVD, 3-5 minute wake up break
Hand Washing Education
American Red Cross – “Scrub Club”
Weekly health lesson in science class
School Website links to wellness
Smart Choice in Social Studies to encourage healthy lifestyle
Adults:
Fitness Room for all employees
PTO water service for employees
Walking off the Pounds Videos
Contests to Motivate Faculty
Planning for Teacher Exercise Room
Weight Loss Program for Adults, Biggest Loser
Presidential Fitness Test for Students
Field Day Class Competition
Students:
PE students participate in weight training twice a week
PE student walk at least a mile twice a week
Following the School Wellness Plan
Staff and Students walk and run after school in groups
Staff:
Staff Members have formed a Walking Club
Weight Watchers meetings once a week
Certified personal trainer on staff
Staff members training for a 5K run
Collaborate with Bienville Orthopedic and
American Medical Response to Provide CPR
training
American Red Cross Lectures
Hand Washing Signs
Health Fair
Scheduled Guests Speakers
Hand Washing Education – Posters, Demonstrations
Physical Education 52 minutes Daily – Walk, Run, Wii
Fit
“Biggest Loser” contest for Faculty
Monthly Newsletter
Field Day in May
Health Fair in Dec/January
Physical Education - Tennis, Dodge Ball, Kick Ball and Other Sports, Wii Sports
Music - Dance, Yoga, Tae Bo, Tai Chi, Rhythm Sticks, Musical Chairs, Limbo, and
Various movement games played with music
Let’s Go Walkin
Walking to and from lunch – located a good distance from the cafeteria and
from the playground area
Recess – walk the track
Coastal clean up
Strides against Breast Cancer Walk
Leukemia/Lymphoma Walk
Tennis Clinics
Red Ribbon Week
Drug Awareness
Thanksgiving Can Food Drive
Student Activities:
Staff Activities:
Jump Rope for Heart
Let’s Go Walkin’ MS
Field Trips/Field Day
Run the Halls for AR
Bridge Walk/Can Food Drive
Fit Club
Ideas To Promote:
Walking Track
Library Trip
NFL 60 Program
President’s Challenge
Annual Health Fair
Field Day
Fit For Five
School Lunch Week
Planned:
Weight Loss Challenge for Adults
Crusin’ the School – Germ Training, Exercise Stations
Safety & Wellness Fair – Two Day Event
Poster Contest: "Eat Smart, Stay Healthy“
Field Day: Exercise, healthy snacks
Smart Choices: Monthly Activity book
A Jammin’ Minute
Parent Newsletter
Hand Washing Education
WLOX “Coloring The Coast Going Healthy” Contest
Fit Bulldog on VLE T-Shirt
Staff Members Weigh In and Walk
Pedometers – monitor steps taken each month and charted
Smart Choices Reading Program Monthly in Library
Red Ribbon Week, “Pull Away From Drugs” Tug of War
Weekly Health lesson in science class
School Website – Wellness Section
Enforce Healthier Eating Habits
Enforce Healthier Habits for Keeping in Shape
Through Newsletters, Acceptable Snacks, Approved
Vending, And Improving Wellness Program
Health and Wellness Section In School Newsletter
Food and Fitness Newsletter
PE Classes, Health Classes, Nutrition and Wellness Classes
Physical Education Instruction – Archery, Wii Fit
20 Minute daily outside break
Basketball, Soccer, Football, Hackey Sacks
Posters on Healthy Food And Fitness Choices
Planned Activities:
Wii Fit for Adults
Pedometers for Staff
Medical Program Students Participated in Vancleave Lower Health Fair with
Fifteen Health Stations
Red Ribbon Week – Drug Task Force of Jackson County Presented
“Faces of Meth”, along with various activities
ROPES Challenge Course at MGCCC – Jackson County Campus
Ocean Springs Hospital Partnership with students to rotate through various
departments of the hospital
CPR Certification For Medical Students and Staff
Staff- Weight Watchers and Reduced Calories, Fitness Room
The Office of Healthy Schools launched the “Health is
Academic” initiative in 2004 to encourage health and wellness
in Mississippi's public schools. The goal of the initiative is to
support the implementation of school health programs to
ensure students are fit, healthy, and ready to succeed.
The Office of Healthy Schools needs Success Stories that tell
about activities and health related improvements at our
schools. These Success Stories will be used as an example to
help others make successful changes.