DHPE School Employee Wellness Program Awards

Check out the Directors of Health Promotion and Education's awards program intended to provide recognition for schools and districts who are support school employee health and wellness through school employee wellness programs. The awards are based on the nine steps for establishing a school employee wellness program, outlined in School Employee Wellness: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation’s Schools:

1. Obtain administrative support
2. Identify resources
3. Identify a leader
4. Organize a committee
5. Gather and analyze data
6. Develop a plan
7. Implement the plan
8. Evaluate and adapt the program
9. Sustain the program

Helpful Tools for Healthy Schools via Alliance for a Healthier Generation

New at HealthierGeneration.org/schools Tips to Eat Well, Move More, Be Well > Fabulous Fruits and Vegetables Part 2: Tasty Winter Treats Fun facts and menu ideas for including squash, sweet potatoes and pears on school menus. > Get Out! Winter Activities Ideas for incorporating winter sports into your curriculum or afterschool programs. > Facilitating Factors for Positive Revenue Flow Two new resources point to factors that help keep revenue from taking a dive or help the balance recover after temporary implementation dips. > Participate in a Short Study and Nudge Students toward Healthier Food Choices School nutrition professionals looking for low or no cost strategies to nudge students toward healthier food choices now have additional resources.

School Success Stories > Finding a New Strategy for Wellness Council Recruitment North Lakeland Elementary School, Florida > Parents Increase Physical Activity with School Obstacle Course Hidden Valley Elementary School, California > Marching Band Adds Weights to Keep Fit Norris High School, Nebraska   Resources and Tools > School Employee Wellness Your complete guide to creating a comprehensive school employee wellness program. > Take 10! Short classroom-based physical activities for kindergarten to fifth grade students.  Each ten minute activity is linked to an academic learning objective in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Health.

Live Healthy Iowa

The Live Healthy Iowa 100 Day Wellness Challenge is a fun, easy. and affordable way to engage Iowans in healthy behaviors. This team-based physical activity, nutrition and weight loss program is designed to promote positive changes leading to a healthier lifestyle. Waverly is one of twenty communities across the state chosen by Live Healthy Iowa to be a featured community! Sign up today!