Schools

School Wellness

Wellness Resources

	Maine Action for Healthy Kids
	Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Bill of 2004
	USDA Team Nutrition Local Wellness Policies
	School Health Index

School Wellness Kit
Schools can sign-up for a free Wellness Activation Kit to help students make positive changes in their eating and exercise habits. The Wellness Activation Kits that schools receive will include display pieces that can be used throughout the school and will feature kid-centric nutrition and “Play 60” messages. Online tools will support the Wellness Activation kits and will include items like a student “pledge” to eat healthy and be physically active, success stories, sticker art, and logos.

The wellness materials and Web site can be used to complement the school’s wellness programs, or to help a school implement Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge —a new (free) program from Action for Healthy Kids.

This program is available for the 2008/09 school-year, and is targeted at elementary and middle schools—though any school may order a kit. (One per school.) Order online at www.SchoolWellnessKit.org.

Nutrition Guidelines

	Maine Department of Education - Sample Wellness Policy
	Chapter 51
	Healthier US Challenge!

Dairy and School Wellness

	Dairy Foods and Your School Wellness Policy provides ideas to include calcium-rich dairy foods in the district wellness policy.
	Pediatricians Talk About Flavored Milk

Health Fair Kit

Use these nutrition resources for your health fairs, newsletters and websites to meet nutrition education goals.

	Think Your Drink
	Seven Ways to Size Up Your Servings
	Contemplate Your Breakfast Plate
	Eat the Five Food Group Way
	Test Your Calcium I.Q.
	MyPyramid for Kids Worksheet
	Dairy Carnival
	Fun Calcium Activities