Wellness Policy Resources for Schools
Build Healthy Futures
The University of Minnesota Extension Service—Health and Nutrition Educators can assist your school in developing its “Wellness Policy.” We are experienced in working with the community partners who need to be involved in developing your Wellness Policy—parents, students, school board members, school administrators, food service managers, teachers, local nutrition professionals and the public.
A package of resources is available to guide you through the steps to develop your Wellness Policy. Using this Guide will save you time and help you develop a comprehensive policy. This will ensure that your students get the best balance of nutritious food offerings, physical fitness opportunities and nutrition education.
Cost: $100.00 for Resource Manual with CD-Rom PowerPoint Presentation and Video. To Order
Policy Development Guide for School Wellness Committees
- This guide includes useful tools for developing your school wellness policy.
- Meeting guide for a 5 meeting policy development process, including a PowerPoint presentation, video, and facilitation tools
- Needs assessment tools
- Sample and model policies
- Important background information on student health issues
- Examples of school health initiatives in action
- Action plan, evaluation considerations, policy monitoring and tools
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Facilitation Services
Extension Educators in Health and Nutrition can facilitate your wellness policy planning process. We offer services to facilitate your initial meeting at a cost of $100.00 plus mileage. Schools may contact the Regional Extension Office for additional meetings to be facilitated at a negotiated price.
Meeting 1: Wellness Policy Overview and Workgroup Assignments
Meeting 2: Assess Needs
Meeting 3: Prioritize Issues
Meeting 4: Develop Policy
Meeting 5: Planning and Monitoring Strategies
For the phone number of a Regional Extension Educator in your community, call: 612-625-8278
Visit our website at:
www.extension.umn.edu/Health
Contact us for Other Extension Health and Nutrition Programs
School Food Service Culinary Institute—scheduled fall 2008- Classroom nutrition programs presented by County Extension Nutrition Education Assistant staff (for eligible schools)
- After school nutrition education programs in collaboration with 4-H
