“I’m soooo hungry,” whines the child at your side. Most adults will reach for a snack (preferably a healthy one) to satiate the child, but is that child really hungry? Oftentimes children say they are hungry because they are thirsty, …
Overall Back to School Wellness
Summer is over and it’s time to get your children ready to go back to school! Here are some tips on making the most of what can be a stressful time, for both you and your children.
Sleep: The …
A Pediatrician’s Perspective of School Body Mass Index (BMI) Report Cards
Join Mara Vitolins, Professor and Interim Chair of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Joseph Arnold Skelton, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and Director of the Brenner …
Healthy Fundraising: How to Fundraise While Promoting Health
Investing. Fundraising. Donations. Gifts. These are all words that come to mind when we look at ways to increase the financial pools that we can draw on for programming or causes. Many schools hold various fundraisers throughout the year …
How to Bring the DeStress Monday Program to Schools & Communities to Improve Mindful, Healthy Behavior
Join Ron Hernandez, Managing Director of The Monday Campaigns, to learn about the DeStress Monday program and how its practices and creative materials feature mindfulness, deep breathing, positivity, and physical activities that can reduce stress. He describes a case study …
What's in Your Glass Matters!
Over the past 30 years, beverage options have expanded. Once upon a time, the main choices included milk, soft drinks, fruit juice, drink mixes, fruit teas, tea, hot/cold cocoa, and bottled water. Fast forward to current times–that list now includes …
Addressing the Barriers to Engage Families in School Wellness
What is family engagement?
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), parental engagement in schools is defined as “parents and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children and adolescents.” For the …
Addressing the Barriers and Encouraging Families to Engage in School Wellness
Join Vanessa Spero, Elizabeth Shephard, and Angelika Keene of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension as they share strategies for engaging families in wellness programs at schools.
By the end of this webinar, participants will
Top Nutrition Trends for 2018
To help make healthy eating easy, Dairy Council of California’s staff review and analyze various publications that report on nutrition issues to provide education and health professionals the trends in nutrition research, education, policy and communications. Here are a few …
Success Stories from Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Gurus
Looking to re-energize your school cafeteria to inspire healthier choices but not sure where to start on a tight budget? The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) may help. Learn how April Mackill, Nutrition Services Manager, Plumas Lake Elementary School District and …