Using tray-waste records from various school districts across the US, Drew Hanks, PhD, Ohio State University discusses tray waste after the new regulations for school lunch were implemented in Fall 2012. He shows how tray waste in this post-2012 era …
How School Meals Nourish Brains and Bodies
In this webinar Carol Chong, MA, RDN, LDN, National Nutrition Advisor for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and Annette C. Marchbanks, DTR, Assistant Director School Nutrition Services at Syracuse City School District, NY discuss the relationship between nutrition …
Professional Standards in School Foodservice: How Smarter Lunchrooms Can Help
During this webinar, Kathryn Hoy, Manager of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs, introduces and briefly reviews the new Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as required by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kid …
Hunger Free Students: Opportunities for Schools Beyond the Cafeteria
Good nutrition forms the foundation for children’s well-being and academic achievement, impacting their future health and economic productivity. However, in the US, 15.8 million children live in homes experiencing food insecurity.
Many of these children rely on National School Lunch …
Make the "Best of Fresh" with Farm to School
Presented by Carol Chong, National Nutrition Advisor, Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy Schools Program and Christina Conell, Program Analyst USDA
Almost anything can be purchased locally in different …
Get Smart with the Alliance’s Food & Beverage Resources!
Presented by Jill Turley, MS, RD/LD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor and Stephanie Joyce, MS, RD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Have you already …
Building a Public Health Partnership to Assist with your School Nutrition Program
Expand your team! Find others in your community interested in health and nutrition. Every community has a local public health department with a health educator interested …
Getting Your Wellness Policy Ahead of the Curve
When was the last time you looked at your school district’s local wellness policy? How about the last time you assessed how it compares to best practices recommended for local …
Introducing the Smarter Lunchrooms Technical Assistance Providers' Handbook
To assist those working to make healthy changes to school food environments, the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN Center) has created the Smarter Lunchrooms Technical …
Maximizing Marketing Potential for School Meal Programs
In this webinar, Carol Chong of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and Adam Brumberg of the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement discuss how nutrition, integrity and regulations of school meal programs can ensure quality and help control cost. They also present …