School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Summary

These guidelines support the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (5), the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (9), and the Healthy People 2020 objectives related to healthy eating and physical activity among children and adolescents and schools (10). Each of the nine guidelines is accompanied by a series of strategies for schools to implement. The primary audience for this report includes state and local education and health agencies, federal agencies, and national nongovernmental organizations that focus on the health of students in school. Agencies can use these guidelines to establish professional development materials, programs, and resources for partners and constituents. Locally, physical education and health education teachers, school nutrition directors, school health councils, and other school staff members; health-care providers; community members; policy makers; parents; and students can use these guidelines to establish, implement, and assess healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices in schools. (Mentioned in Communitiy Action Guide)

How is this document connected to AV principles and project

The guidelines can meet the objectives of Active Voice project through building of knowledge in the promotion of PA and establishing cross-sector collaboration between school employees, health-care providers, community members, policy makers etc.

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT: how to develop the collaboration between different stakeholders and influence the decision making and changes in national level.