Healthy Active Healthy Active Living and Living and LearningLearning

Theresa P. Cone, Ph.D.Theresa P. Cone, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor

Department of Health and Exercise Department of Health and Exercise ScienceScience

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJRowan University, Glassboro, NJ

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School Goal #3School Goal #3 A Coordinated Approach - A Coordinated Approach -

The Right Team The Right Team BudgetBudget Implementation - Implementation -

Let’s Take A Look Let’s Take A Look Did It Work?Did It Work?

A School GoalA School Goal

To promote healthy eating To promote healthy eating and increase the level of and increase the level of physical activity as a way physical activity as a way

to help students be healthy to help students be healthy active learners. active learners.

Why?Why?

Good health contributes to effective Good health contributes to effective learning and achievementlearning and achievement

Children are present in schoolChildren are present in school Children feel good about Children feel good about

themselvesthemselves Children can maintain focusChildren can maintain focus Children can deal with stressChildren can deal with stress

Why?Why?

Good health is the result of a Good health is the result of a comprehensive outlook that includes comprehensive outlook that includes home, community and schoolhome, community and school

The staff develops a healthy The staff develops a healthy environment that includes nutrition, environment that includes nutrition, safety, respect and physical activitysafety, respect and physical activity

The family home encourages good The family home encourages good nutrition and promotes increased levels nutrition and promotes increased levels of physical activityof physical activity

The community offers opportunities for The community offers opportunities for active participation in developing a active participation in developing a healthy lifestylehealthy lifestyle

A Coordinated ApproachA Coordinated Approach

Comprehensive School Health EducationComprehensive School Health EducationPhysical Education program Physical Education program

Parent and community involvementParent and community involvementSchool health servicesSchool health services

Counseling and psychological servicesCounseling and psychological servicesSchool nutrition servicesSchool nutrition services

Healthy school environmentHealthy school environmentHealth promotion for staffHealth promotion for staff

The Right TeamThe Right Team

AdministrationAdministration Principal, Assistant Principal, Assistant PrincipalPrincipal

FacultyFaculty Physical Education, Physical Education, Nurse, Counselors and Nurse, Counselors and ClassroomClassroom

StaffStaff Secretarial, Cafeteria, Secretarial, Cafeteria, Paraprofessionals, Paraprofessionals, CustodialCustodial

StudentsStudents Pre K - 5Pre K - 5

Parents/Parents/CommunityCommunity

Parents, PTOParents, PTO

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Can they be the SameCan they be the Same

The Solution may Not be out of The Solution may Not be out of reach.reach.

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Line item resourcesLine item resourcesShared resourcesShared resourcesNew resourcesNew resources

Implementation –Implementation –Let’s Take A LookLet’s Take A Look

A successful program that incorporatedA successful program that incorporatedHealthHealth

NutritionNutritionPhysical ActivityPhysical Activity

Activities and EventsActivities and Events Healthy Hero – Healthy Hero –

The “H”The “H” Bulletin BoardsBulletin Boards PedometersPedometers Back to School Back to School

NightNight Morning Morning

AnnouncementsAnnouncements Family Fitness LogsFamily Fitness Logs Artist in ResidenceArtist in Residence

Monthly School Monthly School NewslettersNewsletters

Walking ClubWalking Club In School In School

“Family” Program“Family” Program Healthy Hero Healthy Hero

Players TheatrePlayers Theatre Family Fun-Family Fun-

Challenge and Challenge and Fitness DayFitness Day

Earning the “H”: Earning the “H”: BrandingBranding

Health Heroes Lunch room Health Heroes Lunch room visitsvisits

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Morning Morning AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Be Happy and Be Healthy - Drink Be Happy and Be Healthy - Drink Water, Eat right and ExerciseWater, Eat right and Exercise

Get up and get active. Join Health Get up and get active. Join Health Hero 3 today for the Thursday Walking Hero 3 today for the Thursday Walking Club at 12:45 in front of the school. Club at 12:45 in front of the school.

Breakfast boosts brainpower. Children Breakfast boosts brainpower. Children who eat breakfast are better able to who eat breakfast are better able to remember information, problem solve, remember information, problem solve, and think than those who skip and think than those who skip breakfast.breakfast.

Morning Morning AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Wake Up and Exercise. Try stretching, Wake Up and Exercise. Try stretching, jogging in place for one minute and jogging in place for one minute and doing ten pushups and sit ups. You doing ten pushups and sit ups. You will start the day feeling ready for will start the day feeling ready for action.action.

Did you make your move? Check out Did you make your move? Check out the bulletin board in the hallway the bulletin board in the hallway outside the gym to see what activities outside the gym to see what activities you like to do.you like to do.

Family Fitness LogsFamily Fitness LogsEat Healthy*Be Active*Be Happy*Be Eat Healthy*Be Active*Be Happy*Be

HealthyHealthy

Free Prize to the First 25 Families that Free Prize to the First 25 Families that return the form by (insert date)return the form by (insert date)

Join in the fun during the break and take Join in the fun during the break and take the activity challenge.the activity challenge.

Can your family find a way to be active Can your family find a way to be active and eat healthy each day of the break?and eat healthy each day of the break?

Complete the back side of this page and Complete the back side of this page and write in the activity your family did and write in the activity your family did and the healthy foods you ate.the healthy foods you ate.

Family Fitness LogFamily Fitness Log

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MonMon WalkWalk 30 min30 min Dad, Dad, RachelRachel

Carrots, Carrots, MilkMilk

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Newsletters – Newsletters – District/SchoolDistrict/School

It Only Takes A It Only Takes A MomentMoment

Take the stairs at the mall instead of the escalator.Take the stairs at the mall instead of the escalator. Ask to park the car at the end of the parking and Ask to park the car at the end of the parking and

briskly walk to the store.briskly walk to the store. Jog in place during commercials while watching TV.Jog in place during commercials while watching TV. Throw and catch a ball and see how many you can Throw and catch a ball and see how many you can

do consecutively without dropping the ball.do consecutively without dropping the ball. Turn on an exercise video or an exercise TV show Turn on an exercise video or an exercise TV show

to learn new moves.to learn new moves. Take a walk in the neighborhood and see how Take a walk in the neighborhood and see how

many different leaves you can collect.many different leaves you can collect.

It Only Takes A It Only Takes A MomentMoment

Suspend a rope two feet off the ground and see Suspend a rope two feet off the ground and see how many times you can move over and under how many times you can move over and under the rope in 30 seconds. Challenge a friend or the rope in 30 seconds. Challenge a friend or family member.family member.

At the next birthday party you attend, ask to play At the next birthday party you attend, ask to play an active outside game like tag, soccer or an active outside game like tag, soccer or basketball.basketball.

Get up on the dance floor and move to the music. Get up on the dance floor and move to the music. Any kind of dancing is good for your body. Any kind of dancing is good for your body.

Try doing 25 – 40 sit ups each day to strengthen Try doing 25 – 40 sit ups each day to strengthen your back and abdominal muscles. Remember to your back and abdominal muscles. Remember to keep your knees bent and hands can be touching keep your knees bent and hands can be touching your shoulders instead of behind your head.your shoulders instead of behind your head.

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• Each year Brunswick Acres School concludes the year with a celebration of our school community through a day filled with group games, individual and partner games and arts activities. The June celebration highlighted the Healthy Living and Learning initiative with a day of outside group and individual physical activities. The activities were conducted by 50 parent volunteers and the faculty and staff. Students participated in over 40 different activities that challenged their coordination, strength, cardiorespiratory endurance and flexibility in addition to using their cooperation skills. The day concluded with all students and faculty participating in a variety of fun active social dances.

Assessment ?Assessment ?Program Impact?Program Impact?

The planning team reviewed goals and The planning team reviewed goals and activities along the way.activities along the way.

Collected information/data at the end of Collected information/data at the end of the year from students, faculty and the year from students, faculty and parentsparents

Developed RecommendationsDeveloped Recommendations

K-1 – Healthy SnacksK-1 – Healthy Snacks

K-1 – Bike RidingK-1 – Bike Riding

Grades 2-5Grades 2-51. Did you notice the healthy bulletin board

in the hallway outside the gym or the healthy tips posters located throughout the school?

GradeGrade Affirmative Affirmative ResponseResponse

22 58 %58 %

33 41 %41 %

44 72 %72 %

55 63 %63 %

Grades 2-5Grades 2-52. Do you remember any of the morning

messages read three times a week?

GradeGrade Affirmative Affirmative ResponseResponse

22 38 %38 %

33 29 %29 %

44 42 %42 %

55 56 %56 %

Grades 2-5Grades 2-53. Describe what you did this year to

increase your physical activity.

GradeGrade Sample ResponseSample Response

22 played soccer, rode scooterplayed soccer, rode scooter

33 jumped rope, exercised at homejumped rope, exercised at home

44 family fitness log, played badminton family fitness log, played badminton w/dadw/dad

55 watched less TV, jogged w/momwatched less TV, jogged w/mom

Grades 2-5Grades 2-54. Describe a healthy change you made in

what you eat and drink.

GradeGrade Sample ResponseSample Response

22 drank more water, ate bananas and drank more water, ate bananas and milkmilk

33 ate less chips, more carrots and ate less chips, more carrots and cauliflowercauliflower

44 ate baked chips, drank sugar free iced ate baked chips, drank sugar free iced teatea

55 ate more fruit and vegetables, less ate more fruit and vegetables, less candycandy

Family SurveyFamily SurveyThis year the school adopted a goal to raise awareness in our students, staff and families about the importance of an active lifestyle and healthy eating. To assess the success of our goal we need to gather information from students, staff and the families. We ask that you take three minutes to complete the following survey and drop it in the survey box located in the large gym. Thank you for your help.1. Circle the grade level(s) of your child or children:K 1 2 3 4 52. Were you aware that Brunswick Acres School adopted a goal this year to raise awareness in our school community about the health benefits of increased activity and healthy eating?Circle: Yes 86% No3. Did you notice the articles on exercise and nutrition in the monthly Brunswick Acres School Newsletters?Circle Yes 94 % NoIf yes, were they of interest or helpful?Circle Yes 85 % No4. Did you notice the bulletin board in the hallway or posters placed throughout the school noting tips for healthy eating and activity?Circle Yes 76 % No5. Did your child or children mention any comments about the activities conducted at school promoting healthy eating and increased activity?Circle Yes 82 % NoAny additional comments or suggestions are welcomed. You can write them here or on the back of the survey.

Staff Staff SurveySurvey

This year the school adopted a goal to raise awareness in our students, staff and families about the importance of an active lifestyle and healthy eating. To assess the success of our goal we need to gather information from students, staff and the families. We ask that you take three minutes to complete the following survey and place it in Theresa’s mailbox by June 10th. Thanks for your help.1. Did you notice the articles on exercise and nutrition in the monthly Brunswick Acres School Newsletters?Circle Yes 93 % NoIf yes, were they of interest or helpfulCircle Yes 100 % No2. Did you notice the bulletin board in the hallway or posters placed throughout the school noting tips for healthy eating and activity?Circle Yes 100 % No3. Did your students mention any comments about the activities conducted at school promoting healthy eating and increased activity?Circle Yes 60 % NoIf yes, please share some of the comments on the back of this paper4. Did you have an opportunity to increase the activity level of your students or make a change in their snack or lunch?Circle Yes 57 % NoIf yes, can you describe what you did?5. Would you be interested in continuing with this initiative next year?Circle Yes 89 % NoAdditional comments or suggestions are welcomed.

Anecdotal Comments and Anecdotal Comments and Noted ChangesNoted Changes

The office staff reported a reduction in the amount of cake and The office staff reported a reduction in the amount of cake and candy left in the mailroom.candy left in the mailroom.

Monthly faculty breakfasts included low calorie and low fat Monthly faculty breakfasts included low calorie and low fat foods.foods.

The lunch room paraprofessionals reported that the students The lunch room paraprofessionals reported that the students were eating more of the fruit offered on the lunch menu.were eating more of the fruit offered on the lunch menu.

Classroom teachers encouraged healthy snacks with parents Classroom teachers encouraged healthy snacks with parents and students.and students.

Several classroom teachers included physical activity in the Several classroom teachers included physical activity in the morning meeting routine.morning meeting routine.

Each grade level had available a bag of equipment for Each grade level had available a bag of equipment for lunchtime recess. Students used the equipment for kickball, lunchtime recess. Students used the equipment for kickball, touch football, soccer and jump rope games.touch football, soccer and jump rope games.

Students frequently commented to the physical education Students frequently commented to the physical education teachers and the nurse that they were eating healthy foods, teachers and the nurse that they were eating healthy foods, drinking more water and being physically active outside of drinking more water and being physically active outside of school.school.

Cafeteria services made healthy changes to the menu.Cafeteria services made healthy changes to the menu.

Thank YouThank YouDear PTO Members,Dear PTO Members,

We want to thank you again for your generous support toward the We want to thank you again for your generous support toward the Healthy Active Living and Learning initiative through the purchase Healthy Active Living and Learning initiative through the purchase of the pedometers. We have received the pedometers and of the pedometers. We have received the pedometers and introduced them to the second grade classes and this week to the introduced them to the second grade classes and this week to the fourth and fifth grade classes. Ms. Cashmore’s class is using a set fourth and fifth grade classes. Ms. Cashmore’s class is using a set of the pedometers daily to motivate students to become active as of the pedometers daily to motivate students to become active as part of a class goal for the year. Her students walk and record their part of a class goal for the year. Her students walk and record their progress as part of their daily routine along with learning in all progress as part of their daily routine along with learning in all subject areas.subject areas.

All the students are excited about using this wonderful piece of All the students are excited about using this wonderful piece of technology and seeing what they have accomplished. During the technology and seeing what they have accomplished. During the next few weeks, the remaining classes and staff members will be next few weeks, the remaining classes and staff members will be introduced to the pedometers. December will bring the kickoff of introduced to the pedometers. December will bring the kickoff of the lunchtime Walking club to encourage students to be active the lunchtime Walking club to encourage students to be active during the winter months.during the winter months.

Thanks again for helping us achieve our school goal to increase Thanks again for helping us achieve our school goal to increase awareness, physical activity and promote good eating. We are awareness, physical activity and promote good eating. We are making every effort to fight the obesity epidemic that has become a making every effort to fight the obesity epidemic that has become a health issue in our nation. We want our children to be able to make health issue in our nation. We want our children to be able to make healthy choices that will lead them to be successful learners and healthy choices that will lead them to be successful learners and enjoy a healthy future. Physical activity and good nutrition are the enjoy a healthy future. Physical activity and good nutrition are the best preventative measures we can all take to lower our risk for best preventative measures we can all take to lower our risk for disease. We know the pedometers will help our children to begin disease. We know the pedometers will help our children to begin taking a step in the right direction.taking a step in the right direction.

AcknowledgementAcknowledgement The HALL initiative was recognized as an The HALL initiative was recognized as an

innovative program that positively impacted innovative program that positively impacted the school community through the designed the school community through the designed activities and as a result received an award, activities and as a result received an award, a grant and was highlighted in a district a grant and was highlighted in a district newsletter.newsletter.

The HALL initiative was the recipient of the The HALL initiative was the recipient of the 2005 John W. Alexander Outstanding Project 2005 John W. Alexander Outstanding Project Award presented by the Association for Award presented by the Association for Children of New Jersey. The award included Children of New Jersey. The award included $300.00 for funding future projects.$300.00 for funding future projects.

ResourcesResources

http://www.kidsrunning.com/http://www.kidsrunning.com/ http://www.girlpower.gov/http://www.girlpower.gov/ http://www.goactive.com/http://www.goactive.com/ http://www.shapeup.org/http://www.shapeup.org/ http://www.projectfitamerica.org/http://www.projectfitamerica.org/ Theresa Cone Theresa Cone

(conet@rowan.edu or (conet@rowan.edu or tscone@comcast.net)tscone@comcast.net)

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