K-12 Obesity Prevention Grants Program

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Lauren KelseySchool Grants Manager

Obesity Prevention and Control Program

Alaska School Health & Wellness InstituteOctober 15, 2014

Welcome Back!• Reconnecting/

introductions

• Sharing year 1 successes/challenges

• Review year 2 priorities/changes

• Upcoming events/important dates

• The bike rack/your burning questions

Key K-12 grantee activities1- Support a School Wellness Team to assess current federally

mandated school wellness policy development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement.

2- Improve the school nutrition and physical activity environment.

3- Monitor student health risk behaviors, height & weight status & district physical activity and nutrition environment.

4- Promote events, activities, and school success stories using local media.

5- Participate as a member of the state taskforce Alaska Alliance for Healthy Kids.

6- Meet grant administrative, personnel, and fiduciary requirements.

1. Support a School Wellness Team to assess Wellness policy development, adoption, implementation &

enforcement (1 of 2)

• Strengthen policy and implementation to meet gold level standards developed by the OPCP

**heads up on latest update to be HUSSC compliant/differs from AASB policy

Action steps should include specifics from the policy change process– stakeholder engagement, assessment,

community outreach/building support, – developing policy, presenting to board, ensuring

quality implementation/enforcement

1. Support a School Wellness Team to assess Wellness policy development, adoption, implementation &

enforcement (2 of 2)

Other activities should include:• Continue to develop and strengthen the School

Wellness Team. • Develop and communicate reports that comply

with the requirements of the HHFK Act of 2010.• Work with key stakeholders to comply with Smart

Snacks rules for competitive foods sold at school• ** School Health Index and WellSAT are not

required again until year 4 of the grant (if completed in year 1)

2. Improve the school nutrition and physical activity environment• Participate in the Healthy Futures

Challenge for elementary school students.– increase # of schools, # of students, or # of logs turned in

• Work toward achieving at least the Bronze Award Level of the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC). – Team Nutrition Schools signed up; specific target sites

and/or action steps (ie. ‘begin School Breakfast program at high school)

2. Improve the school nutrition and physical activity environment

• Engage parents and the community in improving the nutrition and physical activity environment of the district.

• Implement at least 3 additional evidence-based strategies – by the end of year 4 of the grant– These can support HealthierUS School

Challenge applications

3. Monitor student health risk behaviors, height & weight status, and district physical

activity and nutrition environment • Work with the Alaska OPCP to develop a

system to collect student height and weight measurements.– district student weight status reports are

online for 8 districts• Conduct a local Youth Risk Behavior

Survey (YRBS) in Spring 2015– Active parental consent– Please pay attention to ‘state selected’ sites– 4 are also signed up to do the middle school

4. Promote events, activities, and school success stories using local media

• Increase public awareness about risks of childhood obesity, program activities and successes

• Supporting resources include the Play Every Day weekly blog & Facebook page; AKObesity listserve…

5. Participate as a member of the state taskforceAlaska Alliance for Healthy Kids

www.akhealthykids.org

• Health & PE Workgroup

10-11am every 4th Thursday

Thursday Oct. 23 rescheduled to 2:30-4pm for the Sugary Drinks Campaign webinar

6. Meet grant administrative, personnel, and fiduciary requirements.

Maintain the following:• Staffing 0.75 FTE coordinator• Professional development • Budget management• Quarterly reporting• Ongoing communication with SOA staff

Budget & Quarterly Reporting• Now referred to as “Milestone Processing”

thru GEMS online• Key Dates– October 30—Quarter 1 reports for activities &

expenditures July1-Sept 30– January 30—Q2 reports (will include the

midyear survey monkey)• Spend wisely, but spend down– ~97% spent overall last year– Connect/discuss spending plans after Q2

Upcoming professional developmentRequired trainings (2-4 team members) School Health & Wellness Institute• Spring grantee training (BP Energy Center)

– Monday March 2- Tuesday March 3

• Quarterly webinars

Not Required but Recommended• Smarter Lunchroom Training (HUSSC)

– January 15-16, 2015

• Alaska Farm2School Conference– January 13-14, 2015

We can do this!

We need to create an Alaska where every child lives, learns and plays in an environment filled with healthy choices.

We can do this if we work together.

THANK YOU!

Any Questions?

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