Strong School Wellness Policies: Best Practices, New Resources, and Tips for Illinois Schools & Districts Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:00pm‐ 4:00pm CT* *Webinar will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to all registrants.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1729 074786247326466 Description For any school participating in the federal Childhood Nutrition Programs, developing a school wellness policy is a must. However, how can schools and districts ensure their wellness policy meets best practice, has community buy‐in, and is implemented comprehensively across the school campus and day? Join this webinar to hear about model wellness policies, best practices, and resources available to Illinois schools/districts to support strong wellness policies. Also hear how wellness policies can support the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and new wellness policy evaluation tools.
Target Audience Physical education, nutrition and health teachers, school nurses, school wellness council members, principals, superintendents, parent leaders, school health advocates. Strong Wellness Policies: Best Practices, New Resources, and Tips for Illinois Schools & Districts is a webinar produced by Illinois Public Health Institute through a sub-contract with Illinois State Board of Education through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-DP18-1801 (NU58DP006429-01-00) with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Presenters: Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS, Professor of Health Policy and Administration, UIC School of Public Health Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, MS, RDN, Principal Consultant, Nutrition Division, Illinois State Board of Education Marlene Schwartz, PhD, Director, Rudd Center for Obesity & Food Policy (Principal Investigator) Kate Yager, Director of State Policy and Advocacy, Healthy Schools Campaign