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Training Tools for Healthy Schools e-Learning Series

School Health Guidelines
to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

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The Role of Schools and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model

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Video Summary

  • About 95% of the nation’s youth are enrolled in schools.
  • Children typically spend six hours per day for up to 13 years in school.
  • The School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity align with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
  • The WSCC model is a multicomponent approach to deliver healthy eating and physical activity programs and interventions.
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Questions

How do schools help improve the dietary and physical activity behaviors of students?

How was the WSCC model developed?

What is the basis for the multicomponent approach?

How does the WSCC improve collaboration between education and health sectors?


Links

Accelerating Progress on Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, ASCD

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, CDC


Resources

SHG Executive Summary [PDF - 5.09MB]

SHG Full Report [PDF - 973KB]

Tips for Teachers [PDF - 3.57MB]

Full Course Content [PDF - 364KB]

Training Tools for Healthy Schools