11. School Wellness Committees
⢠Convened Wellness Committees- 6 school districts
⢠Year 1â
⢠Implemented projects and utilized funds
⢠Year 2â
⢠Utilized WellSAT tool-(online function)
⢠Used assessment score to strengthen/add language
⢠Provided draft model language
Using assessment results
New requirement: Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
⢠Developed a simple evaluation tool for policy
⢠Continue to hold meetings as committee
12.
13. InfrastructureâSchool Boards
â˘Met with school boards
â˘Provided education
â˘Policy revision on school board agendas
â˘Brought forward by Superintendents
â˘Few changes were made by board
â˘Provided evaluation data
â˘Showed community support for F2S
â˘Importance of nutrition with education
14. 14
Childhood Obesity
⢠Childhood obesity is a problem in my community.
Baseline Post
Average score change from baseline (2.11) to post (2.04): Not statistically significant (p=.05)
15. 15
Perception of
Obesity Problem
⢠Which of the following best describes how you think the problem of
obesity should be solved in your community?
Baseline Post
16. 16
Importance of
Community Support
⢠Serving more fruits and vegetables in school lunches
Baseline Post
Average score change from baseline (1.73) to post (1.67): Not statistically significant (p=.05)
17. Lessons Learned
⢠Policy work is not for everyone
⢠Strong language is a tough sell
⢠Various levels of comfort with committeeâs
developing/updating policies for districts
18. More Work To Do
⢠Few schools policies still need updating
⢠Goal to update policies with stronger language in the
future
⢠Wellness Policy was a great low hanging fruit to build
relationships
⢠Procurement policy a possible next step
21. Thank you for your time!
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Questions
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Kristie Rauter
krauter@co.wood.wi.us
715-421-8915
getactivewoodcounty.org
Facebook.com/getactivewoodcounty