Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee Meeting Notes Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:00AM-11:30AM Reminder: National Lights on Afterschool events are this Thursday, October 20th 2016. Welcome and Introductions Sharing of Best Practices Jamie Lyn Flores Practice wellness and sports etiquette, model good eating with healthy snack program, offer sports program practices everyday and high school. Cathleen Van Antwerp Using the Alliance for Healthier Generation to train with coaches and staff for education training each month. Allison Wylie and Amie Porras Excited to participate. Bruno Visiting sites have seen My Plate template placemats for students to use as the eat snack or meal with positive food messages. The idea is to create positive food messages any time kids interact with food. Gloria Halley Making nutrition education more meaningful by participating in gardening projects. Many schools now have full gardens and access to fresh fruits and veggies. Arnell Hinkle Summer food program sites in Alameda County partnered with Vision to Learn to offer free eye screening and glasses to students. This is a great example of partnering with local organizations and allies to provide a needed service to children and youth. Jeff Davis Recently encountered several programs are to integrate STEM with culinary arts. This is a great way help youth gain an interest in STEM and help decrease child obesity rates. Data analysis is in the works to determine where programs are and are not participating with healthy meal program. As well as an interactive GIS map to help spread the word about increasing meal participation program. CAN Update CAN Executive Director, Jeff Davis
Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee Meeting Notes Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:00AM-11:30AM Reminder: National Lights on Afterschool events are this Thursday, October 20th 2016. Welcome and Introductions Sharing of Best Practices Jamie Lyn Flores Practice wellness and sports etiquette, model good eating with healthy snack program, offer sports program practices everyday and high school. Cathleen Van Antwerp Using the Alliance for Healthier Generation to train with coaches and staff for education training each month. Allison Wylie and Amie Porras Excited to participate. Bruno Visiting sites have seen My Plate template placemats for students to use as the eat snack or meal with positive food messages. The idea is to create positive food messages any time kids interact with food. Gloria Halley Making nutrition education more meaningful by participating in gardening projects. Many schools now have full gardens and access to fresh fruits and veggies. Arnell Hinkle Summer food program sites in Alameda County partnered with Vision to Learn to offer free eye screening and glasses to students. This is a great example of partnering with local organizations and allies to provide a needed service to children and youth. Jeff Davis Recently encountered several programs are to integrate STEM with culinary arts. This is a great way help youth gain an interest in STEM and help decrease child obesity rates. Data analysis is in the works to determine where programs are and are not participating with healthy meal program. As well as an interactive GIS map to help spread the word about increasing meal participation program. CAN Update CAN Executive Director, Jeff Davis
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