What's New
Food Marketing to Youth: Current Threats and Opportunities
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School climate can affect overweight children for life
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Eliminating 64 Calories Per Day On Average Would Allow the US Childhood Obesity Prevention Goals to Be Met
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First Lady Michelle Obama visits NH see article in the Concord Monitor. Also go to the Let's Move web site for information.
Robin Abodeely, Nurse and Cheryl Donnelly, Head Cook from Dr. Crisp Elementary School, Nashua earned the Silver Award from HUSSC and were invited guests at the event.
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National Farm to School Network Webinars - Upcoming and Archived Slides and Recordings, click here for more information ________________
Kick it Off with Fuel Up to Play 60 webinar, Thursday, January 26th Register now.
Effective Breakfast Models: Thinking Outside of the Cafeteria and After the Bell webinar, Tuesday, January 31st Register now.
Optimizing Nutritional Quality and Appeal ... Plus, Clebrate National School Breakfast Week webinar, Tuesday, March 6th Register now.
Promotion, Outreach, and School Board Policy: Sustaining Positive Change webinar, Tuesday, May 1st Register now. ________________
New Middle school materials available from Team Nutrition ________________
School Nutrition Policy Webinar Series - Using Marketing Strategies To Boost Demand for School Lunch ________________
SuperTracker is now available from the Choose MyPlate website. ________________
NH Obesity Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services release the Revised Edition of the Fruit and Veggie Quantity Cookbook Fruit and Veggie Quantity Cookbook, Revised Edition and its fact sheet/order form_______________
Here are some resources and information about Team Nutrition and how a school can enroll: Enroll your school in the Team Nutrition program — it’s free!
Visit Team Nutrition’s sharing center to find contacts and materials for your state.
Check the Team Nutrition resource library for new materials and resources.
Apply for a Team Nutrition training grant. ________________
Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Putting the Act into Action - "Healthy Choices for School Children: Getting the Junk Foods Out of Schools" click here to register for this webinar.
Dr. Norman W. Crisp Elementary School in Nashua receives the Role Model Award from Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH).
WMUR featured Dr Crisp Elementary school's childhood obesity prevention efforts.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 are available. Check out the new guidelines.
NH schools find ways to boost healthy habits.
The Sodexo Foundation's $5,000 STOP Hunger Scholarship application deadline is February 18, 2011.
Take a look at the NH Obesity Data Book.
Healthy Schools NH: Healthy Eating and Active Living in NH Schools
Healthy Schools NH partners with New Hampshire schools that have a high population of low-income students and that want to improve their school nutrition and physical activity environments to enhance children’s health. The Healthy Schools NH program is available at no cost to any New Hampshire school in which 50 percent or more of students qualify to receive free or reduced meals through the National School Lunch Program.
Our program:
- Offers a tool for assessing the school’s overall environment with regard to nutrition, nutrition education, and physical activity opportunities.
- Connects school personnel with health-focused peers in other schools.
- Offers one-to-one mentoring, coaching, and ongoing support for school nurses, faculty, and food-service personnel to help schools tailor their programs to their unique needs. cultures, and constraints.
- Provides nutrition curricula and other classroom materials, bulletin boards, take-home newsletters, and more.
- Connects school staff with training opportunities.
Contact us for more information or to enroll.
Our Funding:
The Initiative is one component of UNH Cooperative Extension’s Nutrition Connections program, which is funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and the N.H. Food Stamp Program.
Healthy Schools’ funding works on a cost-sharing basis. We ask staff in participating schools to track and document the time they spend on their Healthy Schools NH projects. Using a formula our funders provide, we calculate the dollar value of your time, which we in turn use to help us meet our share of the program cost.
