LiveWell Greenville Schools Best Practices
The LiveWell Greenville Best Practices for School Wellness are based on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program Framework of Best Practices, and are designed to assist your school in strengthening health and wellness efforts.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance was founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation as a response to the growing rate of childhood obesity. The goal of this national organization is to create healthy changes that build upon one another and create a system, a nation, that makes the healthy choice the easy choice. The Alliance offers a host of school wellness resources.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Smart Snack Calculator is an interactive on-line tool that determines if a product meets the “Smart Snack” guidelines.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Smart Snacks Navigator is an extensive on-line list of products that meet the “Smart Snack” guidelines.
Healthy School Infographic
This useful graphic describes the many ways that LiveWell at School partners work to create a culture of health where Greenville’s youth learn. From the cafeteria, to the playground, and on the way home, discover steps that your school can take to make the healthy choice the easy choice in schools.
Wellness Team Resources
An active, engaged wellness team is critical to the success of a school wellness effort. This resource includes tips for building at team that is equipped to make decisions and move the school towards healthy decisions.
Healthy Snack Resources
Snack suggestions for classrooms, parties or other events with children. This guide also includes links to other websites with nutritious snacks and treats.
Healthy Celebration Resources
This useful resource includes practical tips and ideas designed for PTAs, room parents and other volunteers that planning classroom and school celebrations.
Classroom Movement Resources
Schools cannot leave the physical activity requirements up to only the Physical Education teachers. This document includes practical tips for including more movement in the classroom such as brain breaks, active learning or other activities that can be easily incorporated in the classroom.
Healthy Class Reward Resources
Marlene Schwartz (Yale University) says, “Rewarding children with unhealthy foods in schools undermines our ability to teach them about good nutrition.” This resource includes examples of healthier alternatives to candy and other junk foods to reward students in the classroom.
Healthy Student Reward Resources
This resource re-frames old standards for rewarding classrooms for their achievements. Instead of pizza and candy, alternatives like extra recess, dance parties, and special time are provided for teachers and volunteers.
Healthy Fundraiser Resources
Great ideas and tips to reinforce the healthy habits encouraged in school with healthy fundraisers.
Healthy Concession and Vending Resources
This document includes tips and menu suggestions for school vending and concessions stands. This guide provides practical tips, menu items, and general guidelines for those supplying concessions stands.
Healthy School Store Resources
A practical resource for those stocking schools stores. The guide focuses on meeting or exceeding the nutritional guidelines set out by the USDA for healthy foods in schools.
Staff Wellness Resources
Having a healthy staff is part of creating a culture of wellness at school. School personnel who make healthy choices themselves are more likely to advocate for nutrition and physical activity for their students. This resource includes tips and ideas to help promote staff wellness.
Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a growing movement across the US that brings together parents, schools, and community leaders to encourage students, including those with disabilities, to walk and bike to school. SRTS activities and resources focus on improving walking and biking conditions around schools while building healthy habits and safety skills.
LiveWell Schools Snack Guide
Snack suggestions for classrooms, parties or other events with children. This guide also includes links to other websites with nutritious snacks and treats.
Wellness Event Planner
Healthy students learn better! Healthy school environments promote student health! This toolkit provides schools, families, and community members with information about hosting an effective and enjoyable Wellness Event specific to the target audience.
Health Fair Planning – Community Resources/Partners
Health Fair Timeline & Checklist
Wellness Event Success Stories Examples
