Local Wellness Policy Policies: Findings from the First Two Years

Local Wellness Policy Policies: Findings from the First Two Years
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
3:00-4:30pm ET/ 2:00-3:30pm CT/ 1:00-2:30pm MT/ 12:00-1:30pm PT

Join Action for Healthy Kids on Wednesday September 2 for a 90-minute webinar about national evaluation findings from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) report on the strengths and weaknesses of local wellness policies.

This landmark study by RWJF’s research program Bridging the Gap, presents data on the most comprehensive review of school district wellness policies conducted to date. Policies were evaluated based on nutrition education, school meals, competitive food and beverage guidelines, physical activity and education, food and beverage marketing in schools, and evaluation strategies for the first two school years of the wellness policy requirement.

Lead author Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS from the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago will discuss implications of the report’s findings on the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act. Click here to read Dr. Chriqui’s bio.

Following the presentation, Sarah Titzer of Action for Healthy Kids will facilitate a conversation for AFHK volunteers to take action at the state and local levels to help school districts with wellness policy implementation. We hope you will join us for this conversation on September 2.

Click here to register for the webinar by the Monday, August 31 deadline. A complete copy or executive summary of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report can be downloaded using the link below:

Local Wellness Policies: Assessing School District Strategies for Improving Children’s Health (School Years 2006-07 and 2007-08)

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