Helpful Tools

Getting Started

Healthy Schools Program (HSP) Overview

• Healthy Schools Program FAQs PDF / Word
• Healthy Schools Program Topic Overview  PDF / Word
• Healthy Schools Recognition Criteria (PDF)
• Healthy Schools Program Overview PowerPoint (5MB)

Awards and Recognition 

• New:Attend the Healthy Schools Forum 2007

• Submit a Success Story
• Success Stories Newsletter (PDF)

Healthy Schools Builder^TM (HSB) Overview

• What Is the Healthy SchoolsBuilder^TM?  PDF / Word
• Healthy Schools Builder^TM FAQs PDF / Word
• Everything You Need to Know (HSBTM Questions) (PDF)

Helpful Tip Sheets

• Proteins, Carbs, and Fats: Macronutrients Decoded
• Tips to Boost Fruits and Veggies In Your Kids' Diets
• Breakfast: A Healthy Start to the Day
• 10 Tips for Making Take-Out Healthier
• Tips for a Healthier Lunchbox
• The Skinny on Fats
• Is Your Family Eating Too Much Salt?
• The Grain Divide

School Resources

Funding

• Fundraising Ideas
• Funding for Your School Health Program- Grant Opportunities Available (databases)
• KaBOOM! Playgrounds and 5k Field Grants
• Healthy Sprouts Awards
• Youth Garden Grant (Home Depot & National Gardening Association)
• Charlotte Martin Foundation (Youth Athletics, Culture and Education Grants)
• USDA Team Nutrition Grant

Integration Ideas

• Integration Ideas For Your Classroom PDF / Word
• Curriculum Integration Charts  PDF / Word
• Integrating Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Throughout your Curriculum (ppt)

News & Events

• Healthy Schools Newsletters, include:
  • relevant news & events
  • grant opportunities
  • workshops within health community
  • resource links
• Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge
• USTA Rapid Rally/Junior Olympics

• New: Webinar Workshops Calendar

Troubleshooting

• Adobe Acrobat Reader (Viewing PDFs)
• How to View Healthy Schools Content in Español  PDF / Word

Implementers' Kits

School Wellness Council/Policy

• School Wellness Council FAQs
• Sample Invitation/Letter
• Talking Points
• See also Helpful Tips Sheets (under Resources)-- great for newsletters and handouts!

Beverage Guidelines

• School Beverage Guidelines Overview
• School Beverage Guidelines Toolkit
• School Beverage Guidelines Checklist
• School Beverage Guidelines Overview & Toolkit PowerPoint
• Memo of Understanding
• Press Release- Launch of School Beverage Guidelines
• Statement from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Competitive Foods Guidelines

• Guidelines for Competitive Foods Chart(K-12 Schools)
• Alliance Nutrition Guidelines Fact Sheet
• Alliance Competitive Foods Agreement Q&A
• Memo of Understanding
• Press Release- Joint Agreement Between Alliance and Food Industry Leaders
• Guidelines for Competitive Foods Sold in Schools
• Guidelines Checklist for Competitive Foods (one page)

School Meals

• Alliance Supports Schools Meals  PDF / Word
• Detailed School Meals Criteria  PDF / Word
• Why School Meals?  PDF / Word
• School Meals FAQ  PDF / Word
• Healthy Commodities (Excel)

Health Education

• Key Components
• Talking Points
• Ideas for Integrating Health Education

Physical Education

• Best Practices

Physical Activity

• Physical Activity Ideas (TN Dept. of Educ.)

Staff Wellness

• Key Components
• Talking Points
• Resources to Implement a Staff Wellness Program
• Staff Wellness Baseline Assessment PDF / Word
• Staff Wellness Interest Survey  PDF / Word

Afterschool Programs

• Best Practices