Health Awareness Month
Nutrition Awareness

This month’s Student Support Services Department campaign focuses on on promoting the SFUSD Wellness Policy and providing nutrition education lessons in the prevention of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Schools can encourage healthier eating by teaching lessons and sponsoring activities that promote a diet which includes colorful fruits & vegetables, nutrient-rich foods and water, while limiting foods that are high in fat, salt and added sugars, such as soda, chips and candy. Activities can include family health events, garden-linked activities, field trips to farmers’ markets or gardens. Many of these lessons and more ideas can be found in the Nutrition Education Project area of our site.

Youth Development Activities to Implement Health Awareness

• Post a classroom, school, or cafeteria bulletin board with student photos to highlight nutrition education activities and events.
• Invite student nutrition food workers to make classroom presentations on job duties, healthy eating or cafeteria rules.
• Create a site committee that includes students, parents, teachers, and food service staff in support of the SFUSD Nutrition & Physical Activity Policy.
• Have students set goals for healthy eating habits and monitor progress (e.g. including a fruit with morning cereal, decreasing consumption of soda).
• Middle School: Students can view Teen Files Flipped “Eating Disorders/Steroids” video.
• All Levels: Students can view the Body Talk videos.

Resources

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