11. School Wellness Committees
• Convened Wellness Committees- 6 school districts
• Year 1—
• Implemented projects and utilized funds
• Year 2—
• Utilized WellSAT tool-(online function)
• Used assessment score to strengthen/add language
• Provided draft model language
Using assessment results
New requirement: Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
• Developed a simple evaluation tool for policy
• Continue to hold meetings as committee
12.
13. Infrastructure—School Boards
•Met with school boards
•Provided education
•Policy revision on school board agendas
•Brought forward by Superintendents
•Few changes were made by board
•Provided evaluation data
•Showed community support for F2S
•Importance of nutrition with education
14. 14
Childhood Obesity
• Childhood obesity is a problem in my community.
Baseline Post
Average score change from baseline (2.11) to post (2.04): Not statistically significant (p=.05)
15. 15
Perception of
Obesity Problem
• Which of the following best describes how you think the problem of
obesity should be solved in your community?
Baseline Post
16. 16
Importance of
Community Support
• Serving more fruits and vegetables in school lunches
Baseline Post
Average score change from baseline (1.73) to post (1.67): Not statistically significant (p=.05)
17. Lessons Learned
• Policy work is not for everyone
• Strong language is a tough sell
• Various levels of comfort with committee’s
developing/updating policies for districts
18. More Work To Do
• Few schools policies still need updating
• Goal to update policies with stronger language in the
future
• Wellness Policy was a great low hanging fruit to build
relationships
• Procurement policy a possible next step
21. Thank you for your time!
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Questions
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Kristie Rauter
krauter@co.wood.wi.us
715-421-8915
getactivewoodcounty.org
Facebook.com/getactivewoodcounty
