A call to action:

• Make a commitment to nutrition and physical activity
• Everyone has a role to play
• Get informed and get involved 

Wellness committee:

Mounds View Public Schools will work to assure a school environment that promotes and protects students’ health, well-being and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating, physical activity and healthy lifestyles. The following resources are available:

• Action for Healthy Kids – Healthy Foods for Kids 2006
• Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids – Guidelines for Good Nutrition at School
• Nemours Foundation – Kids Health

Fund Raising: 

School fundraising can be healthy and profitable. The following resources are available: 

• Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids - Fund Raising Efforts Support Healthy Eating
• Center for Science in the Public Interest - Sweet Deals
• California Department of Health Services – Project LEAN
• School Nutrition Association – Create and Promote Healthy Fundraisers

Celebrations and Rewards: 

Many human behaviors have been celebrated or discouraged by connecting with food. Separating these natural behaviors will take time. Small steps for change can be found below: 

• Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids – Bringing Foods to School
• Center for Disese Control - Classroom celebrations
• Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids – Discipline Alternatives
• Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids – 25 Ways to Reward and Encourage Children
• Michigan State University – Alternatives to Using Food as Rewards

School Activities: 

• ALC
• Edgewood Middle School
• Island Lake Elementary School
• Valentine Hills Elementary School 5th grade
• Valentine Hills Elementary School, 2nd grade
• Student volunteer opportunities
• Student volunteer form

SHIP grant 2009-2011 (State Health Improvement Programs) at Mounds View School District: 

Activities listed below were funded by SHIP.  Our interventions increased group fitness for high school girls in the Mounds View School District. 

• Irondale Activities:  Activities offered were Stepping Club, Yoga, Yoga and Conditioning throughout the school year and into the summer.
• Mounds View:  Offered Yoga, Kick Boxing and Latin Hip Hop classes throughout the year.  Recently ordered hand weights for female non-athlete students to use.
• ALC:  Yoga class for students and staff.
• Oak Grove:  Ordered the x-Box Kinect to be used by students and parents for after-school activities and parent-teacher conferences.

What’s Happening Hot Links: 

• Actions for Healthy Kids
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