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Tools and Resources
SHAPE is designed to act as a link for schools and community organizations to relevant programs and resources to eliminate obesity in Mississippi’s children.
The Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Healthy Schools and the Mississippi State Department of Health will be hosting a School Health Index (SHI) workshop on Thursday, April 5th in Pearl, MS. This training will provide instruction and tools for your school to assess the health needs of students and to develop an effective school wellness policy. See flyer for more information click here.
Use the School Health Index as a self-assessment and planning guide to improve health and safety policies and programs.
Mississippi Office of Healthy Schools
Mississippi Kids Count: Data Book
School Health Council - Mississippi Office of Health Schools' resources for implementing School Health Councils
Mississippi Code Requiring School Health Councils - House Bill 319 stating that Mississippi schools are required to implent and maintain a School Health Council.
Every Week receive an email from KIDSHEALTH
with a link to FREE KidsHealth in the Classroom Teachers' Guides, with discussion questions, activities and reproducible handouts!
www.healthyschoolsms.org/health_education/curriculum_instruction.htm - Health education services resource for health education curriculum and instruction.
www.healthyms.com/msdhsite/_static/resources/2482.pdf - a project overview of efforts to prevent childhood obesity in Mississippi
GET YOUR STUENTS MOVING! LESSON PLAN - a lesson plan for grades 3 to 5 on fitness.
HEAP of Book – Teaching Health Topics & Skills Through Literacy
Health Education for the Novice
Building Better Brains through Movement, by Jean Blaydes Madigan
NASPE - Teacher's Toolbox - The National Association for Sports and Physical Education have develped a Teacher's Tool box which features activity ideas that meet the national standards, information about the nation's health observances, and the newest resource materials.
You’ve Gotta Move - resource for an exciting activity-based program designed and delivered as an engaging combination of dance, activity and music for kindergarten to second grade students.
Project Fit America (PFA) - a national agency working with communities to bring in funding, equipment, teacher training, curriculum and the resources schools need to actually get kids fit and foster a love of movement.
Fit, Healthy and Ready to Succeed - Incorporating Positive Health Strategies in the Classroom.
PE4Life - offers professional development and support to educators and administrators who desire to create positive change in their schools and communities.
Let’s Move - resource for physcial education and nutitrition for children.
Fitnessgram - a fitness assessment and reporting program for youth, determine students' overall physical fitness and suggest areas for improvement when appropriate.
National Standards for Physical Education - National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Edition (2004)
JamSchoolProgram - brings physical activity and health education into the classroom. JAM is designed to teach kids (and adults) healthier lifestyle habits, and is a free wellness resource for schools.
Health Services
Asthma Action Plan - American Lung Association resource for developing an asthma action plan.
Comprehensive toolkit for addressing asthma in the school setting - American Lung Association resource for developing an asthma friendly shcool.
Nutrition Services
Nutrition Standards - USDA's nutrition standards for school meals.
The HealthierUS School Challenge - a voluntary certification initiative recogning those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity.
Team Nutrition - USDA Food and Nurtition Service initiative to support child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
Fuel Up to Play 60 - a comprehensive program in which students and adults work together to select and implement a series of "Plays" that result in long-term changes in healthier eating and physical activity schoolwide.
My Pyramid Tracker - an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient and physical activity information.
School Beverage Guidelines - American Beverages Association national guidelines to school beverages.
Teaching Nutrition to Kids. - provides books, hand outs, other resources for child nutrition.
We Can! - national education program providing parents and caregivers tools, fun activities, and more to help them encourage healthy eating, increased physical activity, and reduced time sitting in front of the screen (TV or computer) in their entire family.
Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
Resources for Anti-Bullying Campaign - short list of links that provide a resource for the anti-bullying campaign.
Cyberbullying - KidsHeatlh article on cyberbullying informing parents on the signs of cyberbulling and ways to help fight against cyberbullying.
Bully Free Program - provides quality materials, workshops, presentations, and Web resources for bully free programs.
Fear Stops Here - resources for Mississippi students, parents and teachers against bullying and cyber bullying.
Health Promotion for Staff
MSDH School Health Program -
School Employee Wellness - Directors of Health Promotion and Education resources for school employee wellness.
Healthy and Safe School Environment
National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity - resource for creating strong action plans to reverse childhood obesity.
Risk Watch - National Fire Protection Association lesson plans for fire safety.
National Program for Playground Safety - NPPS resources for playground safety.
Family/Community Involvement
Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs - USDA nutrition standards for the national shool lunch and breakfast programs.
Joint use - resource for joint use programs to increase adult and children physical activity.
National PTA - provides resources for PTA's, parents, and the communities.
Comprehensive Health - resource for comprehensive health education for every child.