| ACT
1220 of 2003
(PDF)
created the Child Health Advisory Committee
to address childhood obesity and develop statewide
nutrition and physical activity standards. The Committee
meets monthly and will make policy recommendations to the
State Board of Education and the State Board of Health.
Major tasks mandated by
the Act include:
- Removing elementary
school student in- school access to vending machines
offering food and beverages.
- Developing
recommendations to ensure that nutrition and physical
activity standards are implemented to provide students
with the skills, opportunities and encouragement to
adopt healthy lifestyles.
- Requiring schools to
include as part of the annual report to parents and
the community the amounts and sources of funds
received from competitive food and beverage contracts.
- Requiring schools to
include as part of each student’s health report to
parents an annual body mass index (BMI) percentile.
- Requiring schools to
annually provide parents an explanation of the
possible health effects of body mass index, nutrition
and physical activity.
The Arkansas Department of
Health and the Arkansas Department of Education in
partnership with the Arkansas Center for Health
Improvement (ACHI) are developing a statewide plan to
assist schools in the implementation and reporting of the
Body Mass Index to parents.
Final Recommendations of the Committee
Tool Kit
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Tool Kit Part 2 PDF
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Local
School
Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory Committees
(NPAAC) A
Guide for Schools, Parents, and Communities
This
guide provides information and guidance in developing a
local school Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory
Committee. Included is a membership grid, sample
invitation letter and sample agenda.
Names and contact information of local resources
who can assist in developing the local committees are
included. State and
National resource links are also listed in the guide.
These resources provide information on obesity,
nutrition, physical activity, and children's health.
Local Committees
Local school Nutrition and
Physical Activity Advisory Committees
(NPAAC)
http://cnn.k12.ar.us
(Click
on Healthy Schools)
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