Food Services & Nutrition
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Consultants and advisors are available for you.The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making. Your consultants for Food Services & Nutrition are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries. |
Downloads, webinars and videosBRAND NEW RESOURCE
MHS #OnTheMoveMO - School Success Story at Charleston R-1 School District >> Main topics: In this #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories video we spotlighted the amazing Charleston R-1 School District story of the new physical education and playground equipment, healthy school nutrition program, and the community impact of students receiving hygiene and food pantry items. Provided 5.24.22 ---- MHS #OnTheMoveMO - Kennet School District #39 "America's Healthiest Schools Success Story
>> Main topics: Our New Missouri Healthy Schools #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories video features the Kennett School District #39 in the #Bootheel as all their schools have been awarded “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for prioritizing nutrition, physical activity & strong wellness policies. #PBIS >> Watch the video above or click on the link here Provided 4.11.22 ---- BRAND NEW RESOURCE
Study: Prediabetes rates rise among teens >> Main topics: The number of US adolescents with prediabetes increased from 12% between 1999 and 2002 to 28% between 2015 and 2018, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Data on almost 6,600 youth ages 12 to 19 showed that those who lived in poverty were more likely to develop prediabetes.
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Promoting Specialty Crops in Missouri Schools >> Main topics: The Missouri Grown Program is offering up to $1,000 in reimbursement to registered Missouri school districts & early childcare education centers to cover the cost of specialty crops. Please view the infographic below to learn more.
----- CDC: More teens seen in EDs for eating disorders in 2020
>> Main topics: Emergency department visits resulting from eating disorders doubled among adolescent girls from March to October 2020, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Eating disorder specialist Allison Chase attributes the increase, in part, to the fear and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation of lockdowns, and clinical psychologist Erin Parks says additional factors may include greater use of social media as well as food insecurity among families with financial issues.
----- USDA Report Underscores the Urgent Need to Extend Child Nutrition Waivers
>> Main topics: Congress must provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the authority to continue child nutrition waivers through the 2022-2023 school year in the appropriations package currently being negotiated and expected to pass this week. These waivers have been critical in supporting school nutrition operations so that children have access to school and summer meals throughout the pandemic, and they are still needed as schools and families recover from and respond to the economic, health, and educational fallout from the pandemic. A report released today by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service underscores the negative impact of supply chain disruptions and staffing challenges on school nutrition programs during the 2021-2022 school year. The report also found that nearly 90 percent of school districts used the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) waiver to serve meals for school year 2021-2022, which allows schools to offer all students meals at no charge and provides higher reimbursement rates which have been needed to support nutrition finances during the pandemic.
Provided 3.7.22 ----- USDA Helps Schools Build Back Better, Issues Transitional Nutrition Standards for Coming School Years
>> Main topics: The new final rule – Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium – establishes the following requirements beginning SY 2022-2023:
----- Improving School Meal Consumption
>> Main topics: The UCONN Rudd Center recently published an infographic highlighting 7 effective strategies for improving school meal consumption. These findings are based on a systematic review published by Dr. Juliana Cohen and co-authors. Dr. Cohen and Dr. Erin Hager recently presented on this paper on the NOPREN School Wellness Working Group call and their presentation was recorded and saved on the NOPREN web site. The infographic is a great technical assistance piece for state funded partners and have also included the links for the paper and presentation if folks are interested in learning more about the findings. >> Infographic Provided 1.15.22 ----- Districts in 6 states add "wellness days" to calendar
>> Main topics: Over 20 school districts in at least six states have altered school schedules this year to include "wellness days," which will allow for longer breaks for the Thanksgiving holiday. Kansas City Public Schools is among them, and Superintendent Mark Bedell says he hopes the additional days help students and staff recharge. >> Read more here Provided 11.24.21 ----- Promote Holiday Food Safety
>> Main topics: The holiday season is just around the corner. This communications toolkit will help you to start conversations on food safety during the holidays! Access shareable resources, social media graphics, and sample social media posts you can use in your own outreach channels. Provided 11.18.21 ----- Thanksgiving Food Safety Essentials
>> Main topics: As you're helping families this holiday season, let us help you with these free resources. No matter the size of the gathering, these safe food handling tips will help keep your community healthy! Share these materials in your outreach and on social media:
----- A Healthy Eating Affair at Northview Elementary
>> Main topics: The Missouri Healthy Schools (S.H.I.) Team and students @ Northview showcased their hard work as they learned about the importance of healthy eating habits. They even cultivated, served and sampled their own produce. >> Dairy Donation Program Provided 11.16.21 ----- USDA Establishes Dairy Donation Program
>> Main topics: USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced the establishment of a $400 million Dairy Donation Program (DDP). The establishment of DDP is part of $6 billion of pandemic assistance USDA announced in March. It is the second part of an over $2 billion comprehensive package to help the dairy industry recover from the pandemic and improve or establish programs to make it more resilient to future challenges. >> Dairy Donation Program Provided 10.28.21 ----- 
Growing School Gardens: Coast to Coast Virtual School Garden Tour & Activities
>> Main topics: Students are invited to go on a journey through school gardens across the country -- from the Big Island of Hawai’i to Washington, DC -- with Growing School Gardens! Through this virtual tour students will be meeting with other students in diverse communities to engage in hands-on learning, growing healthy food for themselves and their communities, and becoming caretakers of their local environments. >> Videos & activities Provided 10.28.21 ----- Food Access and Nutrition
>> Main topics: Improving Food Access and Nutrition Watch this 2-part training to identify best practices, action steps, and implementation strategies to support schools and districts in improving food access and nutrition in their communities. (60 min.) Provided 10.21.21 ----- Meal Distribution Communication Checklist
>> Main topics: The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) has created a Meal Distribution Communication checklist/assessment as a resource for school districts. This is a self-assessment tool to help schools and school districts communicate with families, students, community members, and service agencies about school meal distribution during planned and unplanned school closures. The tool promotes the use of strategies that help ensure equitable access to these critical meal programs. Provided 10.21.21 ----- Happy Farm to School Month!
>> Main topics: Check out some great materials from the National Farm to School Network Here are several easy ways to get involved:
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