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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: September 2011

Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup, Nutrition and Weight Status Workgroup, Educational and Community-Based Programs Workgroup

These guidelines are intended to help schools develop, start, and evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. These 9 guidelines focus on:

  • Healthy eating and physical activity
  • School environments
  • Quality school meal programs
  • Comprehensive physical activity programs
  • Health education
  • Health, mental health, and social services
  • Partnering with families and community members
  • School employee wellness programs
  • Certified and qualified staff
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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who play sports — PA‑12
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adolescents who participate in daily school physical education — ECBP‑01
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of schools that don't sell less healthy foods and drinks — ECBP‑D02
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011. School health guidelines. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/npao/strategies.htm