Vermont Healthy Schools Resource

The Vermont Healthy Schools Resource: Nutrition and Physical Education/Activity  is a joint project of the Vermont Department of Education, the Vermont Department of Health’s Fit and Healthy Vermonter’s program, and Vermont’s Action for Healthy Kids. The resource was developed to provide school teams with ideas and examples for implementing their school wellness policies.

The Healthy Schools Resource: Nutrition and Physical Education/Activity complements the Vermont Nutrition and Fitness Policy Guidelines (pdf) that were published in 2005 and is organized using the same outline.

**All documents in pdf format.

  1. Nutrition
    1. Nutritious Food Choices
    2. The School Food Service Program
    3. Other Food Choices at School
  2. Physical Education Program
    1. Instructional Program - Quality Physical Education
    2. Facilities
    3. Curriculum
    4. Inclusion (Adapted Physical Education
  3. Physical Activity
    1. Recess
    2. Interscholastic Sports (Athletics)
    3. Before and After-School Programs

For each policy the resource provides a corresponding page with:

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this resource–providing school examples, content review, and implementation ideas. We hope users find it to be a valuable tool for implementing school wellness policies for nutrition, physical education and physical activity.


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