The School Resource Guide workgroup of the Rockland County School Health and Wellness Coalition is currently developing a listing of community-based organizations and programs that provide services useful to schools for a variety of needs. The listing is being developed by a committee made up of Rockland schools and community service providers and will be posted in the coming months. In addition to local resources, other useful documents and national school health related organizations may be found below.
For more information, contact Carrie Steindorff at steindoc@co.rockland.ny.us, 845-364-2360.
Steps Youth Survey
The Steps Youth Survey was conducted in all Rockland County public high schools during the spring of 2005 and 2007. The purpose of the survey was to provide data primarily on the weight, dietary, physical activity, and tobacco use behaviors of Rockland high school students.
This data can be useful in planning policy, educational programming and services to address readiness to learn issues (i.e. unsafe dieting strategies and lack of physical activity and fitness) and chronic disease prevention. The 2005 Youth Survey Report and the 2007 Youth Survey Report contains highlighted data as well as recommendations on how to address student needs.
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Childhood Obesity
- Childhood Overweight: What the research tells us
- Healthy Kids, Healthy NY: After-school Initiative Toolkit
- Make a Difference at Your School
- Nutrition Standards for Food in Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth
- National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues
- National School Lunch Act
- Nutrition in Your School - Nyack Hospital Presentation
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs
- Building the Argument: The Need for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Our Schools
- Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity
- The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
- Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People
- Recess for Elementary School Children
- Tennessee State Board of Education Physical Activity Policy
- Reducing Children’s TV Time to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight: The Children’s Media Use Study
School Wellness Policy
- School Wellness Policy Coding Tool
- School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-income Students
- Promoting Fruits and Vegetables in Schools: Wellness Policy Opportunities
Coordinated School Health
