Cumberland county schools: child nutrition program

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS: CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMTamra Morris, MPH student ~Walden University~PUBH6165-1~Dr. Rebecca Heick ~Spring, 2010

School Nutrition

“If you asked the average person to do what you have to do every day, and that is to prepare a meal for hundreds of hungry kids with just $2.68 a child – with only $1.00 to $1.25 of that money going to the food itself – they would look at you like you were crazy.  That's sad, but that's less than what many folks spend on a cup of coffee in the morning.  So we're going to have to do everything we can to help you."School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action.

Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/LegislativeAction.aspx

The Need

Psychiatric Obesity Funding Healthy options Legislation

CCS Child Nutrition Program

Programs: The National School Breakfast Program The National School Lunch Program A La Carte Items Promotions Special Diets

www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/MonthlyMenu.htm

CCS Child Nutrition (2010). Program Information. Retrieved from http://www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/info.htm

ECONOMICS

Lunch prices:

Breakfast Lunch

 Grades K - 5 (paying) $  .85 $1.65

Grades 6 - 12 (paying) $  .85 $1.75

All Grades (reduced price) $  .30 $  .40

Extra Milk $  .50 $  .50

Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Food and Nutrition. Retrieved from www.cumberland.k12.tn.us/fan.html

Legislation

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 expired on September 30, 2009 was extended until September 30, 2010 (SNA, 2010)

School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Blog

Stakeholders

Child Nutrition Services (Cumberland County Schools –CCS)

CCS middle school students Parents of CCS students CCS cafeteria workers

TEACH: kids

Bridges to Wellness: Connecting School Meals and Classroom Learning, a set of interactive, nutrition education lessons for students in grades 5-10

The ADA Foundation focuses on: Food and Nutrition Research Scholarships Awards Healthy Weight for Kids

American Diabetic Foundation. (2010). Food and Nutrition Research. Retrieved from

http://www.eatright.org/foundation/

TEACH: kids

http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

TEACH: parents

Child Nutrition Health Education Kit Factsheets Handouts Advertorials 

TEACH: CCS

Classroom and Cafeteria Resources

http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=644

Recommendations

Recommendations

Contact Them

CCS

Child

Nutrition

Kelly Povroznik Jones, Executive Director

Vashtina Bratcher, Executive Secretary

 Phone: 910.678.2502   Fax: 910.678.2542

References

Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Child Nutrition

Services. Retrieved from www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Monthly Menu.

Retrieved from www.cn.ccs.k12.nc.us/MonthlyMenu.htm Cumberland County Schools. (2010). Food and Nutrition.

Retrieved from www.cumberland.k12.tn.us/fan.html School Nutrition Association (2010). Legislative Action.

Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/LegislativeAction.aspx

School Nutrition Association (2010). Bridges to Wellness. Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=8448

National Dairy Council. (2010). The Dairy Connection. Retrieved from http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/ChildNutrition/Pages/ChildNutritionHealthEducationKit.aspx

American Diabetic Foundation. (2010). Food and Nutrition Research. Retrieved from http://www.eatright.org/foundation/