Projects — 1995 through 2008
Local Wellness Policy Demonstration Project
Through Team Nutrition funding, Project PA is conducting a demonstration project in seven school districts. Local wellness policy activities in the selected districts will be assessed and school environmental changes will be documented. Resulting case studies will be compiled into a technical assistance guide for wellness policy implementation.
Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity Through Afterschool Programs
The schools in this project are implementing lessons from the USDA’s “Power of Choice” and Action for Healthy Kids’ (AFHK) Afterschool Program - “ReCharge.” Grant activities are designed to encourage student and parent involvement in local wellness policy teams. All grant recipients are involved in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
Promising Practices for Implementing Your Local Wellness Policy
Schools throughout Pennsylvania are implementing creative and successful strategies to promote healthier eating and physical activity for students. We’d like to share these strategies with other schools. A collection ...
Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations
In June 2005, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Division of Food and Nutrition, presented three identical 1 1/2 day training sessions to provide training for school Food Service Directors based on the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.
Environmental Nutrition Strategies Grants Awarded
Through Project PA, the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Education awarded grants to 15 schools statewide to support their efforts to establish more nutrition-friendly environments. Each school has developed a strategy to encourage healthier eating habits.
Teleconference 4
On May 12, 2004, Project PA, a collaboration between the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Penn State University, presented a one-day teleconference, “Increasing School Meals Participation: Creative Strategies that Work!”
Healthy School Nutrition Environments Grants
These seven school districts were the recipients of Project PA's Healthy School Nutrition Environments grants. Staff and concerned community members of these schools have assessed their schools’ nutrition environments, assembled teams of individuals interested in making positive changes in their schools’ nutrition environments, and implemented plans for making those changes.