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School Based Programs and the 21 School Standards for IMPACT Childhood Obesity™
School Based Programs are based on providing nutrition education and enhanced physical activity to students, teachers and school staff. Programs include supportive information to parents and caregivers. Nutrition education (30 minutes a day), incorporated in the core curriculum is supported by healthy changes in the school nutrition program, vending machines, fund raisers and extra-curricular events. The aggressive addition of 45-60 minutes a day of physical activity into the school day embedded into well defined lessons in major core areas of study. BMI measurements, questionnaires of students, teachers and parents in addition to direct observations, student and teacher focus groups provide relevant data for analysis to determine success and make changes for improvement. We have developed strategies for involving parents and caregivers to adopt healthy practices within the home environment through a non-invasive but positive approach using changes that children are learning and practicing at school. Minority and diverse socioeconomic groups are a major focus of IMPACT. A current goal is to receive funding to assist school districts in the United States to use IMPACT with the major purpose of serving as national and international models that can be duplicated and institutionalized in ALL schools. Districts and/or schools interested in becoming an IMPACT Childhood Obesity Model School, please contact, Dr. J. Allen Queen.
The 21 School Standards for IMPACT Childhood Obesity™
Developed by Dr. Donald Schumacher and Dr. J. Allen Queen,
Co-Founders of the International Mission for the Prevention and Continuous Treatment
of Childhood Obesity ™ © The Writer’s Edge Press®, 2010, 2008, 2003
| 1. Daily Integrated IMPACT Lessons WITH Nutrition Content (30 Minutes) |
1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11 |
| 2. Daily Integrated Lessons WITH Physical Activities (45 Minutes) |
1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11 |
| 3. Formal Physical Education and Recess fully Reinstated |
4, 9, 11 |
| 4. Implemented the IMPACT Change Process |
5, 7, 9, 10, 11 |
| 5. Values Clarifications and, Bias Corrective Procedures |
4, 5, 10 |
| 6. Teaching and Expecting Student Responsibility and Civility |
6, 11 |
| 7. Team Leaders and Trainers On-Site Daily, Continuously Providing Staff Development as Needed and Required |
7, 11 |
| 8. Long Term Commitment by Teachers and Students for Lifelong Health and Wellness |
8 |
| 9. Implemented School Wellness Plans for Faculty and Staff |
9, 10, 11 |
| 10. Implemented Individual Teacher Wellness Plans |
9, 10, 11 |
| 11. Secured or Improvised School Facilities and Equipment for Exercise and Monitoring of Improvement |
9, 10 |
| 12. Observable Teacher Modeling of Desirable Student Behaviors |
9, 11 |
| 13. Implemented General Student Wellness Plans |
10 |
| 14. Implemented Individual Student Wellness Plans |
10 |
| 15. Included Parents as Active Team Members for School and Home Improvement of IMPACT Program Objectives |
9, 10, 11 |
| 16. School Lunchroom Program Adjustments and Improvement |
9, 10 |
| 17. Replaced Soft Drink and Snack Machines with Water and Healthy Replacement Choices |
9, 11 |
| 18. Eliminated Unhealthy Fund Raisers and Unhealthy Foods and Drinks at all School Events and Functions |
9, 11 |
| 19. Incorporates, Corporate Volunteers, Faith-Based Organizations and State and Local Agencies to Assist Faculty and Students |
9, 10, 11 |
| 20. Established Advisory Committees Based upon State Requirements |
9, 10, 11 |
| 21. On-Site Medical Clinic One Day Monthly for Specific Students |
9, 10, 11 |
Codes to IMPACT Standards:
- State Mandated Tests (Summative Formal Assessment, Annually)
- Teacher Assessments (Informal and Formative Assessments, Monthly)
- Teacher Observations and Journals (Teacher Perceptions, Semi-Annually)
- Repeated BMI Scoring, Student Focus Groups and Student Journals (Quarterly)
- Repeated Student Surveys (Quarterly)
- Teacher Focus Groups (Monthly)
- Teacher Surveys (Quarterly)
- Evidence of Sustainability and Expansion (Annually)
- Principals’ Semesters and Annual Reports (Semi-Annually)
- Teachers’ Semesters and Annual Reports (Semi-Annually)
- Observations by IMPACT Staff and Related Personnel (Monthly)
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