Project LEAN Resources

Project LEAN has a 15 year history of developing programs and tools that assist youth and adults to eat better and be more physically active through policy development, advocacy and environmental change.

TOOL TO CHECK IF YOUR SCHOOL SNACK OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT MEETS STATE NUTRITION GUIDELINES (SB-12 AND SB-965)

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SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY AND ADVOCACY TOOLS

CAPTIVE KIDS: SELLING OBESITY AT SCHOOLS

An Action Guide to Stop the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages in School

This tool kit addresses the issue of marketing unhealthy foods and beverages on California school campuses and was produced as a result of the growing public concern over the obesity epidemic and the role that marketing plays in establishing eating patterns.

Creative School Fund-raising Ideas

Looking for non-food and beverage fundraising ideas? This handout is filled with them.

Food on the Run: Lessons from a Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity Campaign

This guide outlines how to implement a youth advocacy program addressing nutrition and physical activity. Food on the run brochures (both English and Spanish are currently available at the Los Angeles County Nutrition Program). Please contact nutrition@ph.lacounty.gov to request them.

Playing the Policy Game Advocacy Guide

This tool kit is designed to engage youth in the school policy process and highlights nutrition and physical activity policies that teens can pursue with adult guidance. Available in English and Spanish.

Policy in Action: A Guide to Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy

This user friendly guide is designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing school nutrition and physical activity policies, including local wellness policies. Includes helpful hand-outs to develop your plan of action for implementing your policy.

Reaching School Board Members Guide

This guide helps advocates convey their nutrition policy message effectively while at the same time helping school board members gain the information they need to create effective nutrition policies. Available in English and Spanish.

School Foods Calculator

http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/calculator/

An online tool, these Food Standards Calculators will determine if an individual food item would meet the food standards for calories, fat, saturated fat, and sugar established by California's legislation (SB 12). There are separate calculators for elementary versus middle/high school.

School Health Index (Short-form)

California Project LEAN has adapted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) School Health Index to an English- and Spanish-language short version that focuses only on nutrition, physical activity, and physical education and reflects California's new (SB 12 & SB 965) nutrition standards. CDC's original School Health Index addresses a number of health topics, including counseling, psychological and social services, and safety policies.

School Marketing Assessment Tool

This tool assesses food and beverage advertising in schools. The results of this assessment will be useful to health professionals and educators who are concerned about children's health and the types of food messages they are exposed to in schools.

"The Simple Solution to the Energy Problem" materials include a stand up display and tip sheets (English only) which give teens tips on healthy eating and physical activity. Both the stand up display and tip sheets are currently available at the Los Angeles County Nutrition Program. Please contact nutrition@ph.lacounty.gov to request them.

BRIGHT IDEAS

Bright Ideas are programs and strategies that are known to be effective and can be replicated in schools or communities.

BRIGHT IDEAS is designed to showcase successful or promising examples of healthy eating and physical activity strategies that have made it easier for youth to eat healthy food and/or be physically active at school. BRIGHT IDEAS will illustrate that people with different knowledge and skills can be brought together in a supportive environment and implement policy changes to improve the health of their youth and community members. If you have a healthy eating or physical activity, strategy or program you would like to be considered as a BRIGHT IDEA, please go to: www.californiaprojectlean.org/bright ideas.