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State goal subcommittees each work to accomplish one of
the initiative's three key goals:
These teams develop, implement and evaluate programs and resources that support the efforts of regional zone teams and school buildings to increase the healthfulness of school environments. Teams include school food service directors, physical education teachers and representatives from the state steering committee. We invite others who are interested in one or more of these goals to join a state goal subcommittee. 
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Goal 1: Expand Ohio
schools' participation
in the USDA School
Breakfast Program.
schools' participation
in the USDA School
Breakfast Program.
Current projects include:
- Create a position paper on the importance of school breakfast.
- Assist schools in accessing resources provided by the American Dairy Association to increase the healthfulness of school meals.
- Ensure schools incorporate breakfast programs into their school wellness policies.
- Develop and distribute materials to educate school food service directors about the benefits of school breakfast programs.
- Conduct meetings with targeted school districts to encourage them to implement school breakfast programs.
- Conduct monthly media events to expand Ohioans' awareness of the importance and benefits of school breakfast programs.
- Attend the meetings of professional associations to share the benefits of school breakfast and determine strategies to expand breakfast participation.
Dianne Radigan
Chief Operating Officer
Children's Hunger Alliance
614-341-7700, ext. 225
radigan@childrenshungeralliance.org
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Goal 2: Ensure healthy
snacks and foods are
available in vending
machines, school stores
and other venus within
the school's control.
snacks and foods are
available in vending
machines, school stores
and other venus within
the school's control.
Current projects include:
- Review current literature and develop guidelines for healthy snacks and beverages.
- Distribute position paper on the importance of healthy school snacks and foods across networks.
- Conduct trainings to educate about the importance of school wellness councils and policies.
- Gather data on the number of Ohio schools that have established wellness councils.
Jan Ritter
Research Dietitian
Columbus Children's Hospital
614-722-3465
ritterj@pediatrics.ohio-state.edu
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Goal 3: Ensure children
have access to quality
co-curricular physical
activity programs,
inside and outside
the school day.
have access to quality
co-curricular physical
activity programs,
inside and outside
the school day.
Current projects include:
- Develop and distribute a fact sheet about physical activity, physical education, extracurricular physical activity and safety guidelines.
- Promote continuing education opportunities for physical educators and other school staff.
- Identify schools and parks & recreation agencies that would potentially partner to develop afterschool programs where children would have adequate opportunities for physical activity.
- Provide education and resources to afterschool programs to promote the use of physical activity.
- Provide guidance to Buckeye Best participating schools and regional zone leaders to help them change school policy to require increased opportunities for physical activity.
Linda Scovern
Healthy Ohioans Coordinator
Ohio Department of Health
614-728-2722
LScovern@ODH.Ohio.gov
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