Description
Childhood obesity has swept both the nation and the world and emerged as a true public health cause of concern. In response, the New Haven Public Schools developed a detailed District Wellness Policy to help combat obesity and provide students with a positive, healthy school environment. To date, the Wellness plan and its initiatives have been applauded, including acknowledgement of the best school wellness plan and the national recognition of Chef Tim Cipriano, who is at the forefront of school lunch modifications. Five YSPH graduate students, together with CARE, developed a tool to assess the school climate in 12 New Haven Public Schools. Nutrition, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, and Staff Wellness were assessed over four weeks. Photographs and completed tools were compiled to provide a snapshot of the schools and the state of wellness policy initiatives.
Whitney Hubbard was the Teaching Fellow (TF) for this project.
Publication Date
5-2011
Publisher
Yale University. School of Public Health
City
New Haven
Keywords
Nutrition, childhood obesity, wellness, New Haven Public Schools
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion
Recommended Citation
Clark, Kathleen; Feyissa, Eminet Abebe; Lewis, Quiana; Murphy, Alexandrea; and Trentalange, Mark, "“Health Is Academic”: Identifying Factors that Impact Health & Learning Outcomes: A Multi-factorial School Health Assessment in 12 Schools (NHPS--Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) Collaborative)" (2011). Practice Based Community Health Research Reports. 34.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysph_pbchrr/34