School Nutrition/Activity Environment Assessment Tools

Schools can regularly monitor their nutrition and physical activity environments using standardized assessment tools. These tool can help schools ensure that they are meeting Federal and State wellness guidelines, and can also help identify potential policy, practice, or communication changes a school can enact in order to create a healthier school environment.

Some well-established tools that be used for school self-assessment include:

• UV HEAL Recommended!

  CDC School Health Index

  https://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/default.aspx" target="_blank">http...
  An online (or paper) self-assessment/planning tool to help schools examine their wellness policies and practices and provides recommendations for improvement.
  
  

• State of NH DOE Wellness Policy Assessment Tool

  www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/programsupport/wellne...
  As assessment tool used by the NH Department of Education to evaluate the compliance and quality of local school district's wellnes policies.

• North Carolina Eat Smart Move More School Assessment Tool

  www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/EatSmartSchoolStds/Texts/SchoolFoodsStan...
  Offers a range of good/better best options for a wide range of wellness policy topics for elementary, middle, and high school environments.

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