Home > Resource Library

School Wellness Policy Tools

Take a look at the resources to develop, implement and evaluate your school wellness policy. Included are an assesment tool, implementation guide and other key resources.

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!

Does Your Snack Measure Up?
This pocket slide-guide helps determine if a product meets California’s school food standards.

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.

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 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.