Nutrition and Physical Activity Toolkit

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INTRODUCTION

Nutrition and physical activity tools and resources can be used to reach and impact

communities and schools on a broader scale.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide leaders with current tools and evidence-based

resources- both statewide and nationally- that can be utilized in the implementation of

community and school health initiatives towards strong policies, effective systems and

environmental changes. This toolkit is a compilation of existing (cited) resources and

supplemental materials based on identified needs of the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity

Prevention, Growing Healthy Communities. These resources are as follows:

Joint Use Agreements

Breakfast in the Classroom- Statewide and Nationally

School Gardens (Arkansas Delta Garden Study)

The Nutrition Environment Measures Survey- Vending (NEMS-V)

Fuel Up to Play 60

Let’s Move!

Healthy Fundraiser Options

Additional Statewide Sources

"Leaders establish the vision for the

future and set the strategy for

getting there; they cause change.

They motivate and inspire others to

go in the right direction and they,

along with everyone else, sacrifice

to get there."

— John Kotter

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JOINT USE AGREEMENTS

Direct Source: http://www.arkansascsh.org/apply-it-in-your-school

Program Overview

The Arkansas Joint Use Agreement (JUA) Grant is a competitive application process made

possible and supported by Arkansas’ Governor Mike Beebe and the Arkansas Tobacco Excise

Tax created by Arkansas Act 180 of 2009. These funds aid schools in adoption and

implementation of joint use policy and forming collaborative partnerships with local community

resources with the intent of maximizing resources while increasing opportunities for physical

activity. Funds are available each fiscal year based on Tobacco Excise Tax appropriations or until

funds are expended. The JUA is a collaboration of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE),

Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI).

Joint use agreements are formed to meet shared goals and community needs while focusing on

maximizing resources and increasing opportunity for physical activity. A JUA allows schools and

communities unique opportunities for children and adults to be healthier individuals. A JUA

refers to a school forming an ongoing partnership with one or more entities, organizations, or

cities to share indoor or outdoor space/s to meet shared goals and community needs. Through

the shared use of space, schools and communities save money while providing more amenities

and services to both students and community members.

According to the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), health and success

in school are interrelated. Strong school based policies have the ability to impact student

health. Policies regarding the encouragement and implementation of joint use play an essential

role because often times the schools recreation facility is the only existing facility available in an

area or within walking distance of neighboring residential areas.

Joint use policies and practices can provide schools and communities with access to safe and

attractive indoor and outdoor recreation facilities for physical activity and are an important

obesity prevention strategy in communities that lack access to safe places to be physically

active. The State’s efforts will lay the ground work to advance state and local policies that

increase community access to school physical activity and recreation facilities outside of the

regular school day.

For more information about Joint Use Agreements, contact:

Jerri Clark, CSH Grant Manager, Office of Coordinated School Health,

Arkansas Department of Education, 2020 West 3rd Street, Ste 300, Little Rock, AR 72205

Office: 501-683-3600 Fax: 501-683-3611

Email: Jerri.Clark@arkansas.gov

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Arkansas’ Partnering For Health Communities Program Joint Use Agreement

JUA Mapping Exercise - Worksheet 1

1. Divide the City/town into zones (based on neighborhoods, the population’s likely

shopping, school, work, play, etc concentration).

2. Circle all recreational spaces in the city/town (Include undeveloped green spaces).

3. Shade each Zone of the city/town based on the following criteria:

a. Green – High population of low income AND scarce recreational

space/programming available

b. Yellow- mid to low population of low income OR mid to high recreational

space/programming available

c. Red – Low population of low income AND high recreational space/programming

available

4. Note with a to indicate the area as a “Focus Area”.

NOTE: Focus should be determined based on (lack of recreational space in the area, lack of recreational programming in the area, high population of low income levels in the area, etc)

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Indicates Existing Facility

Indicates Green Space

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Arkansas’ Partnering For Health Communities Program Joint Use Agreement

JUA Partner Profile - Worksheet 2

1. Using the information from the Mapping Exercise – List the spaces in the Green and Yellow “Focus Areas”

below.

2. List all Potential partners that may benefit from use of the space.

3. Answer the questions regarding each Partners use of the space.

EXAMPLE Space:__High School Track and Field_____________________ Owner:___School District __________ New Use: _____Community Access for walking/play after hours________________________________

Potential Partners (List all possible outside organizations that would benefit from use of the space)

Could this partner benefit from use of space?

Does this partner have the ability to aid in maintaining space?

Population Impact Comments

City of XXXXX Yes- No track on this side of town

Yes-custodial/security

Community wide

Space:____________________________________________ Owner:__________________________ New Use: _________________________________________

Potential Partners (List all possible outside organizations that would benefit from use of the space)

Could this partner benefit from use of space?

Does this partner have the ability to aid in maintaining space?

Population Impact Comments

Space:____________________________________________ Owner:__________________________ New Use: _________________________________________

Potential Partners (List all possible outside organizations that would benefit from use of the space)

Could this partner benefit from use of space?

Does this partner have the ability to aid in maintaining space?

Population Impact Comments

Space:____________________________________________ Owner:__________________________ New Use: _________________________________________

Potential Partners (List all possible outside organizations that would benefit from use of the space)

Could this partner benefit from use of space?

Does this partner have the ability to aid in maintaining space?

Population Impact Comments

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Arkansas’ Partnering For Health Communities Program Joint Use Agreement

Joint Use Priority Matrix - Worksheet 3

Using the information form the Partner Profile Worksheet mark in each box the potential joint use

project by indicating the “space/partner”. Use the following information to locate which box each

potential partnership should be placed in:

Size of Impact Target Area – Take into consideration the impact on the population experiencing the most disparities due to high pop. Of low income families and/or lack of space in the area

Feasibility (to Implement) – Take into consideration the feasibility of potential partners and/or the condition of the space.

Transfer your solutions from the previous worksheet into this Impact/Feasibility matrix. Then circle the “better” solution: a) larger impact; b) feasible to accomplish; c) helps reduce disparities

Feasibility (Implement)

Size of Impact for Target Area

Large Medium Small

High

Example: “High School Track/City”

Medium

Low

Result: Prioritize Items that Appear as follows:

Green Box: Indicates a Good Joint Use Partnership - Yellow Box: Indicates Move forward with Caution may not impact high priority population and/or may potentially result in an unsuccessful partnership Red Box: Indicates Not a Good Joint Use Partnership – not beneficial to partners, unworkable space, and low impact on target pop.

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Arkansas’ Partnering For Health Communities Program

Joint Use Agreement

JUA Site Assessment - Worksheet 4

Space:________________________________________________ Owner:________________________

1. Condition of the facility Poor Fair Good Excellent

Comments (if marked other than “Excellent”, mark reason why):

2. In its current condition, can the space be opened to the community? Yes No

Comments (if no, what could be done to make it accessible):

3. Is the space considered safe space? Yes No

Comments (if no, what could be improved)

4. Can the space be used after dark? Yes No

Comments:

5. Facility Annual Costs:

a. Utilities/Operation

b. Custodial

c. Repairs

d. Maintenance/Upkeep

6. Other Comments:

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Additional Joint Use Resources

Link to other Joint Use Resources

Joint Use.org http://www.jointuse.org Nation Policy & Legal Analysis Network http://www.nplanonline.org/ Public Health Law & Policy (PHLP) http://www.phlpnet.org JUA Grant Application Released April 2012

Joint Use Agreement Grant Recipients

2010-2011 Joint Use Agreement Grantees

School Districts by County• Boone County– Harrison SD• Clark County-Gurdon SD• Craighead County-Valley View SD• Cross County-Cross County SD• Drew County-Monticello SD• Hempstead County- Hope SD• Independence County-Cedar Ridge SD

Batesville SD• Lonoke County-Cabot SD • Madison County-Huntsville SD• Miller County-Fouke SD• Monroe County-Clarendon SD• Pope County-Atkins SD• Pulaski County-PCSSD• Saline County-Bryant SD• Stone County-Mountain View SD• Union-El Dorado SD• Washington County-Fayetteville SD

Springdale SD• White County-Beebe SD• Yell County-Two Rivers SD

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Joint Use Agreement Grant Recipients

2011-2012 Joint Use Agreement Grantees

School Districts by County• Ashley County-Hamburg SD (1)• Benton County-Springdale SD (1)• Clark County-Gurdon SD (2)• Cross County-Cross County SD (1)• Drew County- Monticello SD (1)• Faulkner County-Mayflower (1)

Conway (1)• Independence County-Cedar Ridge (1)• Marion County-Yellville-Summit (1)• Newton County-Jasper (2)• Perry County-Perryville (1)• Poinsett County-Harrisburg (1)• Pope County-Atkins (2)• Pulaski County –AR Sch. For the Deaf

(1)• Washington County –Springdale (4)

Prairie Grove (1)• White- Beebe (1)

Bald Knob (1)

School Districts by County• Clark County-Gurdon SD (1)• Cross County-Cross County SD (2)

Wynne SD (1)• Franklin County- County Line SD (1)• Independence County-Cedar Ridge SD (1)• Izard County-Calico Rock SD (1)• Johnson County-Lamar SD (2)• Logan County-Magazine SD (1)• Miller County-Fouke SD (2)• Pope County-Atkins SD (1)

Hector SD (1)• Scott County-Waldron SD (2)• Union County-El Dorado SD (4)• Sebastian County –Lavaca SD (1)• Washington County –Springdale SD (2)

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NUTRITION RESOURCES

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NURITION: BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM

Direct Source: http://www.breakfastintheclassroom.org/

Why It's Needed

There are more than 25 million children in our nation’s elementary and middle schools, many of whom come to school hungry. What happens next is heartbreaking. Their attention spans shorten. Their energy levels plummet. Their productivity wanes. Learning suffers. Lives suffer.

It’s time to start a movement to change that. The solution? Breakfast in the Classroom.

It’s a fact: eating breakfast at school helps children learn. Studies show that children who eat breakfast at the start of their school day have higher math and reading scores. They have sharper memory and show faster speed on cognitive tests. They have broader vocabularies. They do better on standardized tests. They focus better and behave better.

Eating breakfast at school has health benefits too. Children are less likely to be absent. They’re less likely to see the school nurse and less likely to be overweight. They eat more fruit, drink more milk and consume a wider variety of foods.

Many school districts participate in the federally-funded School Breakfast Program, but its performance in eliminating hunger has fallen short of its potential. Less than half of children who are eligible for the free or reduced-cost breakfast are eating it.

It’s not hard to see why. School breakfast programs typically require children to eat in the cafeteria before school, apart from their peers. As a result, some children feel singled out and self-conscious of being labeled as “low income.” Timing is another deterrent. Many school breakfast programs take place prior to the start of the school day. When the bus is late or the carpool’s caught in traffic, the opportunity for breakfast is missed.

The result? Hungry kids and lost federal funding at the schools that need it most.

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How It Works

The Breakfast in the Classroom initiative takes the traditional school breakfast approach and improves it with one key ingredient: the classroom. Breakfast becomes available to everyone – no matter their income level – and it’s served after the opening bell. This makes it easier for all children to easily participate.

The approach is simple. Children eat together in the classroom, usually the homeroom, at the start of the school day. They enjoy nutritionally well-balanced foods like breakfast wraps, yogurt, or fruit served directly in their classroom or grabbed from a cart in the hallway. Students then eat breakfast while the teacher takes attendance, collects homework or teaches a short lesson plan.

In about 10 minutes, the meal is over and the school day continues. And so do the benefits of the breakfast in the classroom.

To learn simple ways for bringing Breakfast in the Classroom to your school, click here.

For media inquiries, click here and click here for background materials.

Additional Hyperlinks

No Kid Hungry School Breakfast Brochure

Food Research Action Center: Federal Food/Nutrition Programs

Let's Move Blog: Breakfast in the Classroom in Little Rock, AR

Breakfast in the Classroom: Local Stories Across the Nation

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NUTRITION: SCHOOL GARDENS

Direct Source: https://foodcorps.org/about

FOOD CORPS

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow

up healthy.

We do that by placing motivated leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public

service. Working under the direction of local partner organizations, we implement a three-

ingredient recipe for healthy kids. Our Service Members:

Teach kids about what healthy food is and where it comes from

Build and tend school gardens

Bring high-quality local food into public school cafeterias

Food Corps Mission

Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an

enduring relationship with healthy food.

Food Corps Vision

We envision a nation of well-nourished children: children who know what healthy food is, how

it grows and where it comes from, and who have access to it every day. These children, having

grown up in a healthy food environment, will learn better, live longer, and liberate their

generation from diet-related disease.

We envision a bright future for our Service Members: emerging leaders who, having invested a

year of public service creating healthy food environments for children, will go on to become

farmers, chefs, educators and public health leaders. These visionaries, armed with the skills to

improve school food, will improve all food.

Food Corps Downloadable Brochure

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Food Corp Host Site in Arkansas:

NCAT is a national nonprofit with regional offices in six states, including Arkansas. Founded in

1976, NCAT’s mission is to help people by championing small-scale, local and sustainable

solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources. We

do this through a wide variety of renewable energy and sustainable agriculture projects, most

notably ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. NCAT’s Southeast

Office in Fayetteville is actively involved in sustainable community development, local food, and

farmer education projects.

Check out the FoodCorps Arkansas Facebook page!

Service Sites:

Thirty-eight percent of Arkansas children and adolescents face health risks associated with

being overweight or obese. Almost twenty percent of households in the state are food insecure,

or lack reliable access to healthy food, a level exceeding the national average. This year service

members will directly impact communities throughout the central and northern regions of the

state.

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The Fayetteville Public School district: Fayetteville Public Schools educates over 9,000 students

and serves over one million meals each academic year. Service members placed with

Fayetteville Public Schools will serve:

At the Holt Middle School garden, engaging

students and teachers in growing and learning

to prepare healthy food.

The district as a whole, increasing students’

access to healthy food by supporting Farm to

School efforts.

The Delta Garden Study is a $2 million research study funded by the USDA’s Agricultural

Research Service designed to prevent childhood obesity and social risk behaviors, and improve

academic achievement, in middle school children in the Delta and Central regions of Arkansas.

Service members placed with participating Delta Garden Study schools will serve:

Cloverdale Aerospace Technology Conversion Charter School

Yellville-Summit Middle School

It takes more than books for children to

learn. And FoodCorps teaches kids to

love real food so they eat it when I put

it on the tray!” —Betti Wiggins, Executive Director of the Office of Food

Services at Detroit Public Schools

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School Garden Grant Links

http://grants.kidsgardening.org/2013-youth-garden-grant-award

Online Application

Steps to Register and Apply:

1. Log into your Kidsgardening.org user account. 2. Click “Apply Now”. 3. Fill out the “Garden Registry Form”* for your program. Proceed to the

application.

*All applicants are required to register with our Garden Registry before applying for a grant. This will help connect your garden to other garden programs, future funding

opportunities, and volunteer support. You will not be able to submit a grant application

without creating a Garden Registry profile for your program. See our privacy policy if you have questions about how we use the registry information. Photos of your prog ram are not required during the application process, but if you would like to include them please use one of the following formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF.

For more information: http://www.annies.com/school-gardens/grants-for-gardens/

Grants for Gardens

About the Program:

Gardens are places for kids to connect to real food, explore new flavors and talk about where our food comes from. For many years, we’ve offered Grants for Gardens donations to schools and other educational programs that help put children in direct contact with growing real food. Since 2008, we've offered funding to more than 200 gardens. To meet a selection of the schools who’ve received funding this past year, scroll down and click on their photos!

http://herbsociety.org/resources/samull-grant.html

The Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant

The Herb Society of America, as a recipient of a bequest from the estate of Donald Samull, has

established two herb garden grants for teachers in grades 3 through 6. Mr. Samull was an

elementary school teacher who used his love of herbs in the classroom with his 3rd-6th grade

students. These grants will ensure that his tradition of using herbs with students will continue

for years to come.

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Public and/or private 3rd through 6th grade teachers, with classes of a minimum of 15 students

may apply for an indoor or an outdoor herb garden grant.

The Herb Society of America will award four (4) schools each year indoor window sill herb

gardens. The classrooms selected will receive three (3) windowsill herb garden kits including

pots, soil, seeds and educational materials to use in the classroom. The Herb Society of America

will provide the educational materials.

The Herb Society of America will select five (5) schools/classrooms to receive $200 "Seed

Money" to establish an outdoor herb garden. The funds may be used for supplies such as soil,

plant trays, containers, child or youth sized tools, etc. The school may need to seek additional

funding and support from other sources. The Herb Society of America will provide the

educational materials and herb seeds.

Samull Grant Application (PDF)

Application deadline for 2013-14 academic year: October 1, 2014 with awards announced

December 1, 2014.

Additional Hyperlinks

NEA’s Green Across America https://www.neamb.com/4720.htm

Kitchen Gardeners International http://kgi.org/sow-it-forward

Farm to School Grant Program http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/f2_2013_grant_program.htm

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NUTRITION ENVIRONMENT MEASURES SURVEY- VENDING

Direct Source: www.nems-v.com

Overweight and obesity are increasing in epidemic proportions and are afflicting not only

adults, but youth as well. Eating is one behavior that is greatly influenced by the workplace.

Work is where many people spend the majority of their waking hours.

Foods in cafeterias, vending machines, on your desk or shared by fellow employees make up

your worksite’s nutrition environment. Vending machines may be the only source of food-for-

sale in a work place. Employees may use vending machines not only for snacks but sometimes

for a meal.

Nutrition Environment Measures Survey-Vending (NEMS-V) was developed to evaluate the

worksite vending machine environment. This survey builds on the nationally recognized

Nutrition Environment Measurement Survey (NEMS) tools from Emory University, that measure

the availability of healthy food and beverage choices in the grocery store, convenience store or

restaurant.

Nutrition standards for the NEMS-V are based on Institute of Medicine (IOM) Nutrition

Standards for Foods in Schools. Some standards have been modified to support the Iowa

Healthy Kids Act passed in 2008. Other modifications have been made for consumers older than

18.

The food and beverage standards are divided into color codes based on their nutrition profiles.

RED food and beverages are not as healthy and fall outside the Dietary Guidelines for

Americans.

YELLOW food and beverages are healthy foods that meet the Dietary Guidelines,

but do not provide a serving of fruit, vegetable, low-fat dairy or whole grain.

Food and beverages in the GREEN category are considered the healthiest, are consistent

with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and provide a serving of fruit, vegetable,

low-fat dairy or whole grain.

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESOURCES

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: FUEL UP TO PLAY 60

Direct Source:

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/funds/funds_for_futp60.php

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program founded by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with USDA, that empowers students to take charge in making small, everyday changes at school. Students can win cool prizes, like an NFL player visit or Super Bowl tickets, for choosing good-for-you foods and getting active for at least 60 minutes every day. We want kids to make a difference not only in their lives, but also their community.

Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 Up to $4,000 per year is available to any qualifying K-12 school enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. The competitive, nationwide funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements.

Whether you’re just starting out with Fuel Up to Play 60 or looking to expand and extend an initiative that’s already in motion, Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 can help.

Eligibility Criteria Schools applying for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 must:

o Be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 for the previous school year (if your school is not enrolled, enroll here)

o Have a Program Advisor signed up at your school. You may start the application before a Program Advisor is designated but in order to submit your application, your school must have a Program Advisor signed up.

o Participate in the National School Lunch Program o Complete and submit an online Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 application form (download a

PDF of the application form here) California Applicants - Please Read o Complete the School Wellness Investigation (schools may work on the funding

application before completing the School Wellness Investigation, but before the funding application may be submitted, the School Wellness Investigation must be completed and submitted online)

o Have support and involvement from the school principal, school nutrition professional, lead physical education teacher and the school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor

o If your school received Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 in prior school years, all required reporting must have been submitted in order to be eligible for funding in the 2012-2013 school year.

Remember: Your school must be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 for the previous school year to be eligible to apply for Funds. Enroll today.

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Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 Application Deadlines There are two funding application deadlines during the school year:

o June (If approved for funding, the money will be distributed after June 30 and will count toward the school’s funding for the following school year.)

o November 1

Schools may submit an application during more than one funding cycle per school year. The total amount of money awarded for the school year (June and November deadlines) can be up to $4,000.

The sooner you apply, the sooner your school can be considered for funding to support your Fuel Up to Play 60 program!

More Information about Funds Learn more about Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 by visiting these pages:

What Do We Need to Know about Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60? Learn all the details about Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 – from the purpose of the Funds and eligibility rules to judging criteria and actual examples of how other schools have used Funds.

How Do We Apply For Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60? This step-by-step guidance will help you think about and prepare your application.

Arkansas’ Fuel Up to Play 60

Highlight From Arkansas: Lamar Elementary Physical Education teacher and Arkansas’s Fuel Up

to Play 60 program advisor of the year, Michele Brown, set a goal to collectively decrease her

school’s body mass index. As a result, their Fuel Up to Play 60 club has been more active than

ever.

Additional Hyperlinks

Midwest Dairy and Fuel Up to Play 60 in Arkansas

Fuel Up to Play 60 Ideas

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LETS MOVE!

Direct Source: http://www.letsmove.gov/

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the

problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and

able to pursue their dreams. Sure, this is an ambitious goal. But with the help of individuals and

organizations like you, we can do it.

We know you’re already making great strides to encourage families and communities to make

healthy choices and get moving. To support you in reaching your goals and further spreading

word about the importance of good nutrition and physical activity, Let’s Move! developed

several resources and tools for you to share with members of your organizations and

communities. We hope you find these beneficial and encourage you to continue your

instrumental work in the fight against obesity.

These Let’s Move! materials can be easily distributed as part of a newsletter, web site post, or

to attendees of an event or rally.

First Lady Column on Early Childhood

First Lady Column on Empowering Parents and Caregivers

First Lady Column on Healthier Schools

First Lady Column on Healthy Communities

First Lady Column on Physical Activity

First Lady Column on the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act

Let’s Move! Factsheet

Let’s Move! African American Factsheet

Let’s Move! Hispanic Factsheet | Español

Let’s Move! American Indian/Alaska Native Factsheet

Let's Move! Child Care Factsheet

Let’s Move! Get Involved Factsheet

Let’s Move! Programs Factsheet

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Child Nutrition (CN) Programs on Training and Technical Assistance

Source: Fact sheets with tips and best practices for state Child Nutrition programs on training &

technical assistance for school food service professionals (see link below). These tips were gathered

from interviews with state CN programs across the country.

Hyperlinks: http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/Best_Practices_State_CN_Programs.pdf

www.schoolfoods.org/back2school

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

Source: Information on FRAC which is the leading national organization working for more effective

public and private policies to eradicate domestic hunger and undernutrition. Hyperlinks: FRAC’s website

www.frac.org

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Nutrition and Physical Activity

Source: CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA) takes a public health approach to

address the role of nutrition and physical activity in improving the public's health and preventing and

controlling chronic diseases. The scope of DNPA activities includes epidemiological and behavioral

research, surveillance, training and education, intervention development, health promotion and

leadership, policy and environmental change, communication and social marketing, and partnership

development. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/index.htm

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion- Adolescent & School Health

Source: The Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) seeks to prevent the most serious health

risk behaviors among children, adolescents and young adults. To accomplish this mission DASH

implements four components. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/index.htm

KIDS COUNT County-City-Community Level Information on Kids (CLIK)

Source: CLIK is a powerful new online database that brings together data collected and published by our

KIDS COUNT grantee partners. http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Source: The Alliance for a Healthier Generation- Healthy Schools Program provides resources and

assistance to schools at no-cost. As a teacher or school employee, you are on location and can make

major change for the health of your school. You can make healthy eating and physical activity the norm

around campus with help from fellow school staff and the policy and systems in place in your school and

district. http://www.healthiergeneration.org

Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Survey

Source: The survey was sponsored by: Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention. Division of

Behavioral Health Services, Arkansas Department of Human Services. Data assessment and analysis

done by: International Survey Associates, LLC, dba Pride Surveys (800-279-6361)

http://www.arkansas.pridesurveys.com/

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Resource Hyperlinks

U.S. Census Quickfacts America’s Health Rankings CDC’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI)

Community Commons

County Health Facts Brochures

County Health Facts Maps

County Health Profile Data

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) County Estimates

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) County Maps

County Adult Health Survey (CAHS) / County Youth Health Survey (CYHS)

Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Survey (APNA)

County Health Rankings

Public Health in Arkansas' Communities Search (PHACS)

Aspire Arkansas Community Indicators Report

Arkansas School Health Index

2011-2012 School Nurse Survey. Arkansas

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement: AR BMI Reports (School, District and State)

Arkansas Department of Education: Child Nutrition Unit

Action for Healthy Kids