About the
Nutrition Education Project
The Nutrition Education
Project (NEP) in the San Francisco Unified School District
(SFUSD) is administered through the School Health Programs
Department. The project is currently at 18 elementary schools:
In addition, the Project
supports other low income elementary, middle and high schools
by providing professional development and nutrition education
resources.
Objectives | Program Elements | Funding | Evaluation | Project Partners
- Educate children about the benefits of eating fruits
and vegetables every day and
being physically
active for 60 minutes a day
- Empower classroom teachers and after school staff to integrate
nutrition education and physical activity into classroom
culture and lessons
- Support SFUSD Nutrition and Physical Education policy
by working with schools to develop school procedures
around healthy eating
- Increase family awareness and participation related to
nutrition and physical activity
- Promote participation in the National School Lunch Program
School site nutrition coordinators are responsible for:
Nutrition Education and Physical
Activity Promotion in the classroom
- Model comprehensive nutrition lessons which incorporate
California Challenge Health Education Standards and
Nutrition Competencies while linking to SFUSD academic
standards
- Provide demonstration and tasting of healthy foods utilizing
a mobile cooking cart
Teacher Support
- Provide professional development on nutrition education
and physical activity promotion
- Facilitate field trips to farmer’s markets or
gardens
School wide Nutrition Education
and Physical Activity Promotion
- Promote SFUSD Nutrition and Physical Education Policy
- Provide fruit and vegetable tasting activities
- Increase participation in National School Lunch Program
- Spearhead site-based committee for environmental change
Family Outreach
- Coordinate school-based Family Health Nights to promote
nutrition and physical activity
- Provide parent/caregiver workshops on nutrition education
and physical activity promotion
- Publish a quarterly nutrition newsletter
- Organize a school and community social marketing campaign
promoting increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.
This material was funded by USDAs Food Stamp Program through the California Department of Public Health's Network for a Healthy California. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help buy nutritious foods for a better diet. For information on the Food Stamp Program, call 1-888-328-3483. © California Department of Public Health 2007.
The local evaluation of San Francisco
Unified School District ’s
Nutrition Education Project features outcome and process
evaluation components to measure project effectiveness
and to assess the extent of implementation, coverage, fidelity,
and reaction. Following a need/resource assessment, a site-based
nutrition committee develops a plan reflecting the school
environment. Results from student, staff and parent surveys,
along with other evaluation tools, are used to monitor
program effectiveness.
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