Download DJJ Wellness Presentation

Department of Juvenile Justice
DJJ Wellness Program
October 9, 2013
PURPOSE
To provide background and legal
requirements for determination for continued
implementation of the DJJ Wellness
Program, as required by participation in the
School Lunch Program
To develop wellness programming for the
health benefit of DJJ youth, in order to
reduce obesity, improve nutrition and
increase physical activity.
BACKGROUND LEGISLATION
• In 2004, Congress passed the Child Nutrition and
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization
Act (Sec. 204 of P.L. 108-205). This act required by
law that all local education agencies participating in
the National School Lunch Program create local
wellness policies. The legislation places the
responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the
local level. USDA Federal funds can be withheld
unless the department maintains compliance.
• In 2010, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free
Kids Act (Sec. 204 of P.L. 111-296) and added new
provisions for local wellness policies related to
development, implementation, dissemination,
evaluation, and publicly reporting on progress of local
wellness policies.
PROGRAM NEED
• Obesity rates have increased nationally and especially
in Georgia. According to CDC, childhood obesity has
tripled in the past 30 years and more than 1/3 of
children and adolescents were overweight or obese in
2008. DJJ youth reflect the same national trends in
obesity.
• Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and
physical activity , can lower the risk of becoming
obese and developing related diseases. Increasing
numbers of DJJ youth are being diagnosed with
chronic diseases such as Hypertension and Diabetes
that are related to being overweight or obese.
REQUIREMENTS
• At a minimum, a local facility school wellness program must
– Include goals for nutrition promotion and education,
physical activity, and other school-based activities that
promote student wellness
– Include nutrition guidelines to promote student health and
reduce childhood obesity for all foods available in each
school district
– Permit parents, students, representatives of the school
food authority, teachers of physical education, school
health professionals, the school board, school
administrators, and the general public to participate in the
development, implementation, and review and update of
the local wellness program
REQUIREMENTS, CON’T
• At a minimum, a local facility school wellness program must
– Inform and update the public (including parents, students,
and others in the community) about the content and
implementation of the facility local wellness program
– Be measured periodically by DOE on the extent to which
are in compliance with the local facility wellness program,
the extent to which the agency’s local wellness program
compares to other model schools wellness policies, and
the progress made in attaining the goals of the facility
wellness program, and make this assessment available to
the public
DESIRED OUTCOME
• Wellness policy for DJJ is developed and
implemented in order to promote a reduction
in childhood obesity and improve the health of
students under the care of DJJ.
• DJJ Wellness Program once implemented will
be in compliance with all USDA local School
Wellness Policy requirements.
• DJJ youth will improve their nutritional intake
and knowledge and increase their physical
activity through improved menus and
recreational programming and youth wellness
health education.
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DOE REVIEW
• DOE’s review measures compliance with
performance standards and a failed review means
– Denial of new monies that became available in 2012
• An additional 6 cents per meal is available if all
performance standards are met
– More, in-depth follow up review is required
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
• Central office Wellness Committee established
• Lunch menus revised to reflect new school lunch
dietary requirements
• Health Curriculum developed and presented by DJJ
education staff during administration of afterschool
snack
• One hour of physical activity required of youth daily
and documented
• DJJ Policy written and submitted for approval
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
• Hold local facility teleconference on October 22 to
update critical staff on pending DOE audits relating
to Wellness Program
• Identify members of local facility Wellness
Committee to include 7 members (teacher, nurse,
kitchen employee, security, parent, and community
volunteer)
• Identify Wellness Ambassador among local facility
Wellness Committee
• Develop local facility Wellness Plan
WELLNESS PLAN COMPONENTS
• Local facility Wellness Committee established to
meet quarterly
• Determine facility components of Wellness Plan to
include one of each and submit to OHS:
– Annual wellness event such as heath fair, immunization
drive, youth wellness survey, healthy recipe cook off, youth
physical fitness challenge, etc.
– Long Term wellness initiative such as: reducing youth
sports related injuries, incorporation of wellness activities
into PBIS, youth gardens, youth weight reduction program