Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) School Nutrition Workgroup (SNWG) supports the creation of a comprehensive healthy nutrition environment in all elementary and secondary schools, and student nutrition programs in Ontario.
This is accomplished through advocacy, collaboration, resource development and resource sharing based on evidence and best practice approaches. Activities include:
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identifying and contributing to advocacy issues related to school nutrition;
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responding to school nutrition issues of concern;
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providing input to task forces, advisory committees, community health committees, professional organizations, policy development groups;
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providing input into school nutrition standards; and,
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advising SNWG members and the ODPH Executive regarding healthy school nutrition environment advocacy.
Liaisons with external committee:
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Ministry of Education
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Ontario Student Nutrition Program Network
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Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition
Upcoming meeting dates 2018/2019 school year (2nd Tuesday of every month)
Tuesday September 11
Tuesday October 9
Tuesday November 13
Tuesday December 11
Tuesday January 8
Tuesday February 12
Tuesday March 12
Tuesday April 9
Tuesday May 14
Tuesday June 11
Current task groups:
BrightBites
Co-Leads: Melanie Gagne/ Lindsay Fera
Purpose of the Group: With BrightBites being our main evidence-based resource for schools, this task group works to continuously monitor, maintain, evaluate and revise www.brightbites.ca as appropriate.
Evidence-Based Recommendations Task Group
Lead: Jody Dawson
Secondary School Task Group (group no longer meets separately from the full SNWG as of January 2019)
Lead: Susan Finkelstein
Purpose of the Group: This group primarily shares projects and initiatives on supporting healthy nutrition environments in secondary schools. These teleconferences also serve as a forum to trouble-shoot challenges in working with secondary schools and brainstorm ideas on how to improve initiatives. If amenable, this group will also collaborate on secondary school nutrition projects.
School Nutrition Workgroup Minutes
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
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| SNWG November 2017 meeting minutes |
2017 November meeting minutes School Nutrition Workgroup |
Minutes SNWG School Nutrition Workgroup | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup |
Reports
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
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| Call to Action: Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment (2004) |
The Call to Action challenges the provincial government, boards of education, school communities and public health to acknowledge and act on their roles in establishing an environment that is supportive of healthy eating in Ontario schools. The ODPH School Nutrition Workgroup have made nine recommendations to address the importance of healthy eating in the school context and presents the link between nutritional health, learning and chronic disease in children and adolescents. |
Resources Key Documents SNWG School Nutrition Workgroup Report position statement | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup |
Secondary Task Group Minutes
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
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| May 28, 2018- Secondary School task group Meeting Minutes |
May 28, 2018- Secondary School task group Meeting Minutes |
School Nutrition Workgroup secondary school task group Task Group | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup | |
| March 21, 2018 - Minutes, Secondary School |
March 21, 2018 - Minutes, Secondary School |
SNWG School Nutrition Workgroup secondary school task group Task Group | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup | |
| March 22, 2017 Secondary School Task Group Minutes |
March 22, 2017 Secondary School Task Group Minutes |
SNWG School Nutrition Workgroup secondary school task group Task Group | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup |
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