What is the new federal requirement for local education agencies to adopt wellness policies? How is this requirement related to Making It Happen?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement a new requirement for school districts, passed as part of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. This section of the law requires all local educational agencies participating in a program authorized by the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a local wellness policy by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year. These local wellness policies should address nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that can promote student wellness. Of the 32 stories in the Making it Happen! booklet, nine provide examples of how to develop and implement local wellness policies.
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