WELCOME HEALTH & WELLNESS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Your role as advocates for school health is very important and Kids First is proud to support you and your efforts. Let us know how we can help you achieve your goals!
RFP & Contract Language that Promotes Locally Grown
DEMYSTIFYING COMMODITIES
RI Health and Wellness Subcommittee Members were invited to attend the
RHODE ISLAND COMMODITIES FOOD SHOW on 1/11/11, at
West Warwick High School Cafeteria. In addition to attending the Food Show, attendees were able to participate in a special workshop to help share information about the Rhode Island Commodities process.
“Commodities 101”
Presented by: Jeff Simbro, Executive Chef, Chartwells
Andrew Viveiros, Director of Child Nutrition, ARAMARK
Solange Morrissette, General Manager, Sodexo
Power Point Presentation (as a pdf)
additional material
LOCAL FOOD FORUM - Keynote Presentation: Dorothy Brayley, Executive Director, Kids First: February 2011
BEST PRACTICES: WELLNESS ADVOCATE PROFILES
Kids First is proud to showcase and celebrate the stories of individuals and groups around Rhode Island that are making an effort to improve health and wellness in the schools.
Please share these success stories as a way to encourage EVERYONE to get involved in health & wellness. Contact us if you know someone or something that should be added to this list of PROFILES.
Barrington: Kids Cook
Bristol-Warren: Exercising in Classrooms
Central Falls - Civics Project
Coventry: Buzz A Thon Fundraising
Foster Glocester - Whole Grain Education
Lincoln -First Class Cafe
Lincoln -Passing Kindness
Lincoln - Table Hosting Team
Newport - Recess Before Lunch
North Providence - All Ages Learn About Nutrition
Portsmouth - Healthy Kids
Portsmouth -Whole Grain Skit
Providence: Healthy Corner Store
Providence: Breakfast Promotion
Smithfield - Game On!
Warwick - Sixth Graders Fuel Up to Play!
DISTRICT WELLNESS POLICIES
Barrington
Bristol-Warren
Burrillville
Central Falls
Chariho
Coventry
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
East Providence
Exeter-West Grenwich
Foster-Glocester
Jamestown
Johnston
Little Compton
Lincoln
Middletown
Narragansett
Newport
New Shoreham
North Kingstown
North Providence
North Smithfield
Pawtucket
Portsmouth
Providence
Scitutate
Smithfield
South Kingstown
Tiverton
Warwick
West Warwick
Westerly
Woonsocket
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES:
Bristol Warren: Oct 2008, Dec 2008, Jan 2009, May 2009, June 2009
Narragansett: Jan 09,
Pawtucket: Wellness Website
Newport: Oct 2006, Nov 2006, Dec 2006, May 2007, Oct 2007, March 2008, Dec 2008, Feb. 2009, April 2009, June 2009, September 2009,
Lincoln: June 2009
Portsmouth: May 2009, October 2009, December 2009, March 2010
