2022 School Wellness Professional Development
March 2, 2022
Nutrition Promotion | Smarter Lunchroom Movement and Marketing School Meals For All
Bessie O’Connor, Dairy Council of California and Evette Tovar-Lugo, No Kid Hungry Campaign
Bessie O’Connor, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Community Nutrition Adviser with Dairy Council of California. In her role as a Community Nutrition Adviser, she provides resources and technical advising, increasing access to nutritious food and nutrition education to prioritize health equity in California.
(805) 320-0890
boconnor@HealthyEating.org
Evette Tovar-Lugo is the California Program Manager for No Kid Hungry and an experienced community advocate with a passion and history for working with communities of color. Skilled in renewing tired practices and building strong programmatic foundations. Strong skills in partnership building, team leadership, case management, advocacy, grassroots organizing and public speaking.
Dairy Council of California is a nutrition education organization committed to elevating the health of children and families through the pursuit of healthy eating habits. Recently, the organization launched Let’s Eat Healthy, a movement that invites multi sector collaboration, coordination and co-creation to support children, families and healthier communities.
No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. After 25 years of successfully investing in local nonprofits and helping find the best approaches to eradicating poverty and hunger, Share Our Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010. As a child hunger organization, ending childhood hunger is our primary focus, though Share Our Strength continues to invest in and develop other campaigns.
Presentation:
LSWP Triennial Assessment - Download PDF »
Resources:
School Meals Marketing Toolkit
No Kid Hungry - Center for Best Practices
Breakfast Promotion Strategies
Gathering Feedback: Survey Template
School Meals Promotion Webinar
SLM of California Resources
Let’s Eat Healthy Blog + Vlog Series
More Than a Meal: Creative Ways to Share Nutrition Messaging with Kids
National Nutrition Month Toolkit
It’s A Carrot! - Watch Video »
Let's Eat Healthy Brochure - Download PDF »
Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) | Convening Wellness Committees & Triennial Assessment Template
Presentation:
LSWP Triennial Assessment - Download PDF »
Resources:
California Local School Wellness Policy Collaborative Resources
Triennial Assessment Template
Triennial Assessment Office Hours Registration (Q & A Session: April 5th @ 2:00 PM PST)
USDA LSWP Outreach Toolkit
Taking Care of Yourself in Stressful Times
Let's Eat Healthy K-6 Resource Guide - Download PDF »
Let's Eat Healthy 7-12 Resource Guide - Download PDF »
It’s All Connected: Using Nutrition Education to Address Nutrition Security
Presentation:
LSWP Triennial Assessment - Download PDF »
Resources:
Scott Brown's Story
Let's Eat Healthy K-6 Resource Guide - Download PDF »
Let's Eat Healthy 7-12 Resource Guide - Download PDF »
Worksite Wellness: Small Steps to Get Wellness and Staff Moving
Megan Vercelli, MS, RDN, CLS
Registered Dietitian
Santa Barbara County Nutrition Services/WIC Program
mvercelli@sbcphd.org
Presentation:
Small Steps to Increase Wellness and Get Staff Moving - View Presentation »
CalFresh Healthy Living
CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.
Lexi Brenner, Health Educator
Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health
abrenner@sbcphd.org
Fidel Villanueva, Health Educator
Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health
fidel.villanueva@sbcphd.org
CalFresh Website
CFHL Menu of Services - Download PDF »
Management & Leadership
Ron Lovell
Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management, Allan Hancock College
rlovell@hancockcollege.edu
Intagram: @hancock_culinary
Presentation:
LSWP Triennial Assessment - Download PDF »
California Dairy Council | Workplace Wellness
This training is online, prerecorded and self-paced. Four modules of 15 minutes each total 60 minutes of essential wellness strategies and provide 1 CEU credit. Training is free to school districts.