Serving Up Sensible Snacks and Beverages in Schools

CEUs

• 6 CEU hours are approved by the SNA/DOE.
• 5.25 CEU hours in the SNA Key area (#3) for Administration.
• 4 CEU hours are approved by the VPA

Description

Changing the food and drink that schools sell to students outside of school meals can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This day-long training will help state stakeholders, school teams and other partners choose resources and share strategies to implement the Vermont Nutrition Policy Guidelines for competitive foods and beverages while maintaining or boosting revenue opportunities. You will learn best practices for engaging students, parents and administrators and leave the training with clear actions to take. Presented by Vermont Action for Healthy Kids in collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

TRAINERS:

Kate Link, MA
National Competitive Foods Manager for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Kate works with schools, state-level stakeholders and national collaborators to help improve the nutrition environment in schools across the country. Kate has extensive experience in designing and delivering more than 1,000 skills-based trainings for a variety of audiences including the teaching of graduate courses through the University of Vermont and the Union Institute. She is the author of articles, guides and other educational resources including the award-winning empowerME@school, a youth mobilization toolkit and Facilitator Guide. Immediately prior to joining the Alliance, Kate was the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco Coordinator and school health Professional Development Coordinator for the Vermont Department of Education’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cooperative agreement.

Lori Stern, M.A. Ed.
Policy Implementation Advisor, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Healthy Schools Program

Lori has been working in the field of school health for the past fifteen years with an interest in the connection between health, health inequities, and student success and academic achievement. In her position with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program Lori works with schools and districts across the country on wellness policy development and implementation. Prior to joining the Alliance, Lori was the Washington State health agency’s coordinated school health director where she focused on school health policy issues at the state and school district levels.

Site Location
American Cancer Society in Williston. Directions are included in the email confirmation that arrives upon your online registration.