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University of Colorado System

Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation

In this course you will find a comprehensive overlook of healthy practices in public schools in the USA, including: physical activity and nutrition in the school setting. We will review the basics of some of the regulatory programs found in the United States that support healthy students through nutrition education and nutrition programs. You will be able to explain some of the nutritional components such as, alternatives to the use of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. Many of these principles can be applied to students in schools throughout the globe. You will understand how the schools can support physical activity throughout the day and how they can effectively offer physical education. Learners will be able to explain MVPA, or moderate to vigorous physical activity. They will identify this as the newest method for measuring and evaluating what counts as physical activity in terms of METs. Participants in the course will be able to explain the science behind the recommended "60 minutes of Physical Activity" and what counts toward MVPA both during and outside of the school day. Learners will be able to evaluate and explain how what students eat and how they exercise impacts student success. We will provide you with information to help you to promote the teamwork that it takes to implement successful nutritional and physical activity programs. Our discussion will include where to find and how to develop community support and encourage family participation. Later in the course you will understand how attendance impacts student success. Together we will look at real-life examples of programs in a school setting and this will help you to recognize what impact you can have on improving the health and success of students in your own community.

Status: Physical Therapy
Status: Nutrition and Diet
BeginnerCourse9 hours

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AB

5.0Reviewed Sep 17, 2020

It was so interesting and got to know many things, how our diet plan should be and how one can start PA and PE in school or college. it was really so helpul . THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MZ

5.0Reviewed Aug 11, 2023

That was Good and healthy experience for me to learn school nutrition as I'm student of Food Sciences. Hope to learn more and feeling more enthusiastic.

FR

5.0Reviewed Nov 30, 2020

It is good to learn and know about the system of other country have develop and how they manage to combat the problems with various kind of activities which involving their communities.

MP

4.0Reviewed May 21, 2020

Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation is the best course for parents & teachers

AA

4.0Reviewed Jul 12, 2020

The course "Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation" is organized effectively. Lecture videos are very informative.

SS

5.0Reviewed Nov 12, 2020

it's a great short course to encourage healthy activities in the daily life of children. betterment of the school system.

MM

5.0Reviewed Jul 29, 2020

Fue un buen curso, más enfocado a la parte política de como comenzar el movieminto de escuela y comunidad saludable

AM

4.0Reviewed Oct 29, 2020

this university giving us to shine a lot for our future references.. thank you so much for you guidelines to improve my knowledge..

RA

5.0Reviewed May 20, 2020

I am very thankful to this course who provided me with good knowledge about healthy practices and its importance especially in the schools

DH

5.0Reviewed May 18, 2020

This course is good and i have got to learn many things about the health and nutrition practices in school children.

AA

5.0Reviewed Mar 18, 2021

It has really boasted my interest to move into the study of nutrition to make lives worth living in a healthy state

SW

4.0Reviewed Oct 4, 2020

It is said, "to teach is to learn twice."Thank you for the opportunity to learn.I will definitely incorporate what I have learnt thus far as in my Parent circle lessons in Early Childhood Education.

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