Directive to Administrators (Specify which administrators) WAD (Wednesday) Publication Date WAD Notice # No. of Pages ALL SITE ADMINISTRATORS WAD Title ( Limit to 4-6 Words ) May 7, 2014 Date Due (if applicable) 1 of 7 Not Applicable After this Date: RETHINK YOUR DRINK Week From: Kim Coates (Cabinet member or approved by one below) Title: Executive Director, School Health Programs, SFCSD Signature: May 30, 2014 Inform: ( X ) Certificated Staff ( X ) Classified Staff ( X ) Parents ( ) Post on Bulletin Board Other Telephone: 242-2615 Administrative Directive ReThink Your Drink! WEEK: May 12 May 16 WHO: WHAT: All SFUSD schools SFUSD celebrates Rethink your Drink Week (May 12 May 16) to encourage students to cut down on sugar sweetened drinks and have a soda free summer WHY: Regular soft drinks are the #1 source of added sugar in the American diet 1 The average American consumes almost 100 pounds of sugar a year 2 One 20 ounce cola contains 17 teaspoons of sugar 1 JF Guthire & JF Morton (2000) Food sources of added sweeteners in the diets of Americans. J Am Diet Assoc. 2 From the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS): http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/sugar/data.htm 4/23/09 HOW: Visit: www.healthiersf.org/nutrition/ryd/index.php for classroom lessons and parent presentations. Teach students and families to be sugar savvy! Chart your classrooms NO SODA days during ReThink your Drink Week or for Soda Free Summer (see attached handouts English and Spanish) See attached school resource sheet for more soda free ideas! Copy and distribute handout to educate families about sugar sweetened drinks (see attached resource in English, Spanish and Chinese) Create a workplace policy for sugar sweetened beverages and healthy food (see attached sample policy) Visit www.thebiggerpicture.org for secondary level student-developed PSAs to empower people to care about preventing the spread of Type 2 Diabetes Approved Cabinet Member: Kevin Truitt Title: Associate Superintendent of Student, Family & Community Support Department Signature: SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WEEKLY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE (WAD)
MAKE YOUR SCHOOL SODA FREE! IN CLASS 41% of children ages 2-11 drink at least one soda or sugar-sweetened beverage on an average day 1 Soda is the #1 source of added sugar in the American diet 2 The average American consumes almost 100 pounds of sugar a year 3 1 Babey, S. et al. Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Sept., 2009 2 Guthrie JF, Morton JF. Food sources of added sweeteners in the diets of Americans. Journal of the American 3 Dietetic Association 2000;100(1):43-51. 3 From the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS): http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/sugar/data.htm 4/23/09 SCHOOL WIDE 1. Teach a lesson to help students learn to be sugar savvy: limit sugar intake, drink plenty of water, and eat lots of colorful fruits and vegetables. 2. Be a role model for students by drinking water, participating in PE time, and rewarding with non-food items. 3. Chart your classroom s soda free days or have individual students keep track. 4. Celebrate special days in a healthier way with physical activity & fruit and veggie parties. 1. Develop a school-wide NO SODA policy for students and staff. 2. Provide Staff Development & Parent Education: contact a nutrition educator to teach staff and families about healthy eating. 3. Include Healthy Messages in morning announcements. 4. Sponsor a Re-think Your Drink poster contest. 5. Fundraise with walk-a-thons or read-athons or by selling non-food items. 5. Distribute materials for the SODA FREE SUMMER campaign. DRINK WATER! Delicious with a squeeze of lime, a wedge of orange, a frozen berry, a sprig of mint, a slice of cucumber, a piece of pineapple, a sliver of mango RESOURCES: Sugar Savvy lessons, Soda Free Summer campaign materials, non-food fundraising ideas, healthy snack lists, & more www.banpac.org/resources_sugar_savvy.htm www.healthiersf.org/nutrition
Commit to a Healthier You! I,, will re-think my drink (print your name) and be SODA FREE for one week! Keep track of your soda free days. Color in a box for every day that you are soda free! SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT May 12 May 16 Total number of days I was soda free: Don t stop now! Be soda free all summer long!
Comprometase a ser más Saludable! Yo,, re-pensaré mi bebida y (escriba tu nombre) seré LIBRE DE LA SODA por una semana! Apunte los días que eres libre de la soda. Colorea la caja correspondiente a cada día que eres libre de la soda! domingo lunes martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado (re-piensa tu bebida) 12 de mayo 16 de mayo Número total de días que fui libre de la soda: No pares ahora! Sea libre de la soda todo el verano!
Commit to a Healthier You! I,, will be SODA FREE Write in the dates: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT (print your name) SODA FREE this summer. Keep track of your soda free days! Color in a box for every day that you are soda free! Total number of days I was soda free: Don t stop now! Be soda free all year long!
Comprometase a ser más Saludable! Yo,, seré LIBRE DE LA SODA este verano! Escriba las fechas: domingo lunes martes miércoles (escriba tu nombre) Apunte los días que eres libre de la soda! Colorea la caja correspondiente a cada día que eres libre de la soda! (re-piensa tu bebida) jueves viernes sábado Número total de días que fui libre de la soda: : No pares ahora! Sea libre de la soda todo el año!