Federal Initiatives

ADE

Arkansas Department of Education Home

Forms

Child Nutrition forms and related links

Hot Topic Contacts

Links to contact support persons for new and interesting information or groups

Training Information

Links to calendar & certification programs

Nutrition News

Newsletter (back issues)

Farm to School

Schools purchasing from local farmers.

Data Request

Links to "Free/Reduced Eligibles Aggregate Counts" and contact persons for specific programatic data.

Federal Initiatives

President Obama Names Childhood Obesity Taskforce (link) – Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity. The Food Environment Atlas (link) – Get a Spatial overview of community’s ability to access healthy food and its success at doing so

HealthierUS School Challenge: Recognizing Nutrition Excellence in Schools (link) – More information and find out if your school qualifies for the national recognition

HealthierUS School Challenge - Resources for "Going for the Gold" (.doc)

HealthierUS School Challenge (link) - a link to USDA's web site which includes the Application Packet, Criteria and Instructions, Food / Nutrient Guidance, Whole Grain Resource and Frequently Asked Questions

Reference Values for Nutrition Labeling (.xls)

Calculating Milligrams Vitamin C and Iron from Percent Daily Value on Food Labels (.xls) - an Excel Calculator

HealthierUS School Challenge PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) - from the May 8, 2007 Workshop