Wellness Policies

In June 2004, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act was signed into law, making it mandatory for all local education agencies participating in the Federal School Meal Programs to create a Local Wellness Policy by July 2006.

This Action for Healthy Kids Wellness Policy Tool has been designed to help your team create a local wellness policy that meets your district's goals for nutrition and physical activity.

This tool allows you to build your own policy by cutting and pasting language from existing policies around the country. Follow the steps and use the database to find ideas for policy options that meet your district's needs.

Maine Department of Education Sample Local Wellness Policy & Guidelines

Maine Local Wellness Policy Fact Sheet

Wellness Policy Action Plan

Implementation Worksheet

School Wellness Policies: Legislator Policy Brief

The following are wellness policies from Maine school districts:

• Lewiston School Department
• MSAD #9
• MSAD #16
• MSAD #48
• MSAD #57
• MSAD #60
• Portland School Department
• Scarborough School Department Wellness Policy and Scarborough Guidelines
• Union 103
• Waterville School Department

We encourage you to share your district's wellness policy by emailing it to HealthyMaineKids@yahoo.com