• Tools for Schools

Fact Sheets

• New Look of School Milk Fact Sheet
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• Dairy and School Wellness Fact Sheet
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• National Dairy Council Guides Parents on Revised Milk Recommendations (Press Release: 2008)
  
  
• School Milk Makes the Grade: Student Nutritional Status Improves with Enhanced Milk Product (Press Release: 2002) 
  
  
• Milk Offers More Nutritional Bang For Your Buck (Press Release: 2001) 

Supportive Science

• Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity (3rd Party Statement: 2006)
  
  
• Nutrition & Health News Alert (July-September 2005)
  
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: Soft Drinks in Schools (3rd Party Statement: 2004)
  
  
• "New Look of School Milk" Success Story (Journal Article 2004, PDF: 305k)
  
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (3rd Party Statement: 1999)
  
  
• School Milk Pilot Test: Estimating the Effects of National Implementation
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Dairy Council Digests 

• School Breakfast: Improving Students' Minds & Bodies
  Volume 79, Number 2 March/April 2008
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• The Role of the School Environment in Contributing to Children's Wellness
  Volume 77, Number 1 January/February 2006
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• Dairy's Role in Children's Health & Wellness
  Volume 76, Number 5 September/October 2005
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• Child Nutrition Programs: The Importance of Dairy Foods
  Volume 75, Number 4 July/August 2004 
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• Healthy Snacking For Healthy Kids
  Volume 74, Number 4 July/August 2003
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• Taking Action to Improve Children's Nutrition & Fitness: The Role of Schools
  Dairy Council Digest, March/April 2003
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• Creating a Healthy School Environment for Children
  Dairy Council Digest, November/December 2002
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Action for Healthy Kids  

AFHK is the only nonprofit organization formed specifically to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes at school. It works in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to improve children's nutrition and increase physical activity, which will in turn improve their readiness to learn. Mrs. Laura Bush served as Honorary Chair at the Healthy Schools Summit 2005, where Action for Healthy Kids brought together over 600 leaders in the fields of nutrition, health, fitness and education to discuss improving the health of our nation's children.

• Invest in Your Family's Health by Budgeting for Nutrient-Rich Foods (Press Release: 2008)
  
  
• Childhood Obesity: The Preventable Threat to America's Youth (3rd Party Fact Sheet: 2005)
  
  
• Nation's Experts Convene to Improve Childhood Wellness at Healthy Schools Summit 2005 (Press Release: 2005)
  
  
• The Healthy Schools Summit Fact Sheet (2002)