5 Ways to Tell People About the Healthier School Day

USDA Food and Nutrition Service sent this bulletin at 09/25/2012 03:27 PM EDT

5 Ways You Can Tell People About The Healthier School Day

1. Show First Lady Michelle Obama's "Welcome Back to School" Message to Students

First Lady Michelle Obama talks directly to students about the healthy new changes students will be seeing in their cafeterias this year. She also explains the importance of eating healthy and what it means to students' growing minds and bodies. This is a very engaging video that will help to motivate your students or child to eat healthier.

- Download or play the video from your computer's video player here.

- Or play the video from YouTube here.

2. Eat, Tweet, and Be Merry!

Students, teachers, parents, and staff, eat lunch at your school and tweet about the healthy food using the #schoolfoodsrule hashtag.

You can also follow us on Twitter @USDANutrition

3. Take Our "Healthier School Day" PSAs to Your Favorite Radio Station to Play. Or Record Your Own Using Our Transcripts

Radio stations play public service announcements (PSAs) for free as part of of their programming. You can download our audio PSAs and take them to a local radio station so that they can play them for listeners. Here's how:

Look up radio stations in your area by going to radio-locator.com.
Pick some stations that you always listen to and contact their public affairs director or the station's main line.
Some stations post details about PSA submissions on their websites. However, if they don't, you can ask the station's public affairs staff the following questions:
a. How should I submit a PSA - via e-mail or regular mail?
b. What format should it be in (.mp3, .wav, etc.)?
c. Do you require the transcript?
d. Will one of your DJs read the PSA or will you just play the recording?
e. When will the PSA be aired and for how long?
Follow the radio station's instructions. If all goes well, sit back, relax, and listen for the PSAs to be played.

*If the radio station wants one of their DJs to read the PSA or if you want to record your own using a local student/principal/teacher then download the transcripts here.

4. Play, Download, Embed, or Link to Our "School Meal Changes For New School Year" YouTube Video

The YouTube video explains how the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act and new meal standards will help transform school food and promote better nutrition and reduce obesity among students and school staff. The video features USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Audrey Rowe and USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon.

5. Participate in "The Healthier School Day" Weekly Webinar

USDA hosts a weekly webinar, every Tuesday at 3:00pm EST, for partners in order to provide an overview of the Back-To-School goals, strategies, and available resources. For registration information click here.

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