You’re entrusted by families with the care and well-being of their children. That puts you in the position to make a pivotal difference in their lives by helping them form positive nutrition and physical activity habits while in your care. PA NAP SACC, the PA Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care, is an easy-to-use, online learning tool that helps you evaluate the environment you provide for the children you serve. Early childhood education and care providers who participate in PA NAP SACC create longer-term quality of life opportunities for both the child and his or her family.
The PA NAP SACC is a continuous quality improvement process to support best practices and policy development around nutrition and physical activities, and focuses on children age birth - five. The completely web-based process includes Self-Assessment, Action Planning, Implementation including free professional development, Support for Policy Development, Post-Self-Assessment, and Reflection. Participants will work with a consultant from the American Academy of Pediatrics to create or enhance site-specific health policies. Consultation is free of charge.
Beyond the reward of making a difference in the health of the children in your care, those who participate and complete project requirements will also receive a $500 mini grant to support their action steps and enhance their nutrition and physical activity practices and policies.
The Child Care Wellness Mini-grant Project will follow the timeline below:
Applications due by August 18, 2017
Notification of Acceptance - September 7, 2017
Orientation and kick-off in late September/early October 2017
Have 8-9 months to implement!
Reflection and wrap up in June 2018
Technical support and policy consultation will be available to all participating centers.
If you are interested in participating, please complete and submit the electronic application. If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Lori McMonigal, Coordinator for Special Projects - Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, at 717-248-4942 x 112 or lmcmonigal@tiu11.org
This publication was supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health grant and Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.
Applications must be submitted by August 18, 2017.
