UC Davis Farm to School Programs: This article describes how the Davis school program supports life-long healthy eating habits in children.  Link: Healthy Schools

Statistics describing the health crisis: 

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website provides startling statistics about the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.   Link: Obesity index 
  
• The Action for Healthy Kids website provides information on how improved nutrition and increased levels of physical activity can impact school performance.  Link:Action for Healthy Kids

Health Benefits: The California School Garden website provides a list of research and policy that support garden-based learning.  Link: California School Garden; Link: csg 

Importance of Modeling Healthy Behavior: This article, published on the School Nutrition Association website and titled "Model Guidelines for Health and Wellness" discusses how to meet the guidelines established by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.
Link: Model Guidelines for H+W

School Wellness: This portion of the School Nutrition Association website discusses local school wellness policies.
Link: Local School Wellness Policies