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May 10, 2006

FRAC Publishes Parent Outreach Brochure
to Encourage More Parents to Get Involved
in the
Creation of Local Wellness Policies

FRAC has recently published a Parent Outreach Brochure to encourage more parents to get involved in creating local wellness policies for their school district. The brochure was designed for parents who may be unaware of the opportunities that exist for them to get involved in this important process.

Many school districts are behind in putting together their policies and all policies should be in a constant state of improvement and revision so there is still time to recruit more parents to get involved. We believe local wellness policies will be stronger and more effective if they include input from parents.

The brochure also emphasizes the importance of making afterschool and summer programming a part of the wellness policy, which is particularly timely as we gear up for summer food. FRAC strongly advocates for afterschool and summer programming to be an integral part of local wellness policies as decisions that are made for the health and well-being of students should not be limited solely to the traditional school day.

Please send this resource out to your affiliates, state teams, partner organizations and summer food sponsors. If you would like a copy of the brochure in a Publisher format to add your own contact information, email abylander@frac.org

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Also see FRAC School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students

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