Child Health Advisory Committee Arkansas Department of Health

Child Health Advisory Committee

ACT 1220 of 2003 created the Child Health Advisory Committee to address childhood obesity and develop statewide nutrition and physical activity standards. The Committee meets monthly and will make policy recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Board of Health.

Major tasks mandated by the Act include:

Removing elementary school student in- school access to vending machines offering food and beverages.
Developing recommendations to ensure that nutrition and physical activity standards are implemented to provide students with the skills, opportunities and encouragement to adopt healthy lifestyles.
Requiring schools to include as part of the annual report to parents and the community the amounts and sources of funds received from competitive food and beverage contracts.
Requiring schools to include as part of each student's health report to parents an annual body mass index (BMI) percentile.
Requiring schools to annually provide parents an explanation of the possible health effects of body mass index, nutrition and physical activity.

The Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Department of Education in partnership with the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) are developing a statewide plan to assist schools in the implementation and reporting of the Body Mass Index to parents.

Committee Information

Minutes
03.15.18
02.15.18
01.18.18
11.16.17
10.19.17
09.21.17
08.17.17
06.15.17

Meeting Dates & Times

Dates	Time	Location
May 17, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205
June 21, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205
August 16, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205
September 20, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205
October 18, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205
November 15, 2018	9am - 12pm	Freeway Medical Building 5800 W 10th St, Board Room, 906 Little Rock, AR 72205

Committee Members

Members	Contact Numbers
Brett Stone, M.Ed., M.P.H. - Chairman AR Association of Health Physical Education, Recreation & Dance	Phone: 479-979-1474 Fax: 479-979-1328
Rosemary Rodibaugh, PhD, RD, LD – Co-Chairman University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service	Phone: 501-671-2111 Fax: 501-671-2294
Jerri Clark Arkansas Department of Education	Phone: 501-682-4240
Dolores Sutterfield, CDM, CFPP Arkansas School Nutrition Association	Phone: 870-578-2416 Fax: 870-578-9366
Dave Oberembt, Arkansas Government Relations Director Arkansas Heart Association, American Cancer Society & American Lung Association	Phone: 501-707-6589 Fax: 501-526-2252
Suzanne Bailey, Superintendent Lonoke School District AR Association of Educational Administrators	Phone: 501-676-2042
Shakia Jackson, MEd Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Arkansas Department of Health	Phone: 501-671-1572 Fax: 501-661-2414
Martha Phillips, PhD, MPH, MBA Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health - University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	Phone: 501-526-6413 Fax: 501-686-5845
Lucas Harder, BS, JD Arkansas School Boards Association	Phone: 501-372-1415 1-800-482-1212
Alan D. Mease, MD, FAAP American Academy of Pediatrics	Phone: 501-280-4761
Tamara Baker RN, MPH Arkansas Department of Health	Phone: 501-246-1093 Fax: 501-683-5602
Vacant AR Association of School Business Officials	n/a
Pamela Dixon Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development	Phone: 479-968-0419 Fax: 479-498-6075
Cheria Lindsey, RN Arkansas School Nurse Association	Phone: 501-683-3604
Elton Cleveland, MD Arkansas Chapter of American Academy of Physicians	Phone: 501-364-1849 Fax: 501-364-6728
Don Johnson Arkansas Parent Teacher Association	Cell: 479-236-4720
Carole B. Garner, MPH, RD, LD Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics	Phone: 501-526-2318 Fax: 501-526-2252
Michele Brown, BSPE Classroom Teachers	Phone: 479-774-9529
Micheal Knox, MS, MPH, DRPH Candidate Arkansas Center for Health Improvement	Phone: 501-526-2263 Fax: 501-526-2252

Guide for Schools, Parents, and Communities

This guide provides information and guidance in developing a local school Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory Committee. Included is a membership grid, sample invitation letter and sample agenda. Names and contact information of local resources who can assist in developing the local committees are included. State and National resource links are also listed in the guide. These resources provide information on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and children's health.

Downloads

ACT 1220 of 2003

School Wellness Committee Toolkit