The Office of Healthy Schools, through funding by The Bower Foundation, has developed an instructional video to educate Mississippi School Staff on food safety. The video, narrated by Dayle Hayes, is accessible by clicking on the provided link. Once the webpage opens allow the program to load and click on the word Play once it appears. A page with the Health is Academic apple should appear with a viewing screen in the top left corner. Click the first button on the left side, under the viewing screen, and the video will begin. (If a log-in screen appears, select "Cancel" and you should be able to continue and play the video.)
Eating Safely at School is a 52-page booklet, in PDf format, available through the National School Board Association's website www.nsba.org. This booklet addesses what education policymakers need to know and do to prevent and respond to food-related illness in schools.
Nick News video on allergies. This 22 minute video provides information on allergies, primarily food allergies, and how they impact children. It discusses the increase in allergies among children, and presents stories on several children who live with allergies.
Mississippi Office of Healthy Schools — A Division of Mississippi Department of Education
Central High School Building • 359 North West Street • Suite 218 • p.o. box 771 • Jackson, MS 39205-0771
