Power Play! for Summer Meal Programs
On June 11, 2010, the Summer Meal Program Coalition hosted a webinar on Power Play! for summer meal programs entitled: Help your Kids Power Up with Physical Activity and Healthy Eating! We repeated this webinar on June 25
Power Play! is a successful statewide program that provides nutrition education and physical activity opportunities for children Kindergarten through 6th grade. Sponsored by the Network for a Healthy California, an initiative of the California Department of Public Health, Power Play! can provide free technical assistance, training and materials to summer meal sponsors and sites.
You can connect to Power Play! in many ways:
June 11 Webinar — View and listen to the Power Play! webinar and get a quick overview of all of the TA, training and materials you can access for your summer meal program.
June 11 PowerPoints: Directly view the PowerPoints from our Webinar
Overview of the Summer Meal Program Coalition
How Power Play! can Support Nutrition Education and Physical Activity in your Summer Meal Program
Examples of Successful Partnerships
The Network Power Play! program in the San Diego and Imperial Region
The Network Power Play! program in the Northcoast Region
Additional Resources:
Power Play! Website: Children’s Power Play! Campaign or call Betty Sun at (916) 449-5417.
Summer Meal Programs, Nutrition Services Division, CDE
Contact Pennings at lpennings@cde.ca.gov
or go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sf/
Contact information for the Regional Power Play! Coordinators
State and National Policy
California Food Policy Advocates, go to http://www.cfpa.net
Food Research and Action Center, go to http://www.frac.org/
Here’s what participants had to say about the June 11 Webinar on Power Play!
“This is a great program. I am very impressed and very excited to do Power Play! with my site.”
“Every one of the speakers was VERY knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and seemed to truly love their jobs. Thank You.”
“Excited to use the Power Play! materials. Will definitely want to host some community
“I want to do an event. I love to inform and inspire the families we work with!”
