Key topics for parents to explore include:

• School meals
• Smart Snacks in School
• Healthy fundraisers
• Healthy student rewards
• Events and celebrations during the school day
• Drinking water availability
• Food marketing in schools

A Glossary of Terms is available in the Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K-12. It provides definitions of key terms that might be helpful for parents to know.

You can share ideas with parents by using the Ideas for Parents informational sheets, available in Resources. These are one-page documents to provide parents with practical strategies and actions to improve the school environment. There are seven nutrition idea documents that highlight different aspects of the school nutrition environment and services and suggest questions and ideas parents should consider for taking action.