While researching elementary school lunch menus and the steps it takes to change the food served, I stumbled across a very insightful book. The book is entitled “Overcoming obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, A Guide for School Leaders”. The authors, Donald Schumacher and J. Allen Queen, do an amazing job of explaining how changes can occur in schools from the bottom up. Together they created a very simple, clear and inspirational book that outlines very simple steps educators can take to promote a healthier environment for students.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in promoting a healthy environment within schools. The book contains everything from insightful statistics to outlines of action plans that can easily be implemented in any educational setting.
