Healthy Schools Program
Schools play a vital role in ensuring that kids build skills to eat healthy and stay active during the school day and beyond. However, faced with budget cuts, shrinking resources, and increasing academic accountability, schools are not in the position to fight obesity alone. The Healthy Schools Program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, helps schools to make healthy living an educational priority.
Today, the Healthy Schools Program provides in-person and online support to more than 2,400 schools in all 50 states. The Alliance works with staff to implement sustainable and innovative changes in policies and programs that promote physical activity and healthy eating for both students and staff. By 2010, the Healthy Schools Program will be in 8,000 schools across the nation, including in the 21 states most impacted by the obesity epidemic.
PROFILE
Student mentors give short rhythmic aerobic sessions each day at Vern Patrick Elementary School.
