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How can healthier school snacks and beverages improve student health and help school budgets?
Produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this issue brief breaks down the nationwide facts about competitive foods in schools. The brief maintains that strong policies will help students live healthier ...
Read MoreHow Protected Bike Lanes Came to East Harlem
After two years of advocating for protected bike lanes, District 8 City Council Member, Melissa Mark-Viverito, along with local community members, explain how bike lanes in East Harlem will bring vast improvements in the health and safety of the region. Residents living in this region suffer disproportionately from high level of diabetes and lack places for recreation. ...
Read MoreHow SPARK Aligns With NASPE’s National Standards for Physical Education
This document provides a table where NASPE's national standards for physical education are compared to activities provided through SPARK ...
Read MoreHow to Bring the BOKS Program to Your Community
The BOKS curriculum has been used in over 165 schools across the U.S, and demonstrated success in increasing the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) that children participate ...
Read MoreHow to Start a Coordinated School Health Program
This blog describes what a coordinated school health program (CSHP) is and how one can go about getting one started. From the time a child starts school to the time they go off to college, a child will spend thousands of hours in class. Therefore, it is to the benefit of students to be able to participate in a a program that offers them an opportunity to be healthy for the rest of their lives. There are 8 components that make up a CSHP: (1) health education; (2) physical education; (3) health services; (4) nutrition services; (5) counseling, psychological, and social services; (6) healthy and safe school environments; (7) health promotion for staff; (8) family/community involvement. After one gets support from the school's administration, a plan which prioritizes the needs of ...
Read MoreHow Transforming a Vacant Lot Into a Welcoming Park Helps Build Community
Kendra Okonkwo, Founder of the Wisdom Academy for Young Scientist (WAYS) elementary school, and Refugio Mata a Project Coordinator with Heal the Bay had one thing in common. They were both looking for a way to beautify South L.A. and to create a healthier community. Together they forged a plan to redesign an empty lot into a park for the community. The park would not only provide green space for the community, but would also make use of recycled street water, to irrigate the property. In September of 2012, the community gathered to clean up the site and to paint planter boxes. Students from WAYS elementary and residents from the community gathered again in October and in December for holiday festivals. At these events residents gave their input and also spoke of their vision for the park. ...
Read MoreHow You Can Help Get Safe Streets in Texas
Safe Street Texas is a coalition led by AARP, which provides updates of Complete Street undertakings in Texas and serves as a point of contact through which Texans can report dangerous intersections and unsafe ...
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This page describes how one can get involved with supporting the goals of the Bexar County Community Health Improvement ...
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