Post by Arwen on Feb 5, 2009 13:46:53 GMT -5
I found this to be an interesting article. The overview doesn't say much, but if you read through the summaries of what each school is doing, there are some innovative ideas for increasing fitness and nutrition in elementary, middle and high schools. There are no winners from Illinois - Appleton, WI is as close as we get.
health.msn.com/kids-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100232327
The average American child spends nearly 12,000 hours in school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. That's a big chunk of time during which he or she can develop good (or bad) health
habits.
Happily, schools today are recognizing the many benefits of a healthy head start—and Health magazine wants to recognize the ones that are doing an A+ job.
To find the health stars in America's vast public school universe, we asked education officials in every state for their nominations.
health.msn.com/kids-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100232327
The average American child spends nearly 12,000 hours in school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. That's a big chunk of time during which he or she can develop good (or bad) health
habits.
Happily, schools today are recognizing the many benefits of a healthy head start—and Health magazine wants to recognize the ones that are doing an A+ job.
To find the health stars in America's vast public school universe, we asked education officials in every state for their nominations.