Healthy Schools Program Forum

On June 14-15, the Fifth Annual Healthy Schools Program Forum in New York honored 179 schools from across the country that are transforming into healthier places for students to learn and staff to work.

The Healthy Schools Program Forum is an annual event that recognizes schools and their leaders for efforts to establish healthier school environments for students and staff. The Forum is the only event that brings schools together to offer national awards that celebrate the improvement of school health.

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The following are a few examples of the healthy achievements being recognized:

Memorial High School, in West New York, N.J., made sweeping changes to its cafeteria; increased physical activity for students and staff before, during and after the school day; and required that every student take health and physical education annually. Memorial is the first and only school to earn a Gold National Recognition Award from the Healthy Schools Program.
Bumpus Middle School, in Hoover, Ala., pulled deep-fat fryers and sports drinks out of its cafeteria and brought in whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, water, and one-percent and nonfat milk.
Wilkerson Elementary School, in El Monte, Calif., provided physical education training for all classroom teachers regardless of their subject area expertise. School administrators supported this commitment with the purchase of new athletic equipment and encouraged teachers to make physical activity a part of every school day.

Schools participating in the Healthy Schools Program are eligible to earn bronze, silver, gold or platinum awards based on their range of healthy eating and physical activity programs and policies.

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