Policy A Systems and Policy Approach to Ensuring the Health of Children Many people are familiar with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s (Healthier Generation) Healthy Schools…
America's Healthiest Schools, Healthy Schools, Physical Education, Policy What a Healthy School Means to Me I’m in school for eight hours a day, five days per week, for about ten months each year — that’s a gigantic…
Policy How YOU Can Advance Student Wellness under the Every Student Succeeds Act As a wellness champion in your school, no one is better qualified to advocate for health and wellness as your…
Policy What’s Happening with the Every Student Succeeds Act? The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was passed on December 10, 2015, provides an exciting opportunity…
Breakfast & Lunch, Healthy Out-of-School Time, Nutrition, Nutrition Services, Policy, Popular Keeping Kids Nourished This Summer: What You Need To Know & How You Can Take Action As you may know, the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Progra distribute billions of dollars…
Health Education, Policy, Popular How to Harness the Power of the Private Sector for Health This post was authored by Elyse Cohen, Senior Director of Health & Wellness Programs; Executive Director…
Nutrition, Policy Letting the Data Speak for Itself: The Impact of Business Sector Partnerships on Children’s Health In an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” it’s become increasingly difficult to separate our politics…
ESSA, Healthy Schools, Policy How Can the 'Every Student Succeeds Act' Support Healthy School and Out-of-School Time Environments? We all agree that we want students to be healthy, and that we want school and out-of-school time environments…
Healthy Schools, Nutrition Services, Policy National Survey Finds School Nutrition Standards Are Working A new report from the Kid’s Safe and Healthful Foods Project, a joint initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts…
Healthy Schools, Policy New School Year, New Guidance: Let the Healthy Schools Program be your Guide to Updating your Wellness Policy School and district wellness policies are the cornerstone for all school health-related initiatives. From…