Healthy eating and regular physical activity play a role in preventing
chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke. Many factors
influence the food and activity choices of young people. Families,
friends, neighborhoods and schools can have an impact on the choices children make.
Schools play an important role that can effect a child's healthy start. Young
people spend more than half their day at school. If young people learn to make healthy choices at school, they likely will carry those healthy choices
into adulthood.
School-based health centers (SBHCs) are facilities that provide preventive and primary health care services to children and adolescents located on or near a school campus. See an interactive map of SBHCs in Texas.
View information and resources listed below for local wellness
policy, nutritional environment, physical activity environment and whole
health environment. Contact the local school administrator,
school board, and/or school health advisory council for more information on a local school or district’s environment or programs.
Local Wellness Policy
Requirements
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Nutrition Environment
For Educators
School Meals
Nutrition
Fundraising
Additional Resources
Physical Activity Environment
Standards
Assessment
For Educators
Physical Activity and Education
Out of School Activity
Whole Health Environment
Strategic Planning
Family Engagement
Additional Resources
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