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“No educational tool is more essential than good health.”
Council of Chief State School Officers
Alliance for a Healthier Generation:
Supporting Health Education in Schools
Recipe for Success
AAHPERD/AAHE National Convention
April 26, 2013
Katherine Wilbur, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
National Health Education and Policy Advisor
Lisa Riley, Cabell County School District
Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Wellness Coach
Pete Shankle, Durham Public Schools
Former Wellness Coordinator
Voyager Academy
Reflective Question
• How would you rate your knowledge of the Alliance for
a Healthier Generation and its free health education
resources that are available to schools?
1. I have little knowledge of the Alliance for a Healthier
Generation (AHG)
2. I am somewhat familiar with the AHG
3. I have joined the AHG
4. I am very active with the AHG
• Place a dot on the poster on the wall that best
represents your response.
Why Childhood Obesity?
Nearly 1 in 3 children (ages 2-19) in the
United States is overweight or obese.
Session Objectives
1. Healthy Schools Program (HSP)
tools and supports available to all schools
2. Strategies for planning and implementing
health education in two districts - application to
you
3. HSP Resources
4. Plan for sharing
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Goal
The Goal:
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Reduce the nationwide prevalence of
childhood obesity
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Inspire young people to develop
lifelong healthy habits
Positively affects the places that can
make a difference to a child’s health
since 2005:
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Homes
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Schools (Healthy Schools Program)
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Doctor’s offices
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Communities
Healthy Schools Program Framework
A set of best practice criteria that provide guidelines for a healthier
school environment
Seven Wellness Areas
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Policy/Systems
School Meals Programs
Competitive Foods and Beverages
Health Education
Employee Wellness
Physical Education
Student Wellness
HSP Program Managers
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Alabama
Arizona
California
CA, Coachella Valley
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida (3), Miami
Georgia (2)
Hawaii
Illinois/Indiana, Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana (2), New Orleans
Massachusetts
Maryland, PGC
Michigan
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Minnesota
Mississippi Delta
Missouri
Navajo Nation
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina, South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (2), Dallas
Washington DC
Wisconsin plus adding more
HSP in Schools 2006
HSP in Schools 2009
HSP 2012-13
Recipes for Success
For You
Planning and Implementing Health Education
Children Must Be Fit and Healthy to Learn
Children Must Learn to Be Healthy
Healthy Students:
Attend school more often
Have fewer discipline problems
Score higher on tests
Implementing
Health Education
Across the Curriculum
A Recipe for Student Wellness
Pete Shankle, Master Chef
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Ambassador
It Takes a Great Base
to Make a Great Soup
• Teachers Who Believe
• Students Who Need
• Parents Who Trust
• Mix this together and enjoy the blend.
Adding the Ingredients
 Employ the Parents
 Know your Curriculum
 Form your Wellness Committee
 Establish your Goals
 Enlist the Resources in your Community
(You will be amazed at how many yeses you will get)
 Interview your Faculty - Find your strengths
 Use the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and your
Program Manager or HSP Network Support Manager
Healthy Projects Across the Curriculum
Social Studies
Community Helpers
Science
Food Chemistry
Life Size Diagram of Circulatory System, Lungs and Heart
English
Food Journal and Family Pledge
School Wide Project
School Health Day
Mix Well
Don’t forget a dash of your
Program or Support Manager
Add the Alliance Toolbox to
suit taste
And simmer until
done
Activity: Where Are You
in the Process?
1. No health education
2. Health education, but no formal curriculum
3. Defined health education curriculum – no
accountability for implementation
4. Provide quality health education and always
looking for improvements
Alliance Resources to Support Health Education
• Website https://www.healthiergeneration.org/
• Health Education Toolkit
• HSP Resource Database
Who Can Join the Healthy Schools
Program?
Everyone. And it’s free. 
Alliance Resources to Support Health Education
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ReadB4UEat – grades 5 -7
Care2Eat – grades 7 – HS
Being Well Book and Discussion Guide
Weigh In: Talking to your children about
weight and health
• Fitness Breaks
Wellness Area Advisors
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Policy/Systems – Kathy Wilbur
School Meals – Jill Parker
Competitive Foods and Beverages – Jill Parker
Health Education – Kathy Wilbur
Employee Wellness – Michelle Owens
Physical Education – Lisa Perry
Student Wellness – Michelle Owens
Online Support
• Beth Graham
National Network Manager
T 843.742.1380
[email protected]
• Nicole Walker
HSP Network Support Manager
Toll Free: 888.543.4584
[email protected]
How CanQuestions?
the Alliance Help
Your Schools
Activity: Sharing Strategies and Resources
Contact Information
Lisa Riley, 304.633.5737
[email protected]
Pete Shankle, 919.433.3301 x111
[email protected]
Katherine Wilbur, 207.512.4800
[email protected]