February is American
Heart Month
Make sure to celebrate
healthy hearts during February. This month
is a great time to have a Jump Rope for Heart or Hoops for Heart event.
The American Heart
Association has free online resources for teachers (click
here for resources).
American Heart Month Classroom Activities
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What is the background of American Heart Month? When did it start? Why is it
celebrated?
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Need to know the exact date of Wear Red Day this year? Here's
a chart that shows when American Heart Month and Wear Red Day is celebrated
from 2012 - 2017.
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American Heart Month worksheets and printables include a word jumble, word
search puzzles and tools and printables to place vocabulary words in
alphabetical order.
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American Heart Month book descriptions and reviews for elementary and
preschool reading.
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State Grant Opportunity
Please
see the attached file concerning BlueCrossBlueShield of Alabama Be Healthy
Schools Grant application. In 2013 sixteen Alabama schools were
awarded Be Healthy Schools Grants. Applications are due to
BlueCrossBlueShield by March 7, 2014. Click here for the application.
Professional Development Survey from the State Department of Education
In order to fulfill your professional development needs for the upcoming academic year, I ask that you take a three (3) question survey (less than 5 minutes of your time). The deadline to complete the brief survey is March 3rd. Click here to take the brief survey.
Searching for Inspirational Wellness Professionals to Serve as Alliance Ambassadors!
The
Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit organization founded by the
American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, is searching for school
wellness professionals to serve as front line representatives who will empower
their communities to be healthier places to work, live and play.
Applications
are now being accepted for the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program Ambassadors
(for 2014-2015). Ambassadors are active members of the Alliance’s Healthy
Schools Program, working in their schools and communities to implement
strategies to decrease the rates of childhood obesity. Ambassadors are made up
of a diverse range of people; from superintendents and nurses to teachers and
parents..
Applicants
must be active members of their school wellness councils, and must have served
on the council for at least the entire 2013-2014 school year. Interested
individuals may visit https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/6_step_process/celebrate_successes/apply_to_become_an_ambassador/
for more information.
Winning with Asthma Video
This a great video for coaches called Winning with Asthma. Its a short
online-video that teaches coaches what to do with a student/player with asthma. Click here for the video
Great App for Teachers and Coaches
‘CoachNote‘. This app is a super simple coach whiteboard that
includes all of the different equipment you might find within your sports
storeroom. One of the exciting features of the app is the ability to take a
photo that can then be drawn over. This has resulted in me taking a photo of
our school gym and utilizing it to create ultra-realistic game setups. Once
complete these are then shown to the student cohort at the start of the
session, with the instructions being “work as a group to setup the game exactly
as shown in the example below”. This seemingly simple task has not only
minimized my setup time, but has provided me with countless opportunities to
gather insight into how students work together to achieve a common goal.
Searching for Inspirational Young People to Serve as Healthy Living Ambassadors!
The
Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit organization founded by the
American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, is searching for young people
excited to share their commitment to healthy living and inspire their friends,
families, schools and communities to take action and help stop childhood
obesity.
Applications
are now being accepted for the Alliance’s Youth Advisory Board (for 2014-2015).
Board members serve as ambassadors for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation,
share feedback on Alliance programs and activities and promote health and
wellness in their communities.
Applicants
must be between the ages of 8 and 17 years old when membership begins June 2014
and live in the United States. Interested youth can visit www.healthiergeneration.org for
more information.
Get Ready for Every Kid Healthy Week!
Schools nationwide have implemented wellness initiatives
to promote
and reinforce
healthy eating, physical activity, nutrition education, and physical education
in order to increase
student achievement. Action for Healthy Kids will be
recognizing Every
Kid Healthy Week on April 21-25, 2014. During the observance and
throughout the month of April, Action for Health Kids will work with schools in
Alabama to host Every
Kid Healthy events to make sustainable changes that encourage
students to eat better and be active every day.
This is a great time to encourage healthy habits to support peak performance in academic achievement as students who attend schools that integrate student wellness are likely to have higher academic achievement scores. To support schools interested in celebrating Every Kid Healthy Week, Alabama Action for Healthy Kids, is pleased to offer the “Every Kid Healthy Week Challenge” – a school-wide activity and art project. If you would like more information about this challenge so your school can take part, please contact Christina Vanzandt at cvanzandt@actionforhealthykids.org.
ASAHPERD Spring Conference
April 11-12, 2014 Phoenix VI Orange Beach, AL. Click here for more
information
11th Annual Rally for Awareness
The 11th Annual Rally for Awareness, hosted by The FOCUS Program, will be on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Shocco Springs Conference Center in Talladega, Alabama. Students from across the state will gather to raise awareness for several youth risk behaviors, including bullying, sexting, distracted driving, alcohol and drug use, and unprotected sex. The FOCUS Program invites students, youth-serving adults, and exhibitors to attend. The registration deadline for this event is Thursday, February 27, 2014.
Second Annual Youth
Advocacy Day
AIDS Alabama, ACPTP, and Advocates for Youth
The Second Annual Youth Advocacy Day, which will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Montgomery, Alabama. Event registration and details will come in the next few weeks, so keep up with our website, Facebook, and Twitter.
AIDS Alabama, ACPTP, and Advocates for Youth
The Second Annual Youth Advocacy Day, which will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Montgomery, Alabama. Event registration and details will come in the next few weeks, so keep up with our website, Facebook, and Twitter.
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