PE for Parents

JUNE 6, 2025

NourishEd Our NourishEd program is a comprehensive approach to nutrition education and improved food access. Healthy Meals Incentives Research and Evaluation Our Impact Who We Are We are a national nonprofit that brings together dedicated volunteers and partners to make schools healthier places where kids thrive.

Wellness

Stanford Childrens

DECEMBER 20, 2024

She couldnt sit on the carpet or plastic chairs in kindergarten, and she had to receive wound care from the nurse at school and from me at home. He was able to help the family set up a 504 plan at Abbys school, which established accommodations for her disease, including unfettered bathroom access and time off for medical care.

Achievement

Magnus Health

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In today’s digital age, technology is transforming the way healthcare is delivered — including in school settings. For K-12 school nurses, managing the health of students with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy can be challenging. Many schools are realizing the benefits of EHR software for this very purpose.

Health

Stanford Childrens

MAY 14, 2025

Social workers often help children adjust to their new diagnosis and establish a care plan at their school. For Mo and his family, the social worker stepped in to help with switching Mos school status from in-person to online during his hospital stays. And hes glad to be well enough to attend school. Hes back playing sports.

Immune system

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Challenges Of Finding The Right PE Lesson Plan Template PE teachers wear many hats, striving to expose students to a wide variety of physical activities throughout the school year. Because of that, we can match the lesson plans within PLT4M to our different courses.” ” PLT4M comes fully loaded with over 50 different units.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Is our hesitation to collaborate setting up a veneer that gym class is its own thing, with zero connection to the rest of the school? How ridiculous did that sound? Yes, I said it. It’s not our job.”

PE

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2025

An engaging and dynamic health class in high school can be a game-changer for students’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This article explores five keys to fostering a successful and impactful health class in high school. >>> It’s more than just textbook learning—it’s a chance to build lifelong skills.

Health Class

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 9, 2025

– Joan Boyd Short These words resonate deeply with me, as a school nurse, and as a woman navigating the complexities of our world. I’m struck by how perfectly the message illustrates the essence of school nursing and the challenges we face daily in our school communities. Consider the events of recent years.

Schooling

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 27, 2025

Our hope is that all educators within a school building are working together to help students develop knowledge and skills that will lead to the development of healthy habits. We have included many jump rope, hula hoop, basketball, and nutrition activities in the calendars to assist with teachers prepping their students for an event.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2025

Retrieved from Tattooed Buddha Closing a Difficult Year As another school year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we carried personally and collectively. School nurses across the country have faced many of the same challenges, and we’ve leaned on each other in ways that have kept us going.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2025

I joined this conversation in my role as The Relentless School Nurse, bringing with me over 40 years of nursing experience, including 24 years as a school nurse in an under-resourced urban district in New Jersey. For many children, the school nurse is the only health provider they see. Department of Education.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 8, 2025

This policy shift, which eliminates frameworks for addressing social determinants of health, has far-reaching implications for school nurses and our school communities. With many schools lacking full-time nurses and maintaining high nurse-to-student ratios, the loss of HRSN infrastructure forces nurses to compensate for systemic gaps.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 4, 2025

Like many school nurses, I have witnessed firsthand the consequences when policy decisions overlook the children and families who depend on our nation’s safety net. For children who need insulin, speech therapy, or access to a school nurse, this is not just a policy change—it is a life-altering loss. Who Wins, and Who Pays the Price?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 24, 2025

The Houses passage of Trumps Big Beautiful Bill marks one of the most sweeping assaults on the health, nutrition, and future of Americas children in recent memory. School Impact: Medicaid funds critical school-based services for students with disabilities. We Are School Nurses. Advocacy Is Our Practice.

Health

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

Schools today are looking for resources that are current, relevant, and skills-based. In this article, we break down what a modern health curriculum looks like at both the middle school and high school levels. When schools provide a strong wellness curriculum, they help students build healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 26, 2025

Loss of Child Care: Millions of parents who rely on Head Start to work or go to school would be forced to make impossible choices between caring for their children and providing for their families. Nutrition gaps would widen. Immunizations would lapse. Undiagnosed developmental delays would go untreated.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2025

The consequences of these actions extend across critical areas such as education, healthcare, and nutrition, leaving millions of children at risk. The elimination of federal oversight weakens safeguards against discrimination based on race, gender, or disability in schools. A primary role of the U.S.

Schooling

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Skills-based health education is transforming how schools approach health instruction—shifting the focus from memorizing facts to developing real-life skills students can use to lead healthier lives. With lessons on Nutrition, Digital Citizenship, Personal Hygiene and more, there are tons of valuable insights! Download Now!

Health Education

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

The Importance of PE Sub Plans Unexpected events happen throughout the school year, whether it’s illness, professional development, or emergencies. Elementary PE Sub Plans In many elementary school physical education lessons, some level of equipment or setup is required.

PE

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

UC San Diego researchers, for example, have been told to scrub their websites of DEI language, and a $35 million USAID global research grant on reproductive health and nutrition was lost due to these restrictions. This includes school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.

Government

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nursing is evolving rapidly, reflecting broader societal changes and challenges in healthcare delivery. School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. However, these increasing demands come at a time when many schools face significant nursing shortages.

Wellness

Stanford Childrens

JUNE 23, 2025

SBS requires highly specialized medical, surgical, and nutritional care, which all come together at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support program. Before it was invented in 1967, people with the condition died—and now 99% of kids can go to school while on it,” says Dr. Namjoshi.

Nutrition

SHAPE America

AUGUST 12, 2024

As the principal of a preK-12 school in remote Eastern Oregon, one of the lessons I’ve learned is this: A school staff that is cared for is a staff that will be ready to take on any obstacle that comes their way. Staff wellness must be part of the school culture, which includes truly listening to staff and their needs.

Wellness

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 17, 2024

New Jersey State School Nurses Association (NJSSNA) is celebrating the conclusion of our 2024 Spring Conference. Our second in-person since COVID as we continue to rebuild our strength, endurance, and school nurse community. The theme of NJSSNA2024 was “School Nurses Make the Impossible, Possible.”

Schooling

SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

That same month, tennis pro Steven Mingo came to my school. In May 2022, I applied for my school to play exhibition matches for NetGen at the U.S. Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2023

The 2022-2023 school year is definitely ending on a healthier note than it began, but it was a doozy. Most school nurses I spoke to, and there have been many this past year, all shared that this was one of the most challenging COVID years. So what does it mean to leave another school year behind?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Thank you FAACT’s Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness Connection Team for inviting me back to discuss back-to-school ideas for students with food allergies. We certainly had a lively conversation, filled with important safety ideas for this upcoming school year.

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WHPE Executive Director Keith Bakken used the grant to establish a new course of advocacy which involved attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention, hosted by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). Members from the state’s nearly 400 school districts interact in the exhibit hall and during breakout sessions.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Educators at eligible k-12 schools can apply now for a school nutrition equipment kit from Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60! Applicants can choose from one of three school nutrition equipment kits to boost school meals and help students stay fueled up during the school day. Then, launch your application!

Nutrition

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Nutrition for Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that gives special consideration to body image. International rhythmic gymnast Neringa Masionyté explains everything you need to know about diet and nutrition for gymnasts. A young rhythmic gymnast in action!

Nutrition

PE for Parents

APRIL 24, 2024

SummaryAFHK's team is ready to offer support and resources to our school partners in meeting USDA's updated school nutrition standards.

Nutrition

PE for Parents

AUGUST 7, 2023

The post Action for Healthy Kids Awards Nearly $30 Million to Boost School Nutrition in 264 Small & Rural Communities Through Cooperative Agreement With USDA appeared first on Action for Healthy Kids.

Nutrition

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 2, 2024

Fuel Up to Play 60, the nation’s leading in-school wellness program, operates in over 73,000 schools nationwide through a partnership between the National Football League and the National Dairy Council. Please (Click Here) for more information.

Nutrition

PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

Middle school health curriculum is critically important because it targets students at a pivotal age when they are developing habits and attitudes that will influence their future health. Challenges Of Middle School Health Curriculum There has never been a sole curriculum or singular approach to health education within schools.

Middle School

Carly's P.E. Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I am SO pleased with how my students got right back in the swing of things these first few weeks of school! All students played the Color Run Game and a variety of tag games such as Fruit Loop Tag , Fruit Tag (just like Fruit Loop Tag but talked about nutrition and healthy eating!), class due to management issues!

Schooling

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Nutrition for high school athletes is complicated! And while we all want an easy answer, student-athlete nutrition is far from simple. Every one of our young athletes comes to us with their own experiences and understanding of nutrition, and we have to help them navigate a complex nutritional world.

High School

Physical Education Update

MARCH 24, 2023

So, a group of colleagues at the Harvard Health Publications and the Harvard School of Public Health got together to create an improved version. tags]Healthy Eating Plate,MyPlate,nutrition,diet,nutrition aids,nutrition graphics> [/tags] They call it the “Healthy Eating Plate.”

Nutrition