Healthy Schools: News
Rural districts get creative about health, Washington notices
Washington notices Colorado’s creative ways to improve health in rural schools. The president of the Colorado Legacy Foundation is in Washington this week to share stories with federal officials.
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Fifth-graders learn to be healthy consumers
A new program in Colorado aimed at teaching fifth-graders to make healthy food choices is modeled after Ski Country USA’s popular fifth grade passport program.
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Eat Your Radio teaches kids about food, and journalism
If this isn’t creative we don’t know what is. KGNU radio in Boulder teaches kids about nutrition and journalism through Eat Your Radio. The food part of the lesson is courtesy of the Integrated Nutrition Education Program.
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Preventable dental disease endangers kids’ health
More than half of the 3-year-olds seen at Denver Health have dental disease, an issue that disproportionately affects low-income children. Find out more about this alarming trend.
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School health summit focuses on proven strategies
WITH VIDEO: The Colorado Legacy Foundation’s Healthy Schools Summit brought together more than 800 educators, policy makers, students and health care providers to celebrate schools and programs having a positive impact on students’ health.
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