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Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K–12

Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K–12

(November 2015) Useful to Parent Centers in working with parents and getting them involved in the school nutrition environment and services; physical education and physical activity; and managing chronic health conditions in schools.

The purpose of this guide is to explain how the resources for Parents for Healthy Schools can be used with and for parents. Resources for Parents for Healthy Schools are designed to motivate and educate parents to help create healthy school environments and give parents ideas for how they can learn about and help with

  • Improving the school nutrition environment and services.
  • Increasing opportunities for physical activity in schools (i.e., comprehensive school physical activity programs).
  • Supporting schools in managing chronic health conditions.

View the guide at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/parentengagement/pdf/guide.pdf   (PDF, 9.08 MB)

SOURCE ARTICLE: Center for Parent Information & Resources