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Youth Fitness Campaign Comes to Georgia
National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils Brings Youth Fitness Campaign to Georgia Fitness Icon and Chairman Jake Steinfeld and Gov. Nathan Deal Announce Campaign to Support Fitness Programs in Georgia Schools The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils is bringing its multi-million dollar physical fitness campaign to Georgia. The foundation encourages and rewards innovation in the field of youth fitness by awarding fitness centers to schools that use new and unique methods to promote student physical activity and wellness. The program is open to all public or public charter elementary or middle schools throughout the state. Three schools selected by...Read more
Announcing 2013 Georgia SHAPE School Grants
The Georgia Department of Public Health, in partnership with the governor's SHAPE initiative, is awarding grants to public elementary, middle and high schools to expand and enhance their efforts to address the Georgia School Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) Act and the USDA's Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HKFKA). The grant program offers two options: planning grants for up to $3,000 in funding or implementation grants for up to $5,000 in funding. Schools applying for planning grants are required to form or re-activate a health team or council (e.g., school wellness council); conduct an assessment using one of the two assessment...Read more
DPH, DOE Encourage Schools to Power Up for 30
Voluntary program adds 30 minutes of physical activity to school day The Georgia Departments of Education and Public Health have teamed up to create Power Up for 30, a voluntary program that encourages every elementary school in Georgia to include an additional 30 minutes of physical activity each day. This physical activity is in addition to structured physical education classes -- not a replacement -- and can be led by any teacher. “We are facing an epidemic among our Georgia students -- obesity. The data is clear and the message cannot be ignored: We must get our students moving more...Read more
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