Rural districts get innovative on health
The head of a Colorado foundation went to Washington to share innovative health and wellness programs used by rural schools.
Category archives for: Healthy Schools
From fifth graders to healthy consumers
Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek School District launch a wellness program designed by the Colorado Center for Health and Wellness.
Tie a green ribbon round three schools
Energy and water audits, weighing their waste streams and wind turbines among features at three Colorado “Green Ribbon” schools.
Eat Your Radio offers kid’s-eye view
KGNU’s Eat Your Radio program turns students into young journalists documenting the struggles youngsters face around nutrition.
Parents, students laud Bully
Parents and students who attended Friday’s opening night showing of the documentary Bully say it rang true, prompting tears.
Preventable 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
Schools summit focuses on health
Speakers see a glimmer of hope in new child obesity numbers and urge schools to adopt what works to improve kids’ health
Coping with asthma leaves schools gasping
The law on how to handle students with asthma is one thing. But the realities confronting schools is something else altogether.
Kids’ well-being varies across counties
Sharp increases in child poverty in Colorado have slowed but kids’ well-being still depends on where they live, a new report shows.
Eliminating ‘candy bribery’ in schools
Schools have banned sugary sodas and upgraded school lunches but the use of candy in the classroom to motivate remains widespread
