| Wagner
Middle School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collaboration Builds Success
Collaboration’s
key for Wagner Middle school as they introduce nutrition
education into their middle school. Their Drexel University
alliance, using USDA’s Nutrition Education Program
(NEP), supports several nutrition messages. Currently
School Nurse, Joanne Packer, hosts a weight gain prevention
program for 6th grade girls.
Drexel
University Health Educator, Karin Saargard, says “We
are all striving towards the same goals and can certainly
help each other along the way!”
Setting Healthy Goals
Motivating
and beneficial describes the partnership with Drexel
University Nutrition Center that is the spring board
for Wagner Middle School’s Showcase program.
Strategies
chosen to help students, staff, and families dive into
wellness changes:
- Increase
nutrition knowledge
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Encourage healthier food choices using classroom education
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Utilize healthy social marketing messages
- Implement
environmental change
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Encourage increased physical activity
Wagner’s
making a big splash with the health and well being of
their students and their families.
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