5-year-old school wellness program becomes HEALthy Schools

After five years of extraordinary success, UNH Cooperative Extension's Changing the Scene school wellness program has changed its name to HEALthy Schools: Healthy Eating and Active Living in New Hampshire Schools.

The program provides New Hampshire schools with resources, technical assistance, and peer support to help them improve their school nutrition and physical activity environments.

"We changed our name to reflect our close collaboration with the statewide HEAL (Healthy Eating, Active Living NH) initiative and other partners," says Valerie Long, Cooperative Extension nutrition education coordinator.

Since 2003, the program has worked with more than 580 school personnel in 330 Granite State schools and Head Start programs. More than 50,000 children have received the health-promoting benefits of changes their schools have made.

Learn more about HEALthy Schools