Kentucky’s Healthiest Schools recognized
Thirteen Kentucky schools were recognized as America’s Healthiest Schools by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an organization that empowers children to develop lifelong, healthy habits.
Suicide prevention programming, support available to schools
The Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health is offering middle and high schools the opportunity and support to implement the peer-led social norming program, Sources of Strength.
Get rewarded for being active with your students
Introducing the new and revamped SWARM – Student with Active Role Models – for the 2017-18 School Year. Get rewarded by Go365 for bringing physical activity to your school.
School health staff focus on training and standards revisions
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health team had a very busy summer conducting four school-level wellness trainings and eight district wellness policy trainings across the state.
Henry County schools lead by example with health and wellness
For the past 12 years, the Henry County school district has put a strong focus on staff and student wellness.
Scott County school seeing gains in the classroom with extra recess
The teachers at Lemons Mill Elementary (Scott County) have seen a big change in their students since they added an extra recess for the 2016-17 school year.
Host a healthy end-of-year celebration
As students get ready to enjoy summer break, remind them of the healthful habits they’ve developed during the school year by hosting a healthy end-of-year celebration.
Sparks receives SHAPE America Southern District award
Jamie Sparks, the school health and physical education network director at the Kentucky Department of Education, recently received the SHAPE America Southern District Taylor Dodson Young Professional Award.
KAHPERD announces 2015-16 award winners
KAHPERD recently recognized teachers and physical education and health college students for their outstanding work and contribution to the health and physical education field.
Fayette health and PE teacher wins two KAHPERD awards
Angela Stark, the health and physical education teacher for the School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass (Fayette County), has received two state-level awards from the Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). She was named Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and accepted the Distinguished Service Award during its annual conference Nov. 13-15 [...]