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Dawson ACE Program receives the Texas A&M AgriLife Healthy School Recognized Campus Status for the 2023-2024 School year
Courtesy Photo by Dawson ISD and provided by Lorie Stovall, Texas Agrilife Extension
In order to receive the Healthy Recognized Campus banner Dawson ACE had to implement several Healthy School program for the students and teachers during the 2023-2024 school year. While partnering with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Navarro County and working with Family Community Agent, Lorie Stovall and Curriculum Coordinator, Kellie Cope during the 2023-2024 school year Dawson ACE completed the program and received a banner for their hard work.
Dawson students participated in Color Me Healthy, a healthy eating curriculum to incorporate more fruits and vegetables along with exercise and Learn Grow Eat Go, a gardening, nutrition and exercise program. Students and teachers participated in a school wide Walk Across Texas program, an 8 week walking program with the goal to get enough miles to cross over Texas. The teachers also completed a Cooking Well with Friends program where they prep easy healthy meals for the family while learning the importance of nutrition. These programs and more are offered for all Navarro County schools wanting to participate.
The application timeline is Sept. 1st – January 1st  for the 2025 school year and the implementation deadline for the programs is May 1st. We currently have a Walk Across Texas program that began Monday November 4th for adults teams of 8 and individuals. You can join this program by creating a Howdy Health profile and create a team or join as an individual using the information below by November 14th:
2024 Walk your Way through the Holidays with Walk Across Texas
The league code is:Â watL-241025-55687
The next WAT will begin November 4th and last until December 29th. Get your teams together and join with the League Code.
I will also run a new Virtual Maintain No Gain which has been revamped by the state and has new material. If you are interested in the Virtual Maintain No Gain (maintain you weight through the holidays with emails and healthy recipes each week) send me an email and I will get more info out next week.
What is the Healthy School Recognized Campus designation?
Schools in your area can become a Healthy Recognized School by completing
designated health programs of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Completion
of these programs demonstrates the school’s commitment to support and
encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors for their students, staff, and parents. Schools
are asked to complete an intent to participate which indicates which programs are
of interest. This intent is shared with agents which allows partnerships to be formed
in an effort to create communities of health within counties.
Criteria:
School Wide Walk Across Texas program that incorporates youth participants on each team and two
additional programs (one adult and one youth) from those listed below. Agents may also offer a customized
program with prior approval from their RPL.
YOUTH – (in at least 2 classrooms):
Designated Programs
choose one or more
– Balancing Food & Play
– Choose Health, Food, Fun & Fitness
– Choose Healthy
– Color Me Healthy
– Dinner Tonight Junior
– Learn, Grow, Eat & Go!
– Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat & Go!
– Mindful SELF
– Path to the Plate Youth Expo
– Strong Teens, Healthy Schools
– Teen Cuisine
– Texas 4-H Food & Nutrition Learning
Experiences
– Other: Must have prior approval
Adults (conducted with staff and/or parents):
Designated Programs
choose one or more
– Cooking Well Program
[Diabetes & Healthy Blood Pressure]
– Cooking Well: Exploring Cultures
– Cooking Well with Friends
– Dinner Tonight
– Health Talk Express Series
– Maintain No Gain Holiday Series
– Stress Less with Mindfulness
– Step Up Scale Down
– Other: Must have prior approval-
A Fresh Start to a Healthier You!
What do schools receive as a Healthy School Recognized Campus?
– Better Health for students and families
– Proclamations made at School Board meeting and/or Commissioners Court meeting
– Healthy School Recognized Campus Banner
– Bragging Rights
Program Consideration Timeline:
Application to CEA | September 1 – January1
Program Acceptance from CEA | September 1 – January1
Programming Timeline | September 1 – May 1
Verification of Program Completion to CEA | May 1
Verification of Program Completion to RPL | May 15
To complete the Application to Participate form please visit | https://texas4h-hsrc.com
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