Student Wellness Programs

Student Wellness Grant

Background:

In 2008, the State legislature passed HB 1224, providing state money from Amendment 23 to be used for Student Wellness Programs to address:

Childhood Obesity
Wellness Policies

The Student Wellness Grant, exists to implement student wellness programs that support the implementation of whole school, whole community, whole child approaches to:

Increase coordination of policies, practices, and programs to support the physical, mental, emotional and social needs of students and reduce barriers to learning.
Build district infrastructure and sustainability to support a WSCC approach.
Improve local wellness (USDA) or supporting health and wellness policies aligned with best practices.
Increase implementation of district wellness policies and best practices to support healthy eating, physical activity, and health education.
Connect school health and wellness efforts to comprehensive health education standards and skills.

The Programs use the Coordinated School Health model (Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child) to address these priorities through:

Health Education
Physical Education and Physical Activity
Nutrition Environment and Services
Health Services
Counseling Psychological and Social Services
Social Emotional Climate
Physical Environment
Family Engagement
Community Involvement

Student Wellness and Healthy Schools Fact Sheets

Student Wellness Fact Sheet
Healthy Schools (CDC Grant) Fact Sheet

Funded Student Wellness Programs 2018 -2021

Archuleta School District
Center Consolidated Schools
CSI - New America School
Harrison School District #2
Hayden School District
Lake County School District *
Poudre School District
Silverton School District
Weld County School District 6
El Paso County School District 49
Englewood Schools *
Jefferson County Public Schools
St. Vrain Valley School District
STRIVE Preparatory Schools
Valley RE-1 *
Platte Valley RE-7 *
Sheridan School District *
Weld County RE-1 *

* Funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, School Health Branch, Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools (CDC-RFA-DP18-1801) Grant. This is a five year grant supporting these districts.