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Proud Partner of Building Healthy Communities
A partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan called Building Healthy Communities (BHC): Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools provides an opportunity for middle schools to participate in the program while building an environment for long-term sustainability.
Proud Partner of
Building Healthy Communities
A partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan called Building Healthy Communities (BHC): Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools provides an opportunity for middle schools to participate in the program while building an environment for long-term sustainability.
Project Healthy Schools (PHS) is school-based health promotion program designed to prevent childhood obesity and improve the present and future health of youth.
Through our hands-on lessons and wellness activities, middle school students and staff increase physical activity, eat healthier, and understand how nutrition and activity influence their lifelong health.
Project Healthy Schools (PHS) is school-based health promotion program designed to prevent childhood obesity and improve the present and future health of youth.
Through our hands-on lessons and wellness activities, middle school students and staff increase physical activity, eat healthier, and understand how nutrition and activity influence their lifelong health.
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Contribute to Our Mission
Project Healthy Schools has a vision to become the national leader in promoting the health of youth by empowering them to practice healthy lifestyles and by creating school environments that support their long-term well-being. PHS relies on the partnerships and support of philanthropic partners to expand into new schools and sustain current programs. Please consider making a gift today to ensure more children have access to these resources.
Save the Date!
Support Project Healthy Schools on Giving Blueday this March!
Giving Blueday is a campus-wide giving day for the University of Michigan. On March 10, 2021, the University of Michigan will hold its sixth annual day of giving. Giving Blueday (GBD) will help make a difference in thousands of lives and impact the future of our world.
From midnight through 11:59 p.m. EST on March 10, 2021, we will invite supporters to make donations. With social media challenges and real-time updates throughout the day, we’ll encourage donors, friends, faculty, staff, and other supporters to be a Victor.
Contribute to Our Mission
Project Healthy Schools has a vision to become the national leader in promoting the health of youth by empowering them to practice healthy lifestyles and by creating school environments that support their long-term well-being. PHS relies on the partnerships and support of philanthropic partners to expand into new schools and sustain current programs. Please consider making a gift today to ensure more children have access to these resources.
Partnering with schools since 2004
Project Healthy Schools started as a pilot program in one Ann Arbor middle school in the 2004–2005 school year. Since 2004, the program has been implemented in over 120 schools across Michigan and continues in nearly 90% of those schools.
Partnering with schools since 2004
Project Healthy Schools started as a pilot program in one Ann Arbor middle school in the 2004–2005 school year. Since 2004, the program has been implemented in over 120 schools across Michigan and continues in nearly 90% of those schools.
Join Us!
Our first successful Community Conversations event with Kim Eagle M.D. and Project Healthy Schools leadership was held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. We plan to hold more of these events in the future and will post those dates here on our site. Click on the button below to watch a recording of the event and learn how PHS has navigated through the pandemic along with our vision and priorities moving forward.
5 Goals of Project Healthy Schools
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Choose less sugary food and beverages
Eat less fast and fatty food
Be active every day
Spend less time in front of a screen
5 Goals of Project Healthy Schools
Eat more fruits and veggies
Choose less sugary food and beverages
Eat less fast and fatty food
Be active every day
Spend less time in front of a screen
Our COVID-19 Response
When schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project Healthy Schools (PHS) staff developed a PHS Online Resources website for students, families, and teachers. The website provides physical activity, nutrition, family engagement, screen time, and mindfulness resources, as well as other health education materials and videos for online education.
Visit: http://phsonlineresources.org.
When schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project Healthy Schools (PHS) staff developed a PHS Online Resources website for students, families, and teachers. The website provides physical activity, nutrition, family engagement, screen time, and mindfulness resources, as well as other health education materials and videos for online education.
Visit: http://phsonlineresources.org.
Helping Schools Expand Beyond Their Community
Wellness Champion Gathering
Our annual Wellness Champion Gathering brings together schools to learn best practices and share ideas.
Michigan School Wellness Awards
Schools with the PHS program are recognized for their accomplishments with wellness awards at the Michigan State Capitol.
Science of Wellness
Students from Cody High School tour Michigan Medicine hospital during a field trip in order to learn more about careers in health care.
Wellness Champion Gathering
Our annual Wellness Champion Gathering brings together schools to learn best practices and share ideas.
Michigan School Wellness Awards
Schools with the PHS program are recognized for their accomplishments with wellness awards at the Michigan State Capitol.
PHS Digital Newsletter
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Partner Sportlight
We like to shine a light on the strong partnerships Project Healthy Schools has created with different foundations, organizations, and individuals.
Wetsman Foundation
Started contributing to Project Healthy schools in 2014. Helped start the Science of Wellness Program in Cody High School in Detroit.
“When Kim [Eagle], who we respect very much, told us about the work PHS is doing, supporting the program seemed like a natural fit with our focus on supporting children’s health,” says Bill Wetsman, who along with his wife Janis, now serve on the PHS Advisory Board.
