Building Healthy Communities Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools RFA

Introduction Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Dairy Industry of Michigan and the University of Michigan invite Michigan middle schools to apply for the 2025-2026 Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools program.The program recognizes that Michigan schools, students and staff continue to need physical, mental and emotional health support. This […]

Building Healthy Communities 2025-2026 School Year Press Release

Contact: Teddy Lemmer(313) 549-9884newsroom@bcbsm.com Empowering Michigan Schools: Building Healthy Communities Program Seeks Participants for 2025-2026 School Year More than a half-million students influenced by school health program since 2009 DETROIT, March 10, 2025 — Building Healthy Communities, a successful school health program established in 2009, is now accepting applications from K-12 Michigan schools for the […]

Project Healthy Schools List of Schools

List of Project Healthy Schools Participants by County County: Alger Eben Junction – Superior Central School District*** County: Allegan Hamilton – Hamilton Middle School*** County: Alpena Alpena – Thunder Bay Junior High School*** County: Antrim Elk Rapids – Cherryland Middle School*** County: Baraga L’Anse – L’Anse Area School*** County: Bay Bay City – T. L. […]

Project Healthy Schools Executive Summary

Executive Summary and Locations by County Executive Summary Project Healthy Schools (PHS) is a community/University of Michigan collaborative program designed to reduce childhood obesity and its long-term consequences. PHS provides the spark within our state to light the fire for health education in our schools. Highlights of the program are: 1. PHS Contributes to the […]