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16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant

16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant Please join us in congratulating the following 16 schools that applied and received a Fall PHS Wellness Grant. Each of these schools were funded up to $1,000 to support their requested health and

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February 12, 2026
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North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge

North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge Did you know you can use your PHS funding to incentivize wellness challenges? Incentives significantly boost motivation in competitions, with studies showing performance increases of 22% to 44% for well-designed programs, depending on duration

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February 12, 2026
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U-M top U.S. public university in TIME world ranking

U-M top U.S. public university in TIME world ranking By Jody BergerPublic AffairsJanuary 28, 2026 The University of Michigan leads the list of public universities in the U.S. in TIME’s new ranking of the world’s top universities, which was released

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February 2, 2026
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PHS Welcomes New Program Manager

Project Healthy Schools Welcomes New Program Manager On December 8th, Project Healthy Schools welcomed a new Program Manager to lead our mission as we move into our 21st year of supporting school wellness across the state of Michigan. Please join us

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January 29, 2026
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Aging, physical activity, and dementia prevention

Aging, physical activity, and dementia prevention We know that physical activity is important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Physicians recommend 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and two days of muscle-strengthening activities each week. But how does this change as

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January 13, 2026

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

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January 12, 2026
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Can your diet improve brain health?

Can your diet improve brain health? A healthy diet is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And a healthy lifestyle is the foundation of taking care of your brain. But what foods make a diet healthy? And how do these

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January 9, 2026

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

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January 8, 2026