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March is National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annually sponsors the month-long nutrition and information campaign to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition

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Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards

Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards Congratulations to the following 9 schools who applied for and received awards for the Winter PHS Wellness Grant cycle. Eligible schools were able to apply for up to $650 to support the wellness needs of

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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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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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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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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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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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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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