PHS Welcomes New Program Manager
February 18, 2026
Project Healthy Schools Welcomes New Program Manager On December 8th, Project Healthy Schools welcomed a new Program Manager to lead
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16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant
February 12, 2026
16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant Please join us in congratulating the following 16 schools that applied and received
North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge
February 12, 2026
North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge Did you know you can use your PHS funding to incentivize wellness
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Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards Winners Announced
Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards Announced Congratulations to the following 11 schools who applied and received awards for the Winter PHS Wellness Grant cycle. Eligible schools were able to apply for up to $1,000 to support the wellness needs of
April 3, 2024
Building Healthy Communities
Building Heathy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA is OPEN!
Building Healthy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA is OPEN! Project Healthy Schools is now accepting applications for new schools to join the PHS program for the 2024-2025 school year. Please visit the PHS RFA website here for more information. Building
March 29, 2024
health education
Celebrate National Nutrition Month During March
March is National Nutrition Month National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign created 50 years ago in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices
March 20, 2024
health education
Support Colleagues and Help Kids on Giving Blueday
Support Colleagues and Help Kids on Giving Blueday Project Healthy Schools will be participating in the University of Michigan’s annual Giving Blueday on Wednesday, March 13th. This one-day (24 hour) fundraising campaign is designed to raise awareness and important funds
March 12, 2024
PHS Attends Victor’s Day at the University of Michigan
On Friday, October 27th, Project Healthy Schools collaborated with U-M Athletics to host an inclusive physical activity and health fair at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse at the University of Michigan for 600 students with disabilities who attended from surrounding schools. The PHS
December 13, 2023
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13 PHS Schools Awarded a Fall Wellness Grant
Please join us in congratulating the following schools who applied and received a Fall PHS Wellness Grant. Each of these schools were funded up to $1,000 to support their requested health and wellness initiatives designed specifically for their school community.
December 6, 2023
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8 New Middle Schools Join Building Healthy Communities
The 2023-2024 school year brings 8 new schools to the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools program, a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the University of Michigan, and the United Dairy Industry of
November 29, 2023
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Free School Meals for All Michigan Students
Michigan’s 1.4 million public students will be receiving nutritious free meals at school during the 2023-2024 school year thanks to a $160 million appropriation in the state’s School Aid budget adopted by the state legislature and signed into law by
November 22, 2023
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PHS Offers New Vaping Education Curriculum
Project Healthy Schools is proud to announce the release of their vaping education lessons. The Project Healthy Schools Vaping Education Lessons contain two 30–40 minute lessons. In lesson one, students will distinguish between the different types of tobacco use with
November 15, 2023
