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Nature

Embrace the Great Outdoors with Forest Bathing

In our last newsletter, we empowered you to spring into action by increasing your daily physical activity as our temperatures slowly improved. Now that summer is on the horizon, how can we further take advantage of the amazing Michigan summer

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Building Healthy Communities

Staff Wellness Success at New BHC:PHS School

Six new schools were welcomed into the BHC:PHS program in Fall 2021. One of these new schools is Great Lakes Learning Academy. Great Lakes Learning Academy is a tuition-free online public school for students who want a quality education with

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BHC

Apply Now to Join the BHC:PHS Program

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan is partnering to bring the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools program to new middle schools across the state of Michigan for the 2022-2023 school

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ACES Day and Bike and Roll to School Day
ACES Day

ACES Day & Bike and Roll to School Day!

If you post a photo of a student participating in ACES Day & Bike and Roll to School Day and tag @projecthealthyschools on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter by Friday, May 6th, your school will be entered into a contest to

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SPRING into Action with Physical Activity!

In our last newsletter, we discussed how macros, micros, and phytos are important nutrients and substances that can improve our overall health when we incorporate healthy eating into our daily life. Now that we’re fueled up with great nutrition, it’s

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PHS Team Gives Back with Free Bikes 4 Kidz

In the holiday spirit of giving back and being thankful for our local organizations that support student health and wellness, the Project Healthy Schools team came together in person on November 30, 2021 to spend the day volunteering at the

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New TRAILS for Mental Health Partnership Announced!

The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the need for social-emotional learning and mental health support for students and staff across the state of Michigan. To help support this need, the BHC:PHS program has partnered with another University of Michigan school-based

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Fundraiser

Support PHS on Giving Blueday March 16

Project Healthy Schools will be participating in the University of Michigan’s annual Giving Blueday on Wednesday, March 16th. This one-day (24 hour) fundraising campaign is designed to raise awareness and important funds to support amazing work happening across the university.

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