The 2025 Michigan School Wellness Award Cycle is Open!

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The 2025 Michigan School Wellness Award Cycle is Open! It is time for Michigan schools to be recognized for their efforts to create and maintain the healthy school environments that support student learning. All Michigan K-12 public and non-public schools are eligible to apply. The deadline for online applications is midnight ET on May 14, […]

Giving Blueday is Wednesday, March 19th

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Giving Blueday is Wednesday, March 19th As we continue to celebrate the PHS 20th Year Anniversary, Project Healthy Schools will be participating in the University of Michigan’s annual Giving Blueday on Wednesday, March 19th. This online fundraising campaign is designed to raise important funds needed to enhance and sustain important projects across the university. Project […]

2024 KidSport Huddles in Ann Arbor

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2024 KidSport Huddles in Ann Arbor KidSport Huddles give kids ages 5 to 11 the opportunity to participate in sport clinics with University of Michigan varsity student-athletes. The goal is to have fun while stressing the importance of mastering sport-specific fundamentals, doing well in school, and living a healthy lifestyle. During the huddle, participants will […]

Active U Autumn Encourages U-M Community to Get Moving!

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Active U Autumn Encourages U-M Community to get Moving! Active U Autumn returns this fall to encourage the U-M community to move and stay active. Registration is now open for the eight-week physical activity program sponsored by MHealthy. Tracking activity minutes starts Sept. 16. All fitness levels and abilities are encouraged to sign up for […]

Get Ready to Celebrate: PHS is Turning 20 Years Old!

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Get Ready to Celebrate: PHS is Turning 20 Years Old! We are eagerly awaiting the 2024-2025 school year because we will be kicking off some fun and exciting ways to celebrate our program’s big birthday. We will be unveiling some great new resources in the fall such as new PHS Goals and a new-and-improved PHS […]

What Are Your Summer Health Goals?

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What Are Your Summer Health Goals? Summer is around the corner. As you begin to plan your summer vacations, try to build in how you plan to stay healthy as you enjoy all the benefits summer has to offer. Are you traveling out of town? Does your destination offer any fun hiking trails? Farm-to table […]

A Heart-Felt Thank You to Everyone Who Supported PHS on Giving Blueday!

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A Heart-Felt Thank You to Everyone That Supported PHS on Giving Blueday Thank you to everyone who donated to Project Healthy Schools on Giving Blueday 2024. The collected funds will be used to support a variety of projects that will support our core program and the 150+ schools we support across the state of Michigan. […]

Earth Day 5K Run at Kensington Woods Schools

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Earth Day 5K Run at Kensington Woods Schools Kensington Woods is a 1st year BHC:PHS school located in Lakeland, Michigan. On April 26th, they held their annual Bob Ross 5K to help students get out and get active and in honor of Earth Day, which was April 22nd. According to Kensington Wood’s principal, Jessie Pratt, […]

Building Healthy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA Now Open!

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Building Heathy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA Now Open! Project Healthy Schools is accepting applications for new schools to join the PHS program for the 2024-2025 school year. Please visit the PHS RFA Website for more information on how to apply. Applications will be accepted through June 30th, 2024. You can also watch our 2024 […]

Michigan School Wellness Award – Application Due May 22nd

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Michigan School Wellness Award – Application Due May 22nd Attention all PHS Schools! You worked hard this school year to make your school community a healthier place for students and staff. Now is the time to get the recognition your school deserves. The Michigan School Wellness Award application is now available. The online application is […]