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16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant

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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 wellness initiatives designed specifically for their school community. Pierce Middle School – 9 Square in […]

North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge

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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 and structure (Incentives, Motivation and Workplace Performance: Research and Best Practices – Incentive Research Foundation). […]

Project Healthy Schools Has Recently Moved

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Support Project Healthy Schools on Giving Tuesday The PHS program has moved to a new location at the University of Michigan. Please use the following new mailing address when reaching out to us: 1000 Victors Way MHealthy – Project Healthy Schools Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Our email addresses and phone numbers have remained the same.

Welcome Dr. Robert Solomon to Project Healthy Schools

Welcome Dr. Robert Solomon to Project Healthy Schools Robert A. Solomon, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Associate Director of Community Experience and Outreach for the U-M Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center. A native of Metro Detroit, he attended Hampton University and Howard University for his undergraduate and […]

Support Project Healthy Schools on Giving Tuesday

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Support Project Healthy Schools on Giving Tuesday Project Healthy Schools will once again be participating with the University of Michigan’s Giving Tuesday fundraising day on Tuesday, December 2nd. We will share the online donation link the morning of December 2nd once the 24-hour fundraising event begins. Your donation will go to support the health and […]

8 New Middle Schools join Building Healthy Communities: Project Healthy Schools Program

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8 New Middle Schools join Building Healthy Communities: Project Healthy Schools Program The 2025-2026 school year brings 8 new schools to the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools (BHC:PHS) program, a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, University of Michigan, and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. Please join […]

Wellness Champion Gathering 2025

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PHS Wellness Champion Gathering – Please Join Us! The PHS Wellness Champion Gathering will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, November 21st from 8:45am to 3:15pm ET. Attendees can choose to attend the entire day or individual sessions, and Michigan teachers can earn 1.0 SCECH for each presentation (5.0 SCECHs for the entire day). […]

Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards

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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 $1,000 to support the wellness needs of their students and staff. Please join us in congratulating the following PHS schools! A.D. Johnston […]

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Project Healthy Schools

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Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Project Healthy Schools We want to invite all PHS schools to join our 20th Anniversary celebration this year. HERE are 20 Ways to Celebrate 20 Years of Project Healthy Schools! We have created some FUN CONTESTS for all PHS schools to join. We are currently accepting submissions for Contest #2. […]

Apple Tasting Event at Discovery Creative Pathways: Harper Woods

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Apple Tasting Event at Discovery Creative Pathways: Harper Woods On Thursday, January 9th, Project Healthy Schools and the Michigan Apple Committee hosted an apple tasting event at Discovery Creative Pathways:Harper Woods in Harper Woods, Michigan. Students were able to taste test three different varieties of Michigan-grown apples during their lunch hour. It was a fun […]