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Physical activity during the school day contributes to better health and academic success.

A physically active student will see improvement in cognitive skills, concentration, and attention — and educators will see improvement in the classroom. This is your opportunity to help increase their activity level and to also be aware of other activities that might have a negative impact on their safety, mental health, and ability to learn.

Get the details on the value of school-time physical activity:

Wellness Committee

Tips for starting a wellness committee at your school:

It takes more than one person to help a student population. So reach out to parents, school health officials, and board members, as well as the public, to join you in collectively assessing your school’s current programs and policies. Together, your committee can develop smarter ways to improve the health and academic success of students. Just follow these simple steps.

Forme su comité.
  • Have regular meetings.
  • Follow an agenda.
Revise su política.
  • Set the foundation for creating a healthy environment — this Summary of the Final Rule of regulations can guide content development for your written policy.
  • Limit food-and-beverage marketing in schools. ChangeLab Solutions has created a model wellness policy to help guide revising your policy.
Revise su política.
  • Review your policy regularly.
  • Communicate your progress with your district and school community to ensure everyone is on track to meet your wellness goals.
Evalúe su política.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

The YRBS: An Accurate Report on Student Activities

This anonymous survey is taken every two years by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It helps our schools track students’ physical, emotional, and physiological health, collecting data in key behavioral areas.

Learn more about the survey including how it helps students, school admins, and teachers, and how you can get involved.

Healthy students

Resources for developing healthier student habits:

Learn about organizations that are making America’s next generation a healthier generation, state by state. They can help with everything from policy decision-making and student wellness to smarter cafeteria menus and playground practices to student recognition programs and more. These proven resources engage and unite school staffs, parents, and communities in continuously improving learning environments for students.

Benefits

Great plans. Great results. Wellness benefits all Delaware schools.

Here in Delaware, our schools are implementing a number of effective plans to keep our children healthy, with excellent results. Take a look below to see what other schools and districts are doing. We can all learn from and share with each other, to the benefit of all our students.

Strategies

Professional development tools to help build strategies:

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