The education, public health, and school health sectors have each called for greater alignment that includes, integration and collaboration between education leaders and health sectors to improve each child’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Public health and education … Read More
Attention, families! The SCSD Summer Food Service Program will begin on July 8th. Meals will be provided to all children aged 18 and under at no charge – see below for locations. Text FOOD to 877-877 to find the site … Read More
Check out all the great work of the Healthy Communities Initiative!
The Onondaga County Health Department’s Sodium Reduction in Communities Program and Syracuse University collaborated to have Chef Bill Collins demonstrate cooking with less or no salt at SU’s Learning Café and Kitchens. Those who attended learned about using spices … Read More
Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight trajectories in middle school students, according to a new study by researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut and the Yale School … Read More
Meachem Elementary PTO students enjoyed the school’s recent Wellness Week, rotating through stations that taught them about healthy habits. Students played in the gym and on the playground, made smoothies, learned yoga and more. Thank you to Syracuse … Read More