Governor Doyle and State Superintendent Evers support the Governor’s School Health Award as a way to recognize and celebrate schools with policies, programs, and the infrastructure to support and promote healthy eating; physical activity; alcohol-, tobacco-, and drug-free lifestyles; and parental and community involvement. The goal of this award is to motivate and empower Wisconsin schools as they create and maintain healthy school environments. 

Healthy schools create an environment where students can become fit, healthy, and ready to learn! These schools help students achieve their full academic potential as well as supporting them in developing lifelong healthy behaviors. A healthy school provides clear and consistent health messages, accurate health information, and ample opportunity to use it. They recognize that what happens in the classroom, gymnasium, cafeteria, at school events, at home, and in the community are interrelated and can reinforce healthy behaviors. Across Wisconsin families, teachers, school administrators, students, and community members are joining forces to promote healthy schools to improve health and academic outcomes.

Is your school interested in applying? Here are some questions to ask about your school. Does your school…

• promote healthy nutritional choices?
• get students active?
• have policies in place to address staff and student wellness?
• have a committee to address wellness efforts in your school?
• prevent alcohol, tobacco, and drug use?
• actively involve parents?
• promote staff wellness?

If you answered YES to these questions your school may be in line for one of the Governor’s School Health Awards. To find out more about the program, please visit the School Health Award page.

To build a strong school health program check out the resources and tips that have been collected from past award winners on the Getting it Done webpage and resources from a number of state and national resources on the Vauable Resources webpage.