Article archive / July 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 11. Source pages: 9.
Act 288 instructs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a targeted school health program for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity. “The program shall be established for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity and shall bring together school administrators, teachers, other school employees, students, families, and community members to assess health needs, set priorities, and plan, implement, and evaluate school health activities directed toward this purpose.”
The program elements include counseling, psychological, and social services, health, nutrition, family and community involvement, according to the Act.
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