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Vermont Action for Healthy Kids

Welcome to the Vermont Team

Action for Healthy Kids is the nation’s leading nonprofit and largest volunteer network fighting childhood obesity and undernourishment by partnering with schools to improve nutrition and physical activity to help our kids learn to eat right, be active every day, and be ready to learn.

The Vermont Action for Healthy Kids Team is a coalition of health and nutrition professionals and other community members who take action in schools, communities, and regions to make positive change.  The Vermont Team supports healthy eating and active living through a variety of statewide resources and programs that include the Fit and Healthy School Wellness Awards.

Looking Ahead

Our goals are to: 

• Recruit active volunteers across the state to help create healthy schools.
• Train school administrators on making health a priority to improve academic success.
• Train schools to implement Fuel Up to Play 60 to increase awareness of wellness programs in schools.
• Recognize schools with the annual Fit and Healthy Kids School Wellness Awards.
• Train stakeholders to implement the Vermont Nutrition Policy Guidelines for competitive foods and beverages while maintaining or boosting revenue opportunities.

Get Involved

Are you interested in being an advocate for school wellness?  Do you want to connect with other individuals and organizations that share your passion?  Have you wanted to get involved with Action for Healthy Kids but didn’t know how?  Please join us for our 2^nd annual New England Regional Event on Thursday May 12^th in Nashua, NH- Click here to view flyer.

In Vermont, there are lots of ways to get involved to help create healthy schools and kids.  Are you concerned about the health of Vermont’s youth and ready to take action?  Join forces with leaders across Vermont who are taking action to improve students’ well-being through better nutrition and physical Vermont in schools.  Become a member of the Vermont Team.    

Resources from Vermont Action for Healthy Kids

• Vermont Action for Healthy Kids in conjunction with Vermont Department of Education and, Department of Health’s Fit and Healthy Vermonter’s program developed the Healthy School Resource (HSR) to help schools create healthier environments.  The Healthy HSR provides ideas, state specific examples and resources for implementing school wellness policies.
• The Fit and Healthy Kids School Wellness Awards recognize schools whose policies and practices reflect a high priority on healthy outcomes for children. The program is sponsored by Vermont’s Action for Healthy Kids, the New England Dairy Council, and the Vermont Departments of Health and Education.