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Student Focus on Health Programs High School/Middle SchoolIn 1981, Focus on Health was launched for high school students. With it’s theme: Be kind to your body….It has to last a lifetime, the program’s goal has been to encourage young people to take an active role in making healthy choices and to see their health as their own personal responsibility. Through health checks and health education activities, this fun, active format links students to existing community resources. The high school model expanded into middle schools and, to date, over 117,000 students have attended. Elementary School
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Realizing students often make their health care choices prior to
middle school led to the development of our elementary programs. In
1994, Digging for Buried Treasure…Your Good Health was initiated for
second and third graders. Adventure of Your Lifetime Theme
Park…..Your Ticket to Good Health was offered to fourth and fifth
grades in 1997. These fun, interactive formats designed as a
treasure hunt or theme park expose children to learning about
nutrition, exercise, healthy heart and lungs, and safety. Over