505 Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Supporting Health Education in Schools

Friday, March 16, 2012: 8:45 AM-10:00 AM
Convention Center: Room 103
AAHE/Implement Strategies/Interventions/Programs
Presider: Katherine Wilbur, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Damariscotta, ME
Panelists: Katherine Wilbur, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Damariscotta, ME; Peggy Johns, Pinellas County Schools, Largo, FL; Kim Bartholomew, Windham High School, Windham, ME; and Barbara Huscher Cohen, Boston Public Schools, Dorchester, ME
This session will provide specific ideas and strategies for planning and implementing effective health education programs. A panel of teachers and administrators from Pinellas County, Florida, Boston, Massachuetts and Windham, Maine will explain the support available to school districts and schools from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, including technical assistance and free materials. Come hear how your school can benefit from advocacy, collaboration and a wealth of resources.