Hooked on Health 

Welcome to the Guilderland Central School District Hooked on Health Committee Web Page.

Click on any link below to learn more about how the Hooked on Health Committee is working educate and promote healthy behaviors and lifestyles for Guilderland students and the greater school community.

 

 

General information	Alternatives to food rewards
Community fitness activities (PDF*)	Healthy fundraising ideas (PDF*)
Calendar of events (PDF)	Resource articles
Factoid of the month	Online resources
Recommended snack ideas	GCSD Wellness Policy (PDF*)
8Hey Kids, Parents and Teachers! Check out this fantastic website ... www.kidshealth.org for loads of information related to your health! There is everything from how your body works to how to make healthy choices (not just healthy choices with food but in life). There are also teacher guides and lesson plans for a variety of health-related activities!
8Download the most recent Get Out and Play brochure, published by the Hooked on Health Committee(PDF*) - Places to go, things to do this summer / fall in and around the Capital Region. 8Hike the new bridge at Tawasentha Park! (PDF*) - Click the link to see some pictures from the day!
8WE CAN! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) is a new public education outreach program designed to help children 8–13 years old stay at a healthy weight through improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. The program is a collaboration of four institutes of the National Institute of Health: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and National Cancer Institute. To receive a FREE copy of the WE CAN! Parent’s Handbook, filled with handy tips and information about your families health and wellness, visit: www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

*Please note the above opens in "pdf" format and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to download and print.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer you can get a free copy from the Adobe web site.