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  • Home
  • Classes & Events
    • Adults
    • Youth
  • Schools
    • Coordinated School Health >
      • Local School Wellness Policy
      • Implementing Wellness Policies
      • Resources
      • School Wellness Events
    • Lending Library
  • Gardens
    • Start a Garden
    • Gardening How-To Videos
    • Planting Calendar
  • Local Foods
    • Find Local Food Near You
    • Use SNAP, WIC or FMNP at Farmers' Market
    • Start a Farm Stand or Farmer's Market

Coordinated School Health

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We Support Events that Promote Student Wellness!

Annual Events

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Food Service
Build a Rainbow at the Salad Bar to increase vegetable and fruit consumption
Celebrate and elevate the wonderful efforts school food service teams make to serve nutritious food at your school. Occurs in September, National Fruit & Vegetable Month.

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Physical Activity events
National Walk and Bike to School Day event
Plan and implement an all-school October event providing an opportunity for school students, staff and families to increase physical activity before school.
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Heart Health Month Celebrations
An all-school February event encouraging student engagement and an increase in aerobic activity for heart health.
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 JAMmin’® World Record Day
Celebrate with school-wide participation in exercise minute and help break last year's  JAMmin’® day world record.
Learn More about the Jam School Program

Anytime Events

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Physical Activity
10,000 STEPS & Walk Across Arizona events
 Initiate and promote a variety of school walking events for students and staff.
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Walk to School Wednesdays
Promote a weekly walk to school routine for students and staff.
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 JAMmin’® minutes
Engage students in daily minute-long exercise breaks in the classroom.
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Out of School Time Programming
CATCH® Kids Club
 Train, initiate and support CATCH® Kids Club, after school physical activity and nutrition programming.

PLEASE NOTE: This website is currently going through updates so the information listed might be out of date. Please check back with us when we reveal our re-launch! Thank you!

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Contact Us

Phone: (602) 827-8200
Email: UAMaricopaNutrition@cals.arizona.edu
4341 East Broadway Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85040

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This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact 1-800-352-8401. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.