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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

PLEASE NOTE: This website is currently going through updates so the information listed might be out of date.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!

We Help Schools Encourage Students & Parents to Eat Healthy & Be Physically Active

Along with providing nutrition education classes for students and their parents, we also train school staff to implement before and after school physical activity opportunities for youth.
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Nutrition education classes for students and parents
Our educators make nutrition exciting with interactive games and activities. 
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Booths at health fairs and school events
If you see our colorful fruit and veggie tablecloth at a health fair, be sure to come over! We have fun activities like our Spin-The-Wheel trivia game and Dairy Bowling! 
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Nutrition-themed assemblies
Get students excited about eating healthy and being active with a nutrition assembly! Music, skits and hands-on activities with audience volunteers are part of the fun! Keep an eye out for our mascots Ms. Milky and Pea Daddy!
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We Help Schools Draft & Implement Local School Wellness Policies (LWP) & Create School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs)

Learn more about our LWP and SHAC resources

We participate in the Farm to School Grant Program!

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Click images to download the PDF and visit ​https://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school-grant-program for more information

Interested in Partnering With Us?

K-12 schools with 50% or more of the students eligible for free or reduced lunch may qualify!


Lending Library

Partners may borrow items from our collection of nutrition games, story books, resources, and DVDs. To check out an item, refer to the Lending Library Catalogue.
Lending Library Catalog
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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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities.  Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting (602-827-8223). Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

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.