Project Healthy Schools - Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

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Health systems providing funding and personnel: • Memorial. • Beaumont. • Genesys (Greater Flint ... Melanie Adams
Project Healthy Schools: A Community’s Response to the Childhood Obesity Crisis Kim A. Eagle, MD Jean DuRussel-Weston, RN MPH

What is PHS? • A unique community-University of Michigan collaborative project, started in 2004. • Designed to increase physical activity and healthier food choices to reduce childhood obesity and long term CVD risk. • Targets sixth-grade students • 43 schools implemented so far • 24,600 students received PHS lessons • Environmental changes touch thousands more

• Over 7,000 students participated in research

Project Healthy Schools

Mission Project Healthy Schools will be a leader in promoting the health of children by empowering them to practice healthy lifestyles and by creating school environments that support their well-being.

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Sustained Benefits

* Denotes a difference from baseline value significant at P < 0.05

PHS Locations

CENTRAL Bay City (1) Byron (1) Chesaning (1) Corunna (1) Durand (1) Flint (1) Grand Blanc (2) Laingsburg (1) Morrice (1) Ovid-Elsie (1) Owosso (2) Perry (1)

SOUTHEAST Ann Arbor (7) Dearborn (1) Deerfield (1) Detroit (8) Grosse Pointe (1) Harper Woods (1) Lincoln (1) Romulus (2) Troy (1) Waterford (1) Ypsilanti (1)

WEST Marshall (1)

PHS Collaborators

PHS Collaborators Across the university: Partnerships: • Education • Public Health • Kinesiology • Soc 369 classes

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Student Volunteers from: Engineering • Kinesiology Medicine • SOC 389 Public Health • Nursing • LSA Psychology

In the state: Health systems providing funding and personnel: • Memorial • Beaumont • Genesys (Greater Flint Health Coalition) BCBSM: Building Healthy Communities

BCBSM Partnership Building Healthy Communities

Engaging elementary and middle schools through partnership

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Continued growth--10 schools this school year alone. Steady 3 year sustainable expansion into schools and communities who are committed to our goals. Making a life-long difference in the lives of young Michiganders by empowering them to make healthy decisions and creating a school environment that supports and promotes well-being.

The PHS Team Leadership Kim A. Eagle, MD LaVaughn Palma-Davis, MA Jean DuRussel-Weston, RN, MPH

Program

Research

Susan Aaronson, RD, MA Lindsey Mitchell, MPH Carole Durgy, MSW Allison Heeres BA Melanie Adams, BA Cortney Boes, MPH

Nicole Corriveau, BS Caren Goldberg, MD Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH Qingmei Jiang, MA, MS Karen E. Peterson, Sc.D. Tom M. Reischl, Ph.D. Bruce Rogers, BS in Education

Advisory Board

Support

Patti Aaron Robert Galardi Kathy Goldberg Josh Pokempner Ashish Sarkar Bill and Janice Wetsman

Miriam Dineen Kathy McCarthy, MS Julie Nelson, BA

Join the Effort In addition to UMHS support, PHS relies on the generosity of volunteers, donors and foundations . Help us reach more kids. • Volunteer • Hold a fundraising event • Make a donation

You can make a difference!

Thank you! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Mead

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