Hanover Public Schools
 
Wellness and Health News Issues
 

  Wellness Education News
   
 

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2009 Wellness Issues    
bullet January: What is healthy eating?
bullet February: Healthy school fundraising.
bullet March: Ideas for healthy school fundraising.
   
     

2008 Wellness Issues

   
bullet January: What is Sarcopenia?
bullet February: What is a whole grain?
bullet March: What are the healthiest grains to eat?
bullet April: What social/emotional skills do students need?
bullet May: What is the relationship between physical activity and learning?
bullet June: What is the relationship between ADHD, physical activity and diet?
 
bullet July: What is body composition?
bullet August: How can body composition be measured?
bullet September: Are the chemicals added to foods good for us?
bullet October: The importance of failure in education
bullet November: Walking and Biking to School
bullet December: What is a Walking School Bus?
     

2007 Wellness Issues

   
bullet January: What is a healthy diet?
bullet February: What is physical fitness?
bullet March: The case against too much screen based media.
bullet April: What motivates you? Why do you do what you do?
bullet May: Where does motivation come from?
bullet June:  A framework for achieving a goal
 
bullet July: Stop the ride. I want to get off… the blood sugar/insulin roller coaster
bullet August: What is diabetes?
bullet September: Protecting eyes and skin from the sun.
bullet October: Vitamin D and sun safety
bullet November: What is high blood cholesterol?
bullet December: What causes high blood cholesterol?
     

2006 Wellness Issues

   
bullet February: What is healthy eating? 
bullet March: Food Fight! The controversy over food and physical activity in school.
bullet April: Moving to learn and learning to move. The importance of physical activity in school.
bullet May: Is body weight a reliable measure of overall health?
bullet June: How do I achieve and maintain a healthy weight?
 
bullet July: What should we drink?  What does it mean to be a good coach?
bullet August: What is high blood pressure? September: What is intelligence?  What is creativity?
bullet October: Why learning is not all in your head.  What is social and emotional learning?
bullet November: Food allergy, food intolerance and anaphylaxis.
bullet December: Achieving and maintaining healthy sleep patterns.