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PROFILES of Rhode Island Wellness Advocates Lincoln High School's Alexandria Roque, Passing Kindness Smithfield: Marylyn Sepe, La Perche Elementary's Game On! Portsmouth: Hathaway's Healthy Kids Program Lincoln's Central Elementary Table Hosting Team Central Falls Students Civics Project - "Changing School Lunch" Bristol-Warren: Exercise Breaks in the Classroom™ North Providence: All Ages Learn About Nutrition Foster Glocester: Whole Grain Education Portsmouth: Middle School Players & Their Whole Grain Skit Barrington: Kids Cook Real Food Providence: Healthy Corner Store Providence: Breakfast Promotion Coventry: Better (and Bigger!) Fundraising
LINKS & ARTICLES of Interest to Wellness Committees Students Taking Charge website May 2010 - White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President Rhode Island's Coordinated School Health Program:www.thriveri.org April 2010: Too Fat to Fight - Retired Military Leaders Want Junk Food Out of U.S. Schools April 2010: Studies Link Physical Activity During the School Day & Better Academic Performance Amber Waves article on Nutrition, Participation & Cost in the National School Lunch Program Lunch Matters: How To Feed Our Children Better - The Story of the Berkeley School Lunch Initiative Transforming School Nutrition: Better Meals for Pawtucket Students - synopsis of a three year Kids First project, funded by the Rhode Island Foundation, to change school meals and food vending for the better in Pawtucket schools. US Department of Health & Human Services Website for Healthy Living - activities, news, resources
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