Listen to New Podcasts: Healthy Students are Better Learners!

Listen to New Podcasts: Healthy Students are Better Learners!

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/12/2015 02:27 PM EDT

Healthy, successful students help build strong communities. Listen to two new podcasts developed by CDC Healthy Schools, in partnership with GENYOUth and Action for Healthy Kids, to learn more about the link between the health of students and learning. Listen to Podcasts: Healthy Eating and Academic Achievement   Physical Activity and Academic Achievement  These podcasts are part of a series of resources from CDC on Health and Academic Achievement, including an Overview and PowerPoint® presentation. Together, these resources can help public health and education professionals to engage stakeholders in supporting learning and health through school-based practices in physical activity, nutrition, and management of chronic disease conditions. By working together, we can ensure that young people are healthy and ready to learn.

Take Action

Share this message through your networks and use the sample social media below to help spread the word. Schools, districts, state education and health agencies can use the podcasts to support a healthy school nutrition environment and comprehensive school physical activity programs for improved academic achievement. Parents can share the podcasts with other parents when engaging with schools about practices to support an environment of health and learning. Teachers can use the podcasts with CDC Tips for Teachers  to create healthy classrooms and help students stay ready to learn.