Action for Healthy Kids in partnership with the U

Action for Healthy Kids in partnership with the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services, and

working with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture

and Education, National PTA, and other leading

organizations, are working together to inform,

motivate, and mobilize support for school wellness –

good nutrition and physical activity that supports

learning. Partners are working with districts,

communities and schools to host back-to-school events in every state culminating with a national

event on the afternoon of October 5, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

WHAT

WHY

HOW

For more information, visit www.ActionForHealthyKids.org or call

(800) 416-5136.

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

is an all-inclusive, fun event for

students, parents, teachers, administrators, and others to celebrate coming back-to-

school with a fresh approach. The Game On! event integrates nutrition, physical

activity and learning through a series of activity stations that will stimulate minds

and bodies.

Participation by adults and children, not performance, is rewarded.

Hosting a

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

event in your

school or community, provides an opportunity to:

• Build local support for School Wellness Policies of sound nutrition and good physical

activity.

• Celebrate back-to-school and integrate this fun, customizable course and

educational materials into existing events.

• Encourage students to take charge by recruiting adults to participate in

the event and commit to keeping a focus on nutrition and physical activity

throughout the school year.

• Receive local and national recognition for your commitment to wellness

practices and have your event highlighted nationally.

• Provide ongoing educational programs for youth and their parents and

caregivers in your community by joining a national network of schools and

local organizations through Action for Healthy Kids and the National Institutes of Health

We Can! Program.

step 1

Schools and community groups register at www.ActionForHealthyKids.org

step 2

Download

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

toolkit,

complete with all the

information you need to host a fun, energizing and educational event at your school

and create

community excitement about sound nutrition and physical activity

step 3

Hold your event and tell us what happened! Share your successes and tips

for hosting

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

and be eligible for special prizes

and

national recognition (events held between August 1 – October 1, 2006)

step 4

Keep school wellness activities going – sustain efforts by:

• Utilizing Action for Healthy Kids tools; joining your State Team

• Becoming a We Can! community site