Health and Wellness
It is important for children to come to school emotionally and physically healthy. Studies have shown that children’s physical well-being has a significant effect on their learning and long-term success. When children are well-rested, well-nourished, and physically fit they are more ready to learn.
Every parent wants his or her child to be happy and healthy. Parents share the responsibility of ensuring their child's well-being with teachers, the community, its members, and all its services. Learning the facts about various health concerns is key to this common effort.
National PTA is committed to building healthy families and healthy communities, and believes we all have an important role to play in making sure parents, schools, and communities have the support and resources they need.
Promote Healthy Lifestyles in Your FamilyPTA, with the support of PTA Proud National Sponsor GlaxoSmithKline, has put together PTA Healthy Lifestyles: A Parent's Guide, which contains up-to-date, reliable information on nutrition, physical activity, and more.Download PTA Healthy Lifestyles: A Parent's Guide as a PDF below. HTML versions of the individual sections are also available.
Individual Sections of PTA Healthy Lifestyles: A Parent's Guide:
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Resources
- Competition and Kids: It's Not About Winning
- Getting Your Children to Eat Right
- Healthy Lifestyles—Childhood Obesity
- Healthy Lifestyles—Healthy Fundraisers for PTAs
- Healthy Lifestyles—Improving Opportunities for Physical Activity at School: 10 Things PTAs Can Do
- Healthy Lifestyles—Improving Student Nutrition: 10 Things PTAs Can Do
- Healthy Lifestyles—The State of Nutrition in Schools Today
- Healthy Lifestyles—What Constitutes a Quality Physical Education Program?
- Helping Families Make Wise Food Choices
- Helping Your Overweight Teen
- PTA Healthy Lifestyles for Parents: Grocery Shopping
- PTA Healthy Lifestyles for Parents: Nutrition
- PTA Healthy Lifestyles for Parents: Physical Activity
- PTA Healthy Lifestyles for Parents: School Wellness Policies
- PTA Healthy Lifestyles for Parents: Vaccinations
- Six Things to Know about HIV/AIDS
- Something in the Air: The Problem of Polluted Air in Schools
- Students With a Peanut Allergy Need Careful Monitoring
- Summer Break What's At Stake
- The Decline of Physical Activity: Why Are So Many Kids Out of Shape?
- Type 2 Diabetes and Children: What Parents and PTAs Need to Know
- What Parents Need to Know About Teen Prescription Drug Use









