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| Wii Are All Fit Project |
Doby’s Mill Elementary |
Lugoff |
The Wii are All Fit Project at Doby’s Mill Elementary School was implemented to promote physical activity by using students’ passion for computer games. The project uses the Wii game to promote physical activity. Rather than food , the Wii is used as a reward for reading and other achievements. The game is also used by students with limited mobility and during inclement weather.
The walking trail is used daily to promote physical activity. The school also sponsors annual Race to Read and Walk to School events. All students are encouraged to move more to be fit.
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| Project S.M.I.L.E. |
Pleasant Hill Middle School |
Lexington |
Project S.M.I.L.E. was implemented to pioneer the first student-led project that integrates academics with real life application for students with special needs. Students learn the importance of exercise and nutrition. They exercise daily and participate in Special Olympics. The students learn about running a business by preparing fresh fruits and vegetable baskets and nutritious home baked goods for sale from staff.
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| Happy Feet Walking Club |
Oak Grove Elementary School |
Lexington |
The Happy Feet Walking Club was implemented to encourage students to make healthy lifestyle choices through exercise and nutrition. Students walk the track regularly and record their progress. They also assist with their school’s Relay for Life event to promote their healthy lifestyle messages. Healthy messages are also promoted through creating of posters, writing articles in their newsletter and appearing on their school’s news show.
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| PGS Healthy Harvesters Project |
Pauline Glenn-Springs Elementary |
Pauline |
PGS Healthy Harvesters project was implemented for students to learn about various vegetables and herbs through gardening. The herbs from the garden are used to flavor food in their cafeteria. The youth activity committee meets to sample healthy fruits and vegetables and promotes healthy eating and physical activity in their school. Students also participate on the PGS Dance Team to promote physical activity by performing dance routines.
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| Mt. Olive Clean Hands Project |
Mt. Olive Baptist Church |
Georgetown |
Congratulations to the newest member of the All-Health Team!
It’s the Clean Hands project at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. The youth department promote the importance of proper hand hygiene through handwashing and hand sanitizer.
They conduct presentations on how proper hand hygiene prevents spreading germs and diseases. They also create posters to reinforce their clean hands message.
The youth provide hand sanitizers to members at various church functions. They also promote their message through entertainment and songs. |
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| JME Fitness Club |
Jennie Moore Elementary |
Mt. Pleasant
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| The club was created to encourage nutrition and physical activity. The students walk or run the school track while listening to music. An attendance log is kept and prizes are given for completing designated distances. The students also learn about healthy food choices. Once a month parent volunteer organize “Tasty Tuesday.” This allows the students learn about and taste a new healthy food. |
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| Food, Fitness and Fun Project |
Darlington Elementary Schools |
Darlington
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| This project was in implemented in nine elementary schools in Darlington. It focuses on nutrition, healthy food choices, and physical activity. The district created a calendar to promote physical activity and nutrition. The students learn how exercise affects their entire body and impacts their learning. Each morning they do a 5-minute exercise session to prepare them for learning. There are plans to expand use of the calendar by having students read the daily messages during their morning announcements. The district has also created an additional calendar featuring one-minute exercises that students can do at their desk during the day. |
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| Living Fit and Healthy Project |
Marion Intermediate School |
Marion
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| The project was created to encourage 3rd graders to eat healthy and increase their physical activity. The school serves healthy lunches everyday and the vending program consists of healthy snacks as well. The students appear on their in-school television program to promote healthy eating. They also participate in taste test to introduce them to various vegetables and fruits. They teach others about nutrition and physical activity through song and dance, displays and newsletter articles. |
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| Olympia Go Red for Women |
Olympia STAR Academy |
Columbia
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This project is an extension of Providence Hospital’s Red Dress Campaign. The campaign uses the red dress as a visual to communicate that heart disease is not just a man’s disease.
The students of the Olympia STAR Academy did research to learn about strokes and heart disease and prevention. They did family health histories by using a “Family Tree” diagram to record their family heart history. The “Family Tree” could be shared with their doctor or healthcare provider to learn about things that can be done to reduce the risk of family history heart disease.
The students create posters, note cards, and appear on Olympia’s television network promoting messages about heart health. They also learn how exercise can benefit their heart. |
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| Living Healthy Project |
Blythewood High School |
Blythewood
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The Health Occupation students at Blythewood High School designed the Living Healthy Project to address heart disease through proper nutrition and exercise.
The students speak to young people in schools, local churches and community groups. They teach their audiences by using powerpoint presentations, displays and exercise demonstrations.
They teach others about warning signs of heart disease and stroke. They also promote the importance of CPR and Certified CPR students use mannequins to demonstrate CPR techniques. |
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| Water Works |
Estill Elementary School |
Estill |
This project is designed to educate students about the importance of drinking water. They promote this through art and songs.
The students learn about importance of exercise and proper hydration before and after exercise. Proper nutrition is also emphasized. |
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| Monarch Cloggers |
Manning Elementary School |
Manning |
| This project teaches promotes students clogging as a fun way to exercise. The students also learn about proper nutrition. They appear on their morning show and create posters to spread the message about living healthy. Plans are underway to perform at community events and PTA meetings. There are also plans to place brochures in local businesses to promote living healthy. |
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| Nutrition on the Run |
Chapin Elementary |
Chapin |
| This project is designed to improve or maintain students’ health
through nutritional and physical activities. Food Pyramid relay and computer games are played to teach students about the necessary food group requirements. The students also play fat gram fitness to learn about the amount of exercise needed to burn fat. The students set physical activity goals and record them in their fitness book. They also use rhythmic movement and song to learn and teach others about living healthy. |
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| Save Our Skin |
Lancaster High School |
Lancaster |
| The Health Occupation Students of Lancaster High School developed the “Save Our Skin” cancer awareness project to promote skin cancer awareness and prevention. They coordinate lunch fairs, newsletters, bulletin boards and participation in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life walk to effectively communicate valuable information about skin cancer. |
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| Asthma Awareness Project |
Estill Elementary School |
Estill |
| Estill Elementary School designed The Asthma Awareness project to educate students, parents and faculty about asthma. The 4th grade students use posters, songs, flyers and presentations to get their message out about environmental triggers of asthma. The project allows students to make an impact on their health and the health of others. |
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| DIVAS Healthy Lifestyle Project |
D.I.V.A. Incorporated |
Columbia |
D.I.V.A. Incorporated was established as a non-profit organization in 2002. DIVAS Healthy Lifestyle Project is designed to teach young ladies ages 9 to 17 healthy lifestyle skills such as healthy eating and exercise. Some of the ladies are trained to become peer educators. This empowers them to teach others.
They sponsor several community events every year and share what they have learned by displaying posters, distributing literature and healthy snacks. They demonstrate that exercise can be fun through jumping rope, hoola hooping, and dancing. |
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| Healthy Communities Project |
Girl Scout Troop 1242 |
Columbia |
This Girl Scout troop members range from ages 13 to 18 and attend various public and private schools in Columbia. They organize, promote, and staff health fairs at community health centers. They also solicit support from healthcare providers, businesses and the community.
The first health fair was held in Batesburg-Leesville. Over 600 people were in attendance. The most recent health fair was held at the Ridgeway Family Practice in Ridgeway, SC and over 250 people attended. Health information, medical and dental screenings were provided at both events.
The troop hopes to promote this project on a national level. |
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| LATA’s Home School Tennis Program |
Lexington Area Tennis Association |
Lexington |
This program promotes and develops the sport of tennis to home school students as a way to achieve physical, mental and emotional fitness. This program targets homeschool students in grades 4-7.
The students learn the benefits of playing tennis such as improving cardiovascular health, increasing strength of bones and burning fat. They also learn the importance of good nutrition and proper hydration. |
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| Get Healthy, BES |
Ballentine Elementary |
Ballentine |
This program at Ballentine Elementary promotes health and wellness school-wide. Each of the 708 students participates in activities such as dance, jump rope, and walking. They also learn about healthy food choices.
The program partnered with the medical and business community to sponsor a community health fair. They offered screenings and information on physical activity, nutrition, and safety. |
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| The Green Thumb Club |
Gadsden Elementary |
Gadsden |
This program is introduces students to the art of gardening. The students cultivate the soil, plant seeds, maintain the garden and harvest and prepare the food.
The Green Thumb members host cooking shows and tasting festivals to promote preparing foods in a nutritious way. Parents, faculty and students are invited to sample the delicious foods. The members also learn the value of foods through games and songs.
The students share what they learn through monthly newsletters, bulletin boards and school morning announcements. |
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| Wellness Treasure Trail |
Edisto Elementary |
Orangeburg |
The Wellness Treasure Trail is designed to help students increase their physical activity through walking. They walk to marked areas and answer health related questions designed by the students. If answered correctly, they advance to the next marker. This project allows student to learn healthy habits.
5-mile goals winners are rewarded by a picture with Cougar and displayed on the 5-mile walk wall.
This project allows students to get exercise and learn healthy habits while having fun. |
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| "The Pathway to a Healthy Life" |
Blythewood High |
Blythewood |
The Pathway to a Healthy Life is an ongoing project that promotes health awareness and disease prevention. The project is an excellent opportunity to empower the students to become effective change agents for leaving a healthy lifestyle.
This winter students are focusing on the dangers of hypertension. They learned how prolong hypertension impacts your organs. Students also learned ways to prevent or control hypertension through exercise and proper diet.
At this year’s Showcase of Career Clusters event, students will take blood pressures and give a PowerPoint presentation about the dangers of hypertension. This event is for the entire student body and open to the community. |
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| "Imagine That” Improv Troupe |
Spartanburg Little Theater |
Spartanburg |
This Spartanburg-based troupe, made up students from middle and high school students, performs throughout South Carolina at schools, churches, conferences and community events. They use theater as an innovative way to reach youth and adults through dramatic presentations on topics such as HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, suicide, drugs, smoking and other health-related issues.
The troupe not only educate the community about substance abuse and making better decisions, but they in turn learn a great deal about health-related issues by attending workshops and conferences. They want to continue to spread the word about living a healthy lifestyle and being alcohol- and drug-free by promoting the program in event more communities. Last year, the students delivered this message to thousands of students in their district and look forward to reaching more students this year. |
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| Patrick the Pack Rat Program |
Alternative Academy for Success |
Chapin |
The Patrick the Pack Rat Program at the Alternative Academy for Success School in Chapin was developed to promote anti-tobacco usage.
This program features a puppet show to teach students in grades K-5 the dangers of tobacco use. Patrick the Pack Rat helps spreads the anti-tobacco message to elementary schools throughout Richland-Lexington District 5.
Last year, the students delivered this message to thousands of students in their district and look forward to reaching more students this year. |
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| May 2006 |
Go Girl Go |
Chisholm Outreach Ministries inc. |
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This program promotes healthy living by bringing girls together for recreational and social activities. Special emphasis is placed on healthy eating and exercise.
They integrate these activities into community services for the elderly. They join with the elderly in various exercise activities. This allows the youth and elderly to interact and celebrate similarities and differences. |
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| March 2006 |
Fit for Life |
Manchester Elementary |
Pinewood |
| The Fit for Life at Manchester program allows students to participate in an audio taped exercise routine that is played over the public address system every morning. They also include a low-fat menu in the cafeteria and special incentives for participation in the lunch and breakfast program. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always available on the serving line for everyone. |
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| February 2006 |
Blue Jay Steppers |
Gadsden Elementary School |
Gadsden |
| Blue Jay Steppers at Gadsden Elementary School in Gadsden makes exercise fun, using creative rhythmic movements. This aerobic type exercise program offered through stepping uses a variety of dance moves which strengthens the cardiovascular system as well as large and small muscles. To emphasize the importance of nutrition and exercise, The “Five a Day” Nutritional Program is incorporated into a mini-nutritional class during each practice. The students practice after school weekly. |
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| January 2006 |
Morning
Activity Program |
Doby's Mill
Elementary School |
Lugoff |
| Doby’s Mill Morning Activity Program was created to encourage students to participate in various physical activities at school and to engage in those activities with their parents in a setting outside of school. The belief is that habits and behaviors developed in childhood are patterns that follow into adulthood. The hope is these activities will become lifelong. Some of the lifelong activities available to the Kershaw County elementary students are bowling, horseshoes, table tennis, racquet activities, volleyball, tossing Frisbees, walking and basketball. |
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| December 2005 |
Environmental Science Club |
John Ford Middle School |
Saint Matthews |
| John Ford Middle School Environmental Science Club administered a paper-based survey to collect data on general lead poisioning and hazard awareness among students and adults. Questions were designed to assess cititzens' knowledge of lead hazards and its connection to older homes with lead-based paint, lead dust, cast iron and copper pipes sealed with lead solder. |
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| November 2005 |
Pineview Running Club |
Pineview Elementary School |
West
Columbia |
| Pineview provides opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the community to benefit from walking/running. They average 250-300 students weekly at their Fun run. The community is invited to join them to use the course before and after school and on the weekends. |
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| December
2004 |
Back to Jump Rope Team |
Cannons Elementary School |
Spartanburg |
The Back to Jump Rope team is a group of twenty-four 4th and 5th graders who are working to promote active living and increase exercise at their school.
Under the guidance of their teacher, Doris Turner, these elementary students converted an unused portion of the school property into a playground. They designed and painted colorful hopscotch squares, jump rope areas, and four-square courts. For younger classmates, they created a kangaroo broad jump and an elephant walk. They also encourage teachers and staff to walk with students on the school's fitness trail.
The Back to Jump Rope team also writes, produces, and stars in a daily morning news show that airs on the school television network. Their broadcasts are filled with health news, exercise tips, and skits that promote good nutrition and active lifestyles.
The team's goal to increase active living by making it easier and more fun to run and play outside. "Our students will increase cardiovascular and body strength, develop healthy habits of play, and become strong and healthy while having fun," said Doris Turner.
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| November
2004 |
AC Flora Cycling Team |
AC Flora High School |
Columbia |
The cycling team was created a year ago by students who wanted to promote cycling as a great recreational activity. They also wanted to provide an opportunity for more students to be involved in team athletics.
The cyclists work with a faculty member, Tom Sunday, who serves as both an advisor and coach. Under Sunday's guidance, the team members have learned about bicycle maintenance and traffic safety. They also developed proper nutrition, conditioning, and training skills. As part of their training, the cycling team takes approximately five rides per week. They also compete in races throughout the state.
In less than a year the cycling team has grown from four members to over a dozen. The team now includes students from other local high schools. Through their team website and success competing in races, the cycling team hopes to motivate more youth to ride bikes.
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| October
2004 |
Gift of Life |
Dutch Fork High School |
Irmo |
Twice a year for the past three years, the Gift of Life team has recruited fellow students and other individuals to donate platelets. Their efforts have resulted in 242 units of platelets being donated and earned praise from the American Red Cross. "This is the only program of its kind in South Carolina and quite possibly in the nation," stated Barry Pollard, Senior Recruitment Representative for the American Red Cross Blood Services, South Carolina Region.
In addition to their platelet donation program, the Gift for Life team raises money and participates in the "Relay for Life" cancer walk. Team members conducted numerous fundraising activities in local churches, schools, businesses and neighborhoods. The students also walked in the Relay for Life and sent a student representative to a youth leadership summit sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
The Gift of Life team plans on using the All-Health Team award to promote their healthy messages to other middle and high school youth.
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| May
2004 |
Wednesday Walkers |
C.C. Pinckney Elementary |
Columbia |
Every Wednesday after school, the Wednesday Walkers gather and walk laps around their school. For each lap completed, a walker receives a Popsicle stick. After forty five minutes of walking, the students count their sticks, enter their number into a spreadsheet, and see how many more laps and miles they have traveled. The walkers receive incentive awards for accomplishments such as walking five weeks in a row or logging twenty-five miles.
The walkers are monitored and supervised by a team of adult leaders including school nurse and project coordinator, Allison Plyler. Other leaders include a community health nurse, physical therapist, parents, and other staff members. These leaders help educate the students on the benefits of walking, good nutrition, and ways to promote active living among family and friends.
Wednesday Walkers has been a hit. In a little over a year, the number of walkers has doubled to 134. Collectively they have walked almost 1500 miles. In addition to walking, the students conduct an annual poster contest that promotes ways to live an active, healthy life.
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| April
2004 |
Brain Food Team |
Horrell Hill Elementary |
Hopkins |
During the school year, Ms. Saudah Collins' third grade students have learned that light snacks such as raisins, sliced fruit and water are healthy and help them focus on their schoolwork. The students call these snacks "Brain Food." Their interest in "Brain Food" has led them to research new healthy snacks and proper portion sizes, survey their classmates about their breakfast and lunch selections, and visit, diagram and communicate where healthy snacks are found at a local grocery store.
The third graders are developing a brochure and video that they will present to friends, family, and school officials in order to teach and promote healthier snacks and eating habits.
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