Welcome Back!

Check out what Healthy Schools has to offer for the 2024-2025 school year.

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Program Updates:

New contest added
Select presentations updated
School wellness committee layout
Staff wellness challenge system
Meal prep series in January & April
Request link for all programs
In-Person fall steering committee meeting & grant workshop

Program Offerings Flyer

Mark your calendars for this school year's activities, workshops, and events!

Save the Date Flyer

Fall Steering Committee

October 10, 2024

AtlantiCare LifeCenter

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Registration Link

Funding Opportunities

The 2024-2025 Healthy Schools, Healthy Children Grant Application is now open!

Due November 27, 2024

Grant Guidelines

Application Worksheet

Application Link

School Health Survey Worksheet

School Health Survey Link

Every year, our partner schools host their own creative school-wide events and AtlantiCare Healthy Schools wants to support your efforts with a stipend of

up to $150.

Flyer Link

Request Link

What's new:

Revamped flyer
Updated point system
School staff recognition days marked with a medal icon instead of a separate flyer
"Worksheet" page to track extra activities that are not listed on the flyer

TYSWIW Flyer

Student, Staff, Family Engagement

Highlights:

Build a Resilient Family
Mindfulness
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
What is SEL?
Joy In the Workplace

Presentations Flyer

Request Link

* 1 student, 1 staff, and 1 parent/family presentation per school

Requests must be given a minimum

30-day notice.

Bullying Prevention Poster Contest

due September 27, 2024

Healthy Recipe Contest

due November 1, 2024

Winter PSA Video Contest

due January 31, 2025

Green Mustache Photo Contest

due March 28, 2035

Keys to Mental Wellness Contest

due May 2, 2025

*Media Release Form

Click on the links below to view and request a variety of our student and staff wellness programs:

School Wellness Committee

Learn More

Student Wellness Programs

Request Link

Staff Wellness Challenges

Request Link

School Nurse Lecture Series 1

Abdominal Pains

October 22, 2024

5-6:30pm

Flyer

Registration Link

*Please note increase in cost

*Email us to request nurse notepads & asthma education sheets

To submit a request, please click the link below:

Flyer Link

Request Link

*1 request per school per year

Requests must be given a

minimum 3-week notice.

To submit a request, please click the link below:

Flyer Link

Request Link

*1 request per school per year

Requests must be given a

minimum 3-week notice.

Let's Stay in Touch!

Stay up to date with the latest Healthy Schools news!

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Healthy Schools, Healthy Children New Jersey (NJ), AtlantiCare, Egg Harbor Township

Every year we realize that there are changes in your school staff. Please complete the form below so we can make sure to stay in touch about upcoming initiatives and programs. Your school will be entered to win a $25 gift card for completing and submitting the School Contact Update Form.

School Contact Update Form

Thank you!

Monthly Highlights

#BeThe1To is the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, which helps spread the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. For more info, check out: 988lifeline.org

Additional Resources:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Logo

Order FREE 988 Print Materials

AtlantiCare Resource Chart

Resources for Families

Wellness Calendars

SEL Tips & Tools

Back to School Resources

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Welcoming Families Back to School

Child Mind Institute

Strategies for a Successful School Year

American Heart Association

School Wellness Policy

Breathing Tracers

A great tool to offer students to keep on their desk for the future or when they need to practice self-regulation.

How to Make a Friend

The link below provides a mini toolkit of resources to help students initiate conversations and begin making meaningful connections to support them through the school year.

Link

Resources

AtlantiCare’s Family Planning

AtlantiCare's Family Planning Educator, Jenna Bechtel, is available for a wide variety of age-appropriate presentations. Programs on hygiene, puberty, abstinence, and responsible sexual behavior are just a few topics.

Please contact Jenna if you would like to schedule a program for your school or if you are in need of Menstrual Hygiene products.

For more information regarding AtlantiCare's Family Planning services, you can find an updated list here: English and Spanish.

Jenna Bechtel, BS

Outreach Educator & Operations Coordinator

jbechtel@atlanticare.org

The Walking Classroom

FREE Health Posters

Link

Farm to School

Join the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a monthly tasting of some of New Jersey’s best fruits and vegetables! Whether you feature items on the salad bar, in taste tests from the school garden, or classroom lessons featuring local produce, we want YOU to join in this delicious fun!

Link

Sustainable Jersey Grant Funding

2024-2025 Grant Information

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), as a Sustainable Jersey for Schools program Underwriter, is contributing funding to support a Sustainable Jersey Grants Program cycle for school districts.

Link

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at healthyschools@atlanticare.org.