Children's Overview

There are seven basic phases of the Healthy Children Healthy Futures school program:

• Snacks and Physical Activity
• Getting Started
• Media Literacy
• Developing Messages/Social Networking
• Creating Media
• Recognition Celebration
• Parent and Community Participation

All activities are aligned to national education standards.

The young people who participate in Healthy Children Healthy Futures:

• Learn the 8 Habits of Healthy Kids™ and the skills to incorporate the habits into their lifestyle and environment.
• Increase their awareness and knowledge of healthy eating and physical activity concepts and issues.
• Work in teams to produce healthy eating and physical activity media including print ads, radio and video.
• Have their efforts and media products recognized in a meaningful way and rewarded.
• Use program resources to communicate with peers, families, and communities about healthy eating and physical activity.
• Provide parents and family members with the 8 Habits of Healthy Kids™ information.

Healthy Children Healthy Futures Outcomes

It is anticipated that children will obtain:

• Knowledge, attitudes and skills to make healthier lifestyle choices regarding eating and physical activity.
• Skills to become advocates for healthy eating and physical activity at their schools and in their communities.
• Skills to promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors to their peers via media messaging.
• Teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
• Skills and knowledge that may inspire new career choices.
• Critical thinking skills, especially regarding how they explore and experience the media.
• Practice, through an interdisciplinary approach, at improving their academic performance in language arts, math, technology and media literacy.
• Increased technology awareness and skills through the use of a variety of software.

Managed by Charles Potter, Seapotter Corporation