Action for Healthy Kids Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains Action for Healthy Kids' mission, goals and history.
Wellness Policy Fact Sheet
This document provides information on the requirements of the local wellness policy mandate, implications for school districts and information about the online Action for Healthy Kids Wellness Policy Tool.
Fast Stats on U.S. Public Schools
This fact sheet provides quick statistics regarding public school students, employees, populations and
district demographics.
U.S. Private and Charter School Facts
This document provides facts and figures on private and charter schools' enrollments and
demographics.
Childhood Obesity Fact Sheet
A summary of current research relating to America's epidemic of childhood overweight and
obesity.
The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity
in Our Schools
Students' poor nutrition and inactivity comes with heavy academic and financial costs to
schools. This fact sheet summarizes Action for Healthy Kids' exclusive report on the link between children's
health, academic success and school finances.
The Need for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Our Schools
This document provides quick facts culled from surveys and statistics that support making quality daily physical education a priority in our schools and giving our children more opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day.
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Achievement
This fact sheet highlights data that show how poor nutrition and lack of physical activity lead to lower academic achievement.
Benefits of School Meal Participation
This fact sheet describes the advantages of school meal participation, the inadequacies of children's and teens' diets, and how school meals can make a difference.
Healthy Foods and Healthy Finances: How Schools Are Making Nutrition Changes That Make Financial Sense
Schools throughout the U.S. have successfully implemented innovative solutions for maintaining or increasing revenue levels while offering more healthful eating options on campus. This fact sheet provides examples of schools that have achieved this balance.
Providing Health-Promoting Foods Throughout Our Schools
Quick facts culled from surveys and statistics that support the call for introducing health-promoting foods in schools.
Principal Poll Results
View the results of Action for Healthy Kids’ exclusive poll of secondary school principals
responding to questions about student nutrition, physical education, nutrition education,
and other school issues.
Student Poll Results [Summary]
[Results]
View the results of Action for Healthy Kids’ exclusive poll of students regarding issues
related to nutrition and physical activity and the summary of the findings and results
highlights.