Alberta Project for Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating (APPLE)
What is APPLE Schools?
APPLE
Schools is an innovative school-focused health promotion initiative that
improves the lives of students in schools across Northern Alberta.
APPLE Schools transforms school communities through an approach called
Comprehensive School Health (CSH).
Each APPLE
School is provided a School Health Facilitator (SHF) trained in healthy
eating, physical activity, and community development. The SHF works with
students, parents, school staff, and community members to develop a
school action plan to meet the specific needs of their school. School
action plans include activities led by students and are designed to make
healthy living fun and engaging.
Research
has shown that student in APPLE Schools have better nutrition habits,
are more physically active, and are more likely to be a healthy weight
than other students across Alberta. It is estimated that the investment
in APPLE Schools has already saved the province of Alberta approximately
$233 million through avoided future health care costs, improved
academic achievement, enhanced mental well-being, and better quality of
life.
See APPLE Schools in action on YouTube or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. www.appleschools.ca