TranslateHealthy for Life
Healthy for Life is a school-based physical activity and nutrition program administered through the Community Benefit department of St. Joseph Health-Sonoma. Healthy for Life focuses on building school capacity to support healthy eating and physical activity among its students. This program includes teacher and staff training in evidence-based physical education (such as SPARK and CATCH), which provides tools to incorporate physical activity into classroom teaching along with nutrition education.
Accepted to the Portfolio: September 2015
Target Outcomes
Short Term Outcomes
- Children will maintain or lower their BMI
- Increase in children physically active after school 2 or more hours per day
- Increase in children eating breakfast 6 or more days per wee
- Children will eat 5 or more servings of fruit and/or vegetables 3 or more days per week
Long Term Outcomes
- Reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in target schools serving low-income neighborhood
- An increase in fruit and vegetable consumption in member schools
- An increase in physical activity in member schools
- Improved academic achievement for participants
- Decrease in chronic disease for participants
Target Population
Demographics
- Childhood ( 6 - 11)
Service Area
County-wide:
- Southeast (District 1)
- Southwest (District 2)
- Central (District 3)
- Northeast (District 4)
- Northwest (District 5)
Information
Program Funders
Many thanks to the following funders for making this program possible.
Local Funders
- Petaluma Health Care District
- Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- St. Joseph Health System of Sonoma County
