K-12 Schools

2010 Governor's Health Bowl

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Step 1

Review the Governor’s Health Bowl rules and scoring.  Click here to review the rules.

Step 2

Register your school as a Participating Organization (if you haven't already) and then send an email to Gina Legaz at GinaL@whf.org with the subject line “Health Bowl”.  This will let us know your school is participating in the 2010 Governor’s Health Bowl.  Include the number of students, staff and parents who are participating, as well as current contact information.

To register as a Particpating Organization, follow these easy steps:

1. Click on "Health Trackers" in the navigation bar above
2. Locate "Don't Have An Account?" and click on "Create One"
3. Select "Participating Organization", enter your email and click on "Join"
4. Complete the registration page, create a password and click "Submit"
   

Step 3

Each week, send us the number of miles logged by your school.  You can send your miles to Gina Legaz at GinaL@whf.org.

Step 4

Download the My Health Tracker to send home with each student in your class.  Encourage students to track their nutrition and physical activity with their families.

Ask your students to return the tracker at the completion of the 2010 Governor’s Health Bowl for extra class credit.  Then, add up all of your students’ miles and send them to us!

Learn More About Coordinated School Health
Week One: Staff Health Promotion
Week Two: Student Involvement
Week Three: Health Education
Week Four: Family and Community Involvement
Week Five: Nutrition Services
Week Six: Implementing Coordinated School Health

Step 5

Use these great nutrition and physical activity resources to enhance each week of the Governor’s Health Bowl. Click on the weeks below to choose the activities and handouts that work best for you and your class. Have fun!

Week 1: Grains & Physical Activity
Week 2: Veggies Physical Activity
Week 3: Fruits & Physical Activity
Week 4: Dairy & Physical Activity
Week 5: 5 Food Groups & Physical Activity
Week 6: Breakfast & Physical Activity

Integrate Physical Activity into other classrooms.
Share this curriculum with classroom teachers and log miles from those classrooms for the Governor’s Health Bowl as well!

Teachers: Want to continue your students’ physical activity and get them started on community service? Try Jump Rope for Heart or Hoops for Heart.