Illinois Schools Can! Wellness Initiative

Illinois Schools Can! Make a Difference

The Illinois Nutrition Education and Training (NET) Program is pleased to announce Illinois Schools Can! - an initiative that will support and encourage elementary schools to take part in the HealthierUS School Challenge. 

Illinois Schools Can! is an initiative funded by a USDA Team Nutrition Training grant to support Illinois elementary schools in taking the HealthierUS School Challenge.

Components of initiative include:

• A free electronic newsletter, to support school/district wellness initiatives
• Mini-grant opportunities that support schools taking the HealthierUS School Challenge
• Move & Crunch Challenge- March 2008
  A statewide competition for elementary schools that will enlist principals, school staff, students and parents to serve as role models for students in practicing healthy eating and being physically active.

For future updates on Illinois Schools Can! initiatives, check out the Illinois NET website at http://www.kidseatwell.org/IllinoisSchoolsCan.html or sign up for this complimentary newsletter http://www.kidseatwell.org/ASP/ISCNewsletterForm.asp