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Healthy Lifestyles

Establishing and supporting a healthy lifestyles position within your PTA signals your commitment to building healthy schools, healthy families, and healthy communities.
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Quick-Start Actions
  • Work with the previous chair to review ongoing efforts and obtain any needed materials.
  • Review the Basics Healthy Lifestyles Resource Guide for detailed support and best practices.
  • Develop a Plan of Work and submit to the Executive Board for approval. View Sample Plan of Work.
  • Become familiar with the Texas Coordinated School Health requirements and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model.
  • Sign the Confidentiality, Ethics and Conflict of Interest Agreement and submit to the Secretary.
  • Complete both components of FOUNDATIONS within 30 days of election or appointment.
Duties at a Glance
  • Serve as a liaison between your PTA and the community regarding health-related issues.
  • Create a Healthy Lifestyles Team, including your principal, PTA president, PE department, cafeteria manager, and parents.
  • Attend your district’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) meetings and understand your district’s wellness policy.
  • Join your school’s Campus Improvement Committee to provide a school health perspective.
  • Assess your school’s needs via surveys, plus feedback from school faculty, staff, and administration, PTA leaders, parents, and students.
  • Network with PTA Healthy Lifestyles Leaders in your community to collaborate on common goals.
  • Create opportunities for parent engagement and education that fit your local needs, utilizing local assets (parents, businesses, local non-profits) as well as Texas PTA and National PTA resources.
Healthy Lifestyles Month (November)Access the Healthy Lifestyles Month toolkit to celebrate all the ways we can make simple, smart choices together.
Resources
  • View the Basics Healthy Lifestyles Online Course here.
  • Download the Basics Healthy Lifestyles Resource Guide
  • Download the Basics Healthy Lifestyles Quick Start Guide (Español)
  • School Grants Website
  • Add a Healthy Lifestyles Committee
  • Healthy Fundraising Flier
  • Healthy Lifestyles Foundations Trifold
  • SHAC Ten Flier
  • Healthy Lifestyles Year-at-a-Glance
  • View the Texas PTA Member Perks
  • Download the Healthy Lifestyles Month Resources and Websites (Español)
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  • HOME
  • OUR COUNCIL
    • PRESIDENT
    • TRAINING
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • TREASURER
    • SECRETARY
    • ADVOCACY
    • ARTS IN EDUCATION
    • COMMUNICATIONS
    • HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
    • HISTORIAN
    • HOSPITALITY
    • PARLIAMENTARIAN
    • VOLUNTEERS
    • WAYS & MEANS
  • EVENTS
    • CALENDAR
    • Advocacy 101
    • LAUNCH
    • Back to School Bash
    • Tuesdays with TJ
    • RALLY DAY
    • VENDOR FAIR
    • CASEY'S KIDS FUN RUN & 5K
  • RESOURCES
    • Background Check
    • PAYMENTS
    • REGISTER WITH TXPTA
    • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
    • POLICIES
    • Local PTAs
  • Support KISD PTA
    • ANGEL MEMBERSHIP
    • SPONSORS
  • CONTACT US