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Where We Started This Journey…
• 70% of Eldon’s students are eligible for free and reduced lunch
• 21.3% of students are overweight or obese
Where We Started This Journey…
• 8.9% of Eldon students are at a health risk– According to FitnessGram Healthy
Fitness Zone Standards
• 15.2% Need Improvement
Where We Started This Journey…• Over ½ of students reported
consuming soda pop and/or sugar-sweetened flavored drinks one or more times per day
• Only ¼ of Eldon students reported eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day
• Only 53.3% of Eldon students reported daily breakfast consumption in the winter of 2013
Where Do We Travel From Here?• Eldon School District
receives a grant from Missouri Foundation For Health (MFH) to help combat childhood obesity
• Full time district wellness coordinator is hired for the school district
• Wellness committees are established in the district
Pull Over To Sight See
New salad bars at South
Elementary and Middle
School (salad bars now in all schools in
the district)
Pull Over To Sight See
• Zombie 5K Fun Run; free for all students
• Over 200 participants and over 60 volunteers!
What Is To Come…• New playground equipment at
Upper Elementary• Spark PE Curriculum• Fruit Smoothie Bar• Pedometers for students to
track physical activity• Additional staff
wellness/awareness• Outdoor basketball area
What Is To Come…
Alliance for a Healthier Generation- National Recognition
for Bronze Level in Washington DC in
Fall 2015