State Health Department and The New York Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Announce Million in Funding to Support Activ8Kids! Obesity Prevention Efforts
ALBANY, N.Y., April 17, 2006 - The State Health Department and the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYSAHPERD) today announced that grants totaling $1 million have been awarded to 363 schools in New York State to expand School Health Index Incentive Programs.
These programs offer the opportunity for schools in New York State, as part of Governor Pataki's Activ8Kids! initiative, to receive funding to improve their nutrition and physical activity environment which will ultimately help students lead healthier lives.
"Children who eat a nutritious breakfast and lunch, and who have more opportunities to participate in physical activity every day grow up healthier and do better academically," said State Health Commissioner Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr. P.H. "We encourage our schools to make a difference by creating an environment that promotes healthy eating and physical activity. These grants will help our schools in creating healthy lifestyles for our children that will last a lifetime."
The School Health Index Incentive Program, administered through NYSAHPERD, provided up to $1,000 in funding to schools that completed the School Health Index and developed a school health improvement plan based on the results of their School Health Index rating. Mini-grants of up to $6,000 in funding, was also provided to schools that chose to implement the policy and environmental changes that are identified in the school health improvement plan. These changes will lead to improved nutrition and increased physical activity for students in these schools.
"These grant funds enable schools to make positive changes in their policies to improve the physical activity and nutritional environments, leading to healthier students and overall healthier school communities," said Colleen Corsi, Executive Director of NYSAHPERD. "Compelling evidence exists that the physical well-being of students has a direct impact on their ability to achieve at higher levels academically."
The School Health Index was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is a self-assessment and planning guide that addresses school policies and practices related to physical activity, nutrition, and a tobacco-free lifestyle. Encouraging schools to conduct the School Health Index is a key part of the Activ8Kids! childhood overweight and obesity prevention program.
The goal of Activ8Kids! is to instill in children, before the age of eight, a daily routine that includes: consuming at least five (5) fruits and vegetables; engaging in at least one (1) hour of physical activity; and reducing screen-time (TV and video games) to fewer than two (2) hours. The Activ8Kids! program builds on previous Department initiatives by focusing on healthy eating habits and increasing physical activity at a young age when children are forming lifelong habits.
The following schools received base-grant funding of up to $1,000:
| School | County |
|---|---|
| Bethlehem CSD: Bethlehem Central High School | Albany |
| Bethlehem CSD: Bethlehem Middle School | |
| Bethlehem CSD: Clarksville Elementary | |
| Bethlehem CSD: Elsmere Elementary School | |
| Bethlehem CSD: Glenmont Elementary | |
| Bethlehem CSD: Hamagrael Elementary | |
| Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD: AW Becker Elementary | |
| Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD: High School | |
| Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD: Middle School | |
| Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD: Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary | |
| Voorheesville CSD: Voorheesville Elementary | |
| Canaseraga CSD: Canaseraga Central School | Allegany |
| NYC - Academy of Careers in Sports HS | Bronx |
| NYC - Mott Haven Village Prep School | |
| NYC - New Explorers HS | |
| Binghamton City SD: Binghamton High | Broome |
| Binghamton City Schools: MacArthur Elementary | |
| Chenango Forks CSD: Chenango Forks HS | |
| Chenango Forks CSD: Chenango Forks MS | |
| Chenango Forks CSD: Kenyon Intermediate | |
| Chenango Forks CSD: Harshaw Primary | |
| Vestal CSD: Clayton Avenue Elementary | |
| Vestal CSD: African Road Elementary | |
| Vestal CSD: Glenwood Elementary | |
| Vestal CSD: Tioga Hills Elementary | |
| Vestal CSD: Vestal Hills Elementary | |
| Vestal CSD: Vestal Middle School | |
| Vestal CSD: Vestal Senior HS | |
| Whitney Point CSD: Whitney Point HS | |
| Windsor CSD: Windsor HS | |
| Portville CSD: Middle/High School | Cattaraugus |
| West Valley CSD: West Valley Central School | |
| Auburn Enlarged City SD: Casey Park Elementary | Cayuga |
| Auburn Enlarged City SD: Genesee Elementary | |
| Auburn Enlarged City SD: Owasco Elementary | |
| Auburn Enlarged City SD: Seward Elementary | |
| Auburn Enlarged City SD: Herman Elementary | |
| Union Springs CSD: AJ Smith Elementary | |
| Union Springs CSD: Cayuga Elementary | |
| Union Springs CSD: Union Springs High School | |
| Port Byron CSD: Dana West HS | |
| Moravia CSD: Millard Fillmore Elementary | |
| Moravia CSD: Moravia Jr/Sr HS | |
| Clymer CSD: Clymer CSD | Chautauqua |
| Falconer CSD: Paul BD Temple Elementary | |
| Fredonia CSD: Fredonia | |
| Jamestown Public Schools: Persell Middle School | |
| Jamestown Public Schools: C.V. Bush Elementary | |
| Jamestown Public Schools: Jefferson Middle School | |
| Pine Valley CSD: Pine Valley Elementary | |
| Elmira City SD: Broadway Middle | Chemung |
| Elmira City Schools: Elmira Free Academy | |
| Elmira City Schools: Ernie Davis Middle School | |
| Elmira City Schools: George M. Diven School | |
| Elmira City Schools: Southside High School | |
| Elmira City Schools: Notre Dame HS | |
| Norwich City Schools: Norwich HS | Chenango |
| Peru CSD: Peru Middle School | Clinton |
| Ichabod Crane CSD: Martin Van Buren/Martin H. Glynn | Columbia |
| New Lebanon CSD: Junior/Senior HS | |
| Taconic Hills CSD: Secondary Schools | |
| Taconic Hills CSD: Taconic Hills Elementary | |
| Cortland Enlarged City SD: Randall Elementary | Cortland |
| Cortland Enlarged City SD: Smith Elementary | |
| Cortland Enlarged City School District: Parker Elementary | |
| Homer CSD: Hartnett Elementary | |
| Homer CSD: Homer Elementary | |
| Homer CSD: Homer Intermediate School | |
| Homer CSD: Homer Senior HS | |
| McGraw CSD: McGraw Elementary | |
| South Kortright CSD: High School | Delaware |
| Hyde Park CSD: Haviland Middle | Dutchess |
| Hyde Park CSD: Ralph R. Smith Elementary | |
| Spackenkill UFSD: Hagan Elementary School | |
| Akron CSD: Akron Central School | Erie |
| Akron CSD: Akron HS | |
| Akron CSD: Akron Middle School | |
| Amherst CSD: Amherst Middle School | |
| Buffalo Public Schools: Discovery School | |
| Buffalo Public Schools: South Park | |
| Buffalo Public Schools: Trinity Catholic Academy | |
| Buffalo Public Schools: West Hertel Academy-BPS #94 | |
| Holland CSD: Holland Middle School | |
| Cheektowaga CSD: Cheektowaga Middle School | |
| Cheektowaga CSD: Union East Elementary | |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda UFSD: Herbert Hoover ES | |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda UFSD: Holmes Elementary School | |
| Kenmore- Tonawanda UFSD: Charles Lindbergh Elementary | |
| Sweet Home CSD: Heritage Heights Elementary | |
| Sweet Home CSD: Sweet Home HS | |
| Sweet Home CSD: Willow Ridge Elementary | |
| Tonawanda City SD: Tonawanda High School | |
| Tonawanda City SD: Tonawanda Middle School | |
| Williamsville CSD: Williamsville South HS | |
| Elizabethtown-Lewis CSD: Elizabethtown-Lewis | Essex |
| Keene CSD: Keene Central School | |
| Malone CSD: Davis ES | Franklin |
| Malone CSD: Flanders Elementary | |
| Malone CSD: Franklin Academy HS | |
| Malone CSD: Malone Middle School | |
| Malone CSD: St. Joseph's Community School | |
| Saranac Lake CSD: Saranac Lake HS | |
| Gloversville Enlarged Schools: Boulevard Elementary | Fulton |
| Gloversville Enlarged Schools: McNab/Meco Elementary School | |
| Gloversville Enlarged Schools: Park Terrace Elementary | |
| Gloversville Enlarged Schools: Gloversville HS | |
| Oakfield-Alabama CSD: Middle/High School | Genesee |
| Oakfield-Alabama CSD: Oakfield-Alabama Elementary | |
| Pavilion CSD: Pavilion Jr/Sr HS | |
| Hamilton Fulton Montegomery BOCES Alternative High School Hamilton | |
| Ilion CSD: Ilion Jr/Sr HS | Herkimer |
| Little Falls City SD: Benton Hall | |
| Little Falls City SD: Little Falls MS | |
| Belleville-Henderson CSD: Elementary | Jefferson |
| Belleville-Henderson CSD: Middle/High | |
| Carthage CSD: West Carthage Elementary | |
| Livonia CSD: Livonia Primary/Intermediate School | Livingston |
| Fairport CSD: Brooks Hill | Monroe |
| Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD: Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School | |
| Penfield CSD: Bay Trail Middle School | |
| Penfield CSD: Harris Hill Elementary | |
| Penfield CSD: Penfield HS | |
| Canajoharie CSD: Canajoharie HS | Montgomery |
| Farmingdale UFSD: Weldon E. Howitt MS | Nassau |
| Glen Cove City SD: Connolly | |
| Glen Cove City SD: Deasy Elementary | |
| Glen Cove City SD: Gribbin | |
| Oceanside CSD: Florence A Smith | |
| Oceanside CSD: Fulton Avenue School | |
| Oceanside CSD: North Oceanside Road School | |
| Oceanside CSD: Oaks School | |
| Oceanside CSD: Oceanside HS | |
| Oceanside CSD: South Oceanside Road | |
| Oceanside CSD: Walter S. Boardman | |
| Valley Stream CSD: Central High School | |
| Valley Stream CSD: Memorial JHS | |
| Valley Stream CSD: North HS | |
| Valley Stream CSD: South High School | |
| NYC - 10: MS 331 | New York City |
| NYC- 10: PS 85 | |
| NYC - Autonomy Region 8: Benjamin Banneker Academy | |
| NYC - Region 7: Edward R. Murrow HS | |
| NYC - Region 7:John C. Thompson School (PS 52) | |
| NYC- 03, Region 10: Louis D. Brandeis | |
| NYC- 2: The Ella Baker School | |
| NYC- 20: PS 176 | |
| NYC- 5: PS 129M, The John Finley Campus School | |
| NYC- 6: PS 115M | |
| NYC- 79: City As School | |
| NYC- 79x319: PULSE | |
| NYC- 84: The Renaissance Charter School-705 | |
| NYC- Alternative High Schools: Independence High School | |
| NYC- Alternative: Queens Academy | |
| NYC- D75: Brooklyn School for Career Development | |
| NYC- District 1: PS 184M-Shuang Wen School | |
| NYC- District 10, Region 1: PS 95 | |
| NYC- District 12: Monroe Academy for Business and Law | |
| NYC- District 14: PS 250 George H Lindsay | |
| NYC- District 18 Region 6: PS 115/Daniel Mucatel School | |
| NYC- District 18: PS 233 | |
| NYC- District 2, Region 9: BREC | |
| NYC- District 21: Lafayette HS | |
| NYC- District 22 Region 5: Public School 52 | |
| NYC- District 24 ROC 4: HS of Applied Communication | |
| NYC- District 24: HS for Arts and Business | |
| NYC- District 26: Q566: Queens HS of Teaching | |
| NYC- District 31: Curtis High School | |
| NYC- District 4: Jacques Cartier School/PS 102 | |
| NYC- District 4: PS 206 | |
| NYC- District 41, Region 9: Young Woman's Leadership School | |
| NYC- District 75: PS 811Q | |
| NYC- New Utrecht HS | |
| NYC- Regent #6, District 17: Walter Weaver Elementary School | |
| NYC- Region 1 District 10: Middle School 391 | |
| NYC- Region 1, District 10: PS 32 The Belmont School | |
| NYC- Region 1: PS 163 Arthur A Schomburg | |
| NYC- Region 1: PS 205 | |
| NYC- Region 8: PS 24 | |
| NYC- Region 9, Manhattan: LESP | |
| NYC- University Neighborhood HS | |
| NYC- Amber Charter School | |
| Barker CSD: Pratt Elementary | Niagara |
| City of Tonawanda - Diocese of Buffalo: St. Francis of Assisi | |
| Lewiston-Porter CSD: Lewiston-Porter MS | |
| Lewiston-Porter CSD: Stella Niagara Education Park | |
| North Tonawanda City SD: Meadow Elementary | |
| North Tonawanda City SD: North Tonawanda High School | |
| Wilson CSD: Thomas Marks Elementary | |
| Baldwinsville CSD: Word of Life Christian Academy | Onondaga |
| East Syracuse-Minoa: Pine Grove Middle School | |
| LaFayette CSD: C. Grant Grimshaw School | |
| Syracuse City SD: LeMoyne Elementary | |
| Honeoye CSD: Honeoye Central Schools | Ontario |
| Naples CSD: Naples Elementary | |
| Victor CSD: Victor Elementary School | |
| Victor CSD: Victor Jr/Sr High School | |
| Newburgh Enlarged City SD: South Junior HS | Orange |
| Pine Bush CSD: Pine Bush HS | |
| Wallkill CSD: Leptondale Elementary | |
| Central Square CSD: Central Square Middle School | Oswego |
| Central Square CSD: AA Cole Elementary | |
| Central Square CSD: Brewerton Elementary | |
| Central Square CSD: Central Square Intermediate | |
| Central Square CSD: Cleveland Elementary | |
| Central Square CSD: Hastings Mallory Elementary | |
| Central Square CSD: Millard Hawk Primary | |
| Central Square CSD: PV Moore High School | |
| Richfield Springs CSD: Richfield Springs Central School | Otsego |
| East Greenbush CSD: Bell Top Elementary | Rensselaer |
| East Greenbush CSD: Columbia HS | |
| East Greenbush CSD: Donald P. Sutherland Elementary | |
| East Greenbush CSD: Genet Elementary | |
| East Greenbush CSD: Goff MS | |
| East Greenbush CSD: Red Mill Elementary | |
| Nanuet UFSD: George W. Miller Elementary | Rockland |
| Clarkstown CSD: Laurel Plains | |
| East Ramapo CSD: Hempstead Elementary | |
| North Rockland CSD: North Garnerville Elementary | |
| Nyack CSD: Liberty Elementary | |
| Nyack CSD: Valley Cottage | |
| Rockland County BOCES: Hilltop | |
| Rockland County BOCES: Jesse J. Kaplan | |
| Ballston Spa CSD: Ballston Spa High School | Saratoga |
| Ballston Spa CSD: Ballston Spa Middle School | |
| Ballston Spa CSD: Malta Avenue Intermediate School | |
| Ballston Spa CSD: Wood Road Intermediate School | |
| Edinburg CSD: Edinburg Common School | |
| Mechanicville City Schools: Mechanicville MS | |
| South Glens Falls CSD: Ballard Elementary | |
| South Glens Falls CSD: Harrison Avenue Elementary | |
| South Glens Falls CSD: Moreau Elementary | |
| South Glens Falls CSD: Oliver W. Winch Middle School | |
| South Glens Falls CSD: Tanglewood Elementary | |
| Schenectady City SD: Schenectady HS | Schenectady |
| Scotia-Glenville CSD: Sacandaga School | |
| Middleburgh CSD: Middleburgh Middle/High | Schoharie |
| Seneca Falls CSD: Mynderse Academy | Seneca |
| Corning-Painted Post: Corning Christian Academy- Middle/HS Steuben | |
| Corning-Painted Post: Corning Christian Academy-ES | |
| Potsdam CSD: AA Kingston Middle School | St. Lawrence |
| Potsdam CSD: Potsdam HS | |
| Bay Shore UFSD: South Country School | Suffolk |
| Half Hollow Hills CSD: Signal Hill Elementary | |
| Three Village CSD: Arrowhead Elementary | |
| Three Village CSD: Nassakeag Elementary | |
| Three Village CSD: Setauket Elementary | |
| Three Village CSD: WS Mount Elementary | |
| West Islip CSD: Beach Street Middle School | |
| Fallsburg CSD: Fallsburg Jr/Sr HS | Sullivan |
| Liberty CSD: Liberty Elementary | |
| Liberty CSD: Liberty HS | |
| Livingston Manor CSD: Livingston Manor Elementary | |
| Roscoe CSD: Roscoe Central Schools | |
| Tri-Valley CSD: Tri-Valley Elementary | |
| Spencer VanEtten CSD: Spencer VanEtten Elementary | Tioga |
| Newark Valley CSD: Nathan T. Hall Elementary | |
| Newark Valley CSD: Newark Valley HS | |
| Tioga CSD: Nichols Elementary | |
| Newfield CSD: Newfield HS | Tompkins |
| Kingston City Schools: Miller MS | Ulster |
| Queensbury UFSD: Queensbury Middle School | Warren |
| Queensbury UFSD: William H. Barton Intermediate | |
| Hudson Falls CSD: Hudson Falls Intermediate | Washington |
| Argyle CSD: Argyle Elementary School | |
| Argyle CSD: Argyle Secondary School | |
| Fort Ann CSD: Fort Ann Elementary | |
| Hartford CSD: Hartford Central Schools | |
| Clyde-Savannah CSD: Clyde Elementary | Wayne |
| Clyde-Savannah CSD: Clyde-Savannah Jr/Sr HS | |
| Clyde-Savannah CSD: Savannah Elementary | |
| Lyons CSD: Lyons Elementary | |
| Briarcliff Manor UFSD: Todd School | Westchester |
| Dobbs Ferry UFSD: Springhurst Elementary | |
| Ossining UFSD: Brookside Elementary | |
| Ossining UFSD: Claremont Elementary | |
| Ossining UFSD: Park Early Childhood Center | |
| Ossining UFSD: Roosevelt Pre-K | |
| Yonkers Public Schools: Scholastic Academy (School 18) | |
| Pioneer CSD: Arcade Elementary | Wyoming |
| Pioneer CSD: Delevan Elementary | |
| Pioneer CSD: Pioneer HS | |
| Pioneer CSD: Pioneer MS | |
| Warsaw CSD: Warsaw Elementary |
The following schools received base-grant funding of up to $1,000 and mini-grant funding of up to an additional $6,000:
| School | County |
|---|---|
| Voorheesville CSD: Clayton A. Bouton MS/HS | Albany |
| Bronx Region 1 District 10: The New School PS 23 | Bronx |
| Harpursville CSD: Harpursville Elementary | Broome |
| Binghamton City Schools: Roosevelt Elementary | |
| Portville CSD: Elementary School | Cattaraugus |
| Union Springs CSD: Union Springs MS | Cayuga |
| Cassadaga Valley CSD: Cassadaga Elementary | Chautauqua |
| Chautauqua Lake CSD: Chautauqua Lake Central School | |
| Jamestown Public Schools: Fletcher Elementary | |
| Elmira City SD: George Washington Elementary | Chemung |
| Elmira Heights CSD: Thomas A. Edison HS | |
| Holy Family Catholic Schools: Holy Family Primary | |
| Horseheads CSD: Horseheads HS | |
| Beekmantown CSD: MS/HS | Clinton |
| Northern Adirondack CSD: NACS Jr/Sr HS | |
| Cortland Enlarged City SD: Barry Elementary | Cortland |
| Cortland Enlarged City SD: Cortland Jr/Sr High | |
| Cortland Enlarged City SD: Virgil Elementary | |
| Marathon CSD: Appleby Elementary | |
| Marathon CSD: Marathon Middle/High | |
| McGraw CSD: McGraw Jr/Sr HS | |
| South Kortright CSD: Elementary School | Delaware |
| Hyde Park CSD: Violet Avenue Elementary | Dutchess |
| Holland CSD: Brumsted Elementary | Erie |
| Holland CSD: Holland High | |
| Cheektowaga CSD: Cheektowaga HS | |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda: Roosevelt Elementary | |
| Greater Johnstown SD: Knox Junior HS | Fulton |
| Oppenheim-Ephratah CSD: Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School | |
| Batavia City SD: Batavia Elementary Schools | Genesee |
| Pavilion CSD: D. Bunce Elementary | |
| Alexandria CSD: Middle/High | Jefferson |
| Beaver River CSD: Beaver River Central School | Lewis |
| Livonia CSD: Livonia Jr/Sr High | Livingston |
| Dalton-Nunda (Keshequa): Keshequa Middle/High School | |
| Rochester City SD: Monroe High | Monroe |
| Rochester City SD: James PB Duffy School #12 | |
| East Irondequoit CSD: East Irondequoit MS | |
| Greater Amsterdam SD: Amsterdam HS | Montgomery |
| Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD: Woodmere Middle | Nassau |
| Oceanside CSD: Oceanside MS | |
| Valley Stream UFSD: Dever, Howell, Wheeler, Willow | |
| NYC- 09: Harlem Day Charter School | New York City |
| NYC- 14/Region 8: PS 31 Magnet School for the Arts and Humanities | |
| NYC- 31: PS 13R | |
| NYC- District 6, Region 10: Duke Ellington School, PS 4 | |
| NYC- District 75: PS 176X | |
| NYC- Region 1: PS 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School | |
| NYC- Region 4: Long Island City HS | |
| NYC- Region 8, District 15: PS/MS 27 Agnes Y. Humphrey School for Leadership | |
| NYC-District 20: Vincent Grippo School | |
| Barker CSD: Barker HS | Niagara |
| Lewiston-Porter CSD: Intermediate Education Center | |
| LaFayette CSD: LaFayette Jr/Sr HS | Onondaga |
| LaFayette CSD: Onondaga Nation School | |
| Cornwall CSD: Cornwall HS | Orange |
| Florida UFSD: Golden Hill Elementary | |
| East Greenbush CSD: Green Meadow Elementary | Rensselaer |
| Ballston Spa CSD: Milton Terrace Primary School | Saratoga |
| Saratoga Springs City SD: Greenfield ES | |
| Cobleskill-Richmondville CSD: Golding MS/CRCS HS | Schoharie |
| Sharon Springs CSD: Sharon Springs Central School | |
| Seneca Falls CSD: Seneca Falls MS | Seneca |
| South Seneca CSD: South Seneca MS | |
| Massena CSD: Massena Central School | St. Lawrence |
| Bay Shore UFSD: Mary G. Clarkson | Suffolk |
| Three Village CSD: Minnesauke Elementary | |
| Sullivan County BOCES: Rubin Pollack Education Center | Sullivan |
| Livingston Manor CSD: Livingston Manor HS | |
| Tri-Valley CSD: Tri-Valley Secondary School | |
| Newark Valley CSD: Newark Valley MS | Tioga |
| Tioga CSD: Tioga Center Elementary | |
| Hudson Falls CSD: Hudson Falls Middle | Washington |
| Hudson Falls CSD: Hudson Falls High | |
| Hudson Falls CSD: Hudson Falls Primary | |
| Lyons CSD: Lyons Jr/Sr HS | Wayne |
| Briarcliff Manor UFSD: MS/HS | Westchester |
| Mount Pleasant CSD: Columbus Elementary | |
| Ossining UFSD: Anne M. Dorner MS | |
| Attica CSD: Sheldon Elementary | Wyoming |
For more information on New York State's Activ8Kids! program, please visit the Department's web site at: www.nyhealth.gov.