Using a competitive application process*, administered by Sustainable Jersey for Schools, the Department of Health regional partner agencies provide a small grant to public middle- and high-schools, to implement one of the following school health and wellness actions:
- Create an Asthma Friendly School
- Implement Breakfast After the Bell. See also:
- Offer Healthy Food Choices. See also:
- HealthierUS School Challenge, a voluntary certification initiative for schools enrolled in Team Nutrition
- Farm to School program
- Access to Free and Healthy Water
- Create or Strengthen Policies to Promote Physical Activity. See also:
- Implement Programs to Promote Physical Activity. See also:
- Action for Healthy Kids for school resources and school grant opportunities.
- Rutgers University’s Get Moving Get Healthy
- Create or Expand a School Garden
- Create a School Wellness Council and Conduct a School Health Assessment
- Implement a Staff Wellness Program. See also:
- Improving School Culture and Climate. See also:
- Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE) Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition (TEEN)
*Schools and school districts that meet the criteria of greater than or equal to 40% of the student population being eligible for free and reduced lunch” are scored additional points