September 9th, 2008
“Dreaming a Lean & Green School: A Symposium on Healthy Food, Fitness and Environments”
West Club Lounge at Invesco Field at Mile High- Denver, CO. Time

This one-day symposium is designed to convene national and local leaders who have developed innovative and high-impact school programs to help create a vision for a “dream” health and wellness school in Colorado. The purpose of the symposium is to brainstorm how a school could implement progressive programs and policies around food and fitness and healthy environments, how to overcome the barriers to systems change, and how we can make sustainable change in Colorado ’s schools.

PRESENTATIONS
(click to view presentations fror our guest speakers)

Dr. Aaron Beighle, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky

Rachel Gutter, Senior Manager, Education Sector, U.S. Green Building Council

Toni Liquori, Ed.D. MPH, Director, Liquori and Associates

Allison Slade, Principal and Co-Founder, Namaste Charter School, Chicago IL

Dr. Jayne Greenberg, District Director of Physical Education and Health Literacy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

CLICK HERE FOR SPEAKER BIOS!

RESOURCES:

Healthy Eating and Nutrition:
Schools Food and Community Resource Guide for 2008 -Prepared by Baum Forum.

Physical Activity and Physical Education
Roadmap to Healthy Schools, Recommended Best and Promising Practices: Module 3: Physical Education and OtherPhysical Activity Programs- Prepared by Colorado Connections for Healthy Schools

Green School Environment Resources
Green Building, Connecting Children and Nature, Going Green in school: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- Prepared by the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission

Illinois Resource Guide for Healthy High Performing School Buildings- Prepared by the Healthy Schools Campaign

Health and Wellness
What's Happening in Colorado- Health and Wellness and Additional Resources- Prepared by the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission


This Symposium is proudly sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, Leprino Foods, Donnell-Kay Foundation. Special thanks to Western Dairy Association for the facility usage at Invesco at Mile High.