Health Works

Healthy Fundraisers Impact Kids and Families

Fundraisers are a key means of financial support for schools and youth organizations. With emerging priorities to model healthy practices and meet wellness policies, it can be challenging to blend the two!

• Dance for Health™ provides a fun, educational solution! Across all ages, cultures, and economic status, there are ideas to make this a community-wide event.
• Dance for Health™ offers a great opportunity to remind everyone healthy kids learn better! *Research shows the impact of healthy eating and physical activity on better behavior and academic performance!
• Dance for Health™ sends a message of your school or youth program's commitment to promoting healthy behaviors.
• Dance for Health™ supports healthier environments. No need to give up fundraisers, they ARE important! Think of the impact that a healthy fundraiser could have in many different environments such as school, home, and community.

Health Works! Make it work for you! Plan your own Dance for Health™. For more Health Works solutions, see Healthy Kids Challenge www.healthykidschallenge.com.

*"A rich body of literature confirms a direct link between student health risk behavior and education outcomes, education behavior, and student attitudes about education." Journal of School Health, 1997; 67(6):220-227.