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

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New South

Elementary School Playgroun

d

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New salad bars at South

Elementary and Middle

School (salad bars now in all schools in

the district)

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9-Hole Disc Golf

Course

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School ‘Salsa’ garden

and garden

club

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Candy buy

back, collecting over

400 pounds

of candy

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• Zombie 5K Fun Run; free for all students

• Over 200 participants and over 60 volunteers!

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The Traveling

Apple Award

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Fuel up to Play 60 Summit

Student Wellness Council

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Walk to School

Day

What Is To Come…

Water fountain refilling stations

What Is To Come…

After School Archery

Club

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

“Creating Healthy Students One Step At A

Time”