Healthy Heart Week (HHW) at Laguna Road School is a school-wide, hands-on, integrated curriculum involving partnerships with medical, eductional and community agencies which encourages all students to develop physical and mental strategies to internalize and maintain a healthy life style. It began as an outgrowth of ten successful years of participation in Jump Rope for Heart, the National American Heart Association student health program. Recognizing that students were understanding the importance of physical activity on their health and beginning to make changes in health habits, it seemed important to intentionally address a wider range of health issues affecting young children and adults.

The overarching goal of Healthy Heart Week is to develop, in each student, a healthy physical and mental awareness which promotes lifelong commitment to physical well being. The unique program encourages individual responsibility for choices that promote healthy living in response to current research and data which show that American youth continue to become more overweight while their level of physical activity appears to decrease. This exemplary program is hands on; integrates all curricular areas; networks with regional community health agencies, the medical community, and Fullerton School District nurses and food services; it involves the total school community, all students, staff and parents.

Judy Irvin, Laguna Road School's Physical Education Teacher and Coordinator of Healthy Heart Week welcomes your comments and suggestions please e-mail her at judith_irvin@fsd.k12.ca.us or just click on the e-mail picture below.

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