Supporting efforts to improve student health and address issues such as obesity, the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance held its annual conference, “Let’s Move ME More,” this month at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.
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Note: This is a joint letter from Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen and Guy Cousins, director of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services in the Department of Health and Human Services. Please share this letter with school principals and Safe and Supportive School Coordinators.
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Seven schools in four districts received one of the nation’s highest nutrition awards for their achievements in the HealthierUS School Challenge last week.
John Magnarelli, USDA’s top regional school lunch official, presented students, administrators and food service staff with plaques and banners at schools in Kittery, York, Wells-Ogunquit CSD and MSAD 72.
Having trouble keeping track of all the professional development opportunities available for Maine educators this summer?
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Teachers and food service staff members from Maine schools are invited to a day-long, no-cost workshop focused on creative approaches to nutrition education. The workshop takes place April 30 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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The lead health education specialist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will speak in Augusta on April 5 at the seventh annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference.
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Note, added April 12, 2012: The application due date has been extended to Thursday, May (, 2012. The late registration fee has been reduced to $205 per participant.
The 27th annual Maine Schoolsite Health Promotion Program “Wellness” Conference will take place Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27 at Sugarloaf USA.
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EAST WATERBORO — How do we teach others to make decisions that allow them to live healthier lives?
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The Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance recognized the 2011 Physical Education Teachers of the Year at the group’s 66th annual conference in November.
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