The Healthy Heart Award for Schools

Why register for the Healthy Heart Award?

Once you start your Healthy Heart Award journey your school will receive:

• Support from a Health Promotion Co ordinator, an expert in health promotion
• Curriculum linked resources & fun practical classroom activities
• Monthly newsletter snippets sent to your school to promote healthy eating
• Access to Heart Foundation events and professional development for staff
• Support to achieve NAG 1, NAG 5 (ii) and NEG 4

Develop a heart healthy total school environment

Our  Health Promotion Co ordinators will help your school set up a health team and action plan to complete your Healthy Heart Award. This will help your  school make healthy changes in  four key areas:

• Nutrition Policy/ Procedure Development
• Healthy Choices –Food service and healthy food promotion
• Curriculum Linked Nutrition Education
• Professional Development

A Healthy Heart Award school can be assured they are providing a healthy school environment that gives your students the best opportunity to learn.