YOU Can Help Create a Healthier HISD…
Become a Health Coach!

WHAT?
Health Coaches are volunteers who plan and lead wellness improvements in HISD schools. As a Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools volunteer, you’ll help your local school take small but important steps to make the healthy choice the easy choice for HISD students and staff.

You'll receive easy-to-implement ideas and resources designed to improve nutrition and physical activity opportunities at your school. You’ll also join a community of volunteers at other HISD schools to share ideas, get advice and receive how-to training. Plus, you’ll earn rewards and recognition for your efforts!

WHY?
A growing body of evidence shows that good nutrition and adequate physical activity improve students’ cognitive function, attention, memory and self-esteem, and can reduce behavior problems. In short, healthy students are better students. And, sound nutrition and physical activity also can help kids maintain a healthy weight – a critical consideration in the face of the alarming epidemic of childhood obesity.

HISD’s vision is to be the national leader and model for school health and wellness – helping students and staff to feel and perform their best. This can only happen with the involvement and support of the whole school community – and with the leadership of committed individuals in each school.

WHO?
Health Coach volunteers are people with a passion for creating healthy kids and healthy schools, including P.E./health teachers, school nutrition and health professionals, other educators and school staff members, parents or others from the community who want to support their local school. Ideally, two or more Health Coaches will volunteer to serve at each school.

HOW?
Click HERE to complete the Health Coach Sign Up Form.