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These Schools Made The Pledge, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School | Gideons Elementary School | Lin Elementary School | Parkside Elementary School | Whitefoord Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Finch Elementary School | Blandy Hills Elementary School | Creekside Elementary School | Eagle Ridge Elementary School | Midway Elementary School | Alexander II Magnet School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Barden Elementary School | Bernd Elementary School | Brookdale Elementary School | Bruce Elementary School | Burdell-Hunt Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Burghard Elementary School | Carter Elementary School | Hartley Elementary School | Heard Elementary School | Heritage Elementary School | Ingram/Pye Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Jones Elementary School | King - Danforth Elementary School | Lane Elementary School | Morgan Elementary School | Porter Elementary School | Rice Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Riley Elementary School | Rosa Taylor Elementary School | Skyview Elementary School | Springdale Elementary School | Union Elementary School | Vineville Academy | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Williams Elementary School | Buford Academy | Carrollton Elementary School | Carrollton Middle-Upper Elementary School | Low Elementary School | Canton Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Indian Knoll Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School | Holly Springs Elementary School | Chickamauga Elementary School | Barnett Shoals Elementary School | Acworth Intermediate School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Addison Elementary School | Bells Ferry Elementary School | Big Shanty Elementary School | Blackwell Elementary School | Chalker Elementary School | Due West Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Eastvalley Elementary School | Harmony-Leland Elementary School | Hollydale Elementary School | Keheley Elementary School | Mableton Elementary School | McCall Primary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Milford Elementary School | Mountain View Elementary School | Nickajack Elementary School | Pickett's Mill Elementary | Powder Springs Elementary School | Shallowford Falls Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Smryna Elementary School | Still Elementary School | Tritt Elementary School | Vaughan Elementary School | Argyle Elementary School | Austell Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Baker Elementary School | Belmont Hills Elementary School | Birney Elementary School | Brown Elementary School | Brumby Elementary School | Bryant Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Bullard Elementary School | Cheatham Hill Elementary School | Clarkdale Elementary School | Clay Elementary School | Compton Elementary School | Davis Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Dowell Elementary School | East Side Elementary School | Fair Oaks Elementary School | Ford Elementary School | Frey Elementary School | Garrison Mill Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Green Acres Elementary School | Hayes Elementary School | Hendricks Elementary School | International Academy of Smyrna Kemp Elementary School | Kennesaw Charter School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Kennesaw Elem School | Kincaid Elementary School | King Springs Elementary School | LaBelle Elementary School | Lewis Elementary School | Mount Bethel Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Murdock Elementary School | Nicholson Elementary School | Norton Park Elementary School | Pitner Elementary School | Powers Ferry Elementary School | Riverside Intermediate School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? 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| Holly Springs Elementary Lithia Springs Elementary School | Mason Creek Elementary School | Mirror Lake Elementary School | Mount Carmel Elementary School | New Manchester Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | North Douglas Elementary School | South Douglas Elementary School | Sweetwater Elementary School | Winston Elementary School | Springfield Elementary School | E. C. West Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Hembree Springs Elementary School | Ocee Elementary School | Cliftondale Elementary School | Stonewall Tell Elementary School | Centennial Arts Academy Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School | Gainesville Exploration Academy New Holland Core Knowledge Academy Britt Elementary School | Corley Elementary School | Lovin Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Parsons Elementary School | Roberts Elementary School | Susan Stripling Elementary School | Cedar Hill Elementary School | Lawrenceville Elementary School | Level Creek Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Shiloh Elementary School | Woodward Mill Elementary School | Fairview Elementary School | Sardis Elementary School | Wauka Mountain Elementary School | Chestnut Mountain Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Chicopee Elementary School | Flowery Branch Elementary School | Friendship Elementary School | Lanier Elementary School | Lula Elementary School | Lyman Hall Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Martin Elementary School | McEver Elementary School | Mount Vernon Elementary School | Myers Elementary School | Oakwood Elementary School | Riverbend Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Spout Springs Elementary School | Sugar Hill Elementary Tadmore Elementary School | White Sulphur Elementary School | World Language Academy Bethlehem Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Hampton Elementary School | Pleasant Grove Elementary School | Timber Ridge Elementary School | Linwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Hilltop Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Lake Joy Primary School | Benton Elementary School | Jenkins County Elementary School | Dames Ferry Elementary School | Gray Elementary School | Mattie Wells Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Turner Woods Elementary School | Button Gwinnett Elementary School | Frank Long Elementary School | Lyman Hall Elementary School | Joseph Martin Elementary School | Liberty Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Taylors Creek Elementary School | Waldo Pafford Elementary School | Lumpkin County Elementary School | Burruss Elementary School | Dunleith Elementary School | Hickory Hills Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Lockheed Elementary School | Marietta Center for Advanced Academics Park Street Elementary School | Sawyer Road Elementary West Side Elementary School | Katherine B. 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Georgia Health Policy Center | August 2015 Partner of the Month

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Georgia State University – Georgia Health Policy Center

The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), housed within Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, provides evidence-based research, program development, and policy guidance at the local, state and national levels to improve community health.

The GHPC focuses on finding solutions to the most complex issues facing health and health care including insurance coverage, behavioral health, long-term care, health care reform, children’s health and the development of rural and urban health systems.

As part of the center’s work, faculty and staff are dedicated to understanding evidence-based approaches to obesity prevention and control. Since 2012, the GHPC has been a proud partner of Georgia Shape and its stakeholders to impact the health of Georgia's children.

During this time, the GHPC has provided technical assistance to 64 Georgia Shape school grantees in 34 Georgia counties as they plan and implement programs and policies to improve the health, nutrition and fitness of their students.

GHPC staff Debra Kibbe and Rachel Campos lead this initiative, which provides training, peer education, and technical assistance to elementary, middle and high schools. Technical assistance includes helping schools assess student and staff health; examining school wellness policies; creating sustainable physical activity and nutrition initiatives; and implementing strategic wellness efforts to improve school health policies and systems.

GHPC also provides the tools, knowledge and contacts necessary to help the schools access additional resources and sustain their plans after the grant period has ended. During the 2014-2015 school year, more than 19,300 students were impacted by projects initiated under Georgia Shape grants.

Kibbe says that the following insights gained from previous grantees can benefit all schools undertaking new wellness-based initiatives:

  • A team approach to school wellness is more effective than an individual or small group single-handedly leading the effort.
  • Divide responsibilities and tasks for planning and implementing school health priorities among the team. A collective effort makes achieving the school council's health goals more manageable rather than having the brunt of the work fall upon a single champion.
  • Embrace staff and student input when setting priorities and the short-term objectives. Greater staff and student support makes achieving the goals more attainable.
  • Be sure to communicate program success through local news, social media and other school communication outlets.

For more information about the GHPC, visit www.ghpc.gsu.edu.

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