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Hi, my name is Wyatt Morris, and I am a junior at Vanoss High School. Today I am discussing Elevate Student Health, one of the two YAHL campaigns.

My fellow YAHL Leadership Team member, Maddie Law, and I spoke with our school board to discuss our wellness policy and how we can make improvements to become comprehensive, improving our students' mental and physical health. The Elevate Student Health policy model highlights access to clean drinking water, healthy and nutritious foods and increased physical activity throughout the day. 

Why should we care about comprehensive school wellness policies? Well, if a school has a comprehensive policy, students will feel and be healthier because they will have access to all of the things they need to be successful in school: water, nutritious foods and physical activity. Studies have shown people who are healthy have higher and faster cognitive brain function. Elevate Student Health promotes and helps students to become healthier and the best they can be through improving school wellness policies to make them comprehensive.

By: Wyatt Morris, Vanoss High School

Enhancing School Wellness Policies

Enhancing School Wellness Policies

I’ve seen firsthand how crucial this is for our students, especially since so many of us are athletes, whether in school or outside of it...

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Happier, Healthier Oklahoma

Happier, Healthier Oklahoma

I help advocate for the Elevate Student Health campaign where we work with schools to update wellness policies...

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Updating My School's Water Filters

Updating My School's Water Filters

It made me feel good to talk to my principal and see kids actually drinking water and not being dehydrated...

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Principal Support for a Healthier School Environment

Principal Support for a Healthier School Environment

we encourage principals to support improvements and ensure a comprehensive wellness policy..

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Small Improvements for Big Change

Small Improvements for Big Change

We immediately began to see healthier food options in the salad bar, like carrots and apples...

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A Healthy Lifestyle for Future Generations

A Healthy Lifestyle for Future Generations

our future generations deserve access to everything they need to be healthy at school...

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