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Acquired a new massage chair for staff room, 6 picnic + full size tables for outdoor activities, a new Gaga Pit, and supported Run Club by covering cost of coaches.
Taught emotional regulation skills to students and created a calming room for them to practice. They’ve also invested in new recess equipment for students and yoga for staff.
Montcalm has used equipment funded through WV Healthy Schools for Run Club, PE, and wellness. Equipment has also facilitated after school functions.
Princeton Primary School Wellness Team Lead/School Nurse: Tonya Osborne
"The SHI enabled our school Wellness Council to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses and helped us develop avenues to build on our strengths and begin correcting our weaknesses."
"The SHI allowed us to discover a greater need for family and community involvement in our schools and then subsequently begin exploring ways to utilize more community partnerships and activities to involve our families."
"The results of our SHI showed us a significant weakness in our employee health and wellness programs. It helped us develop and seek out programs and activities to improve this area"
Through the West Virginia Healthy Schools in Action initiative, all 24 Mercer County schools have transformed their approach to student and staff wellness—updating physical education equipment, creating innovative activity programs, launching run clubs, and even developing dedicated wellness spaces for teachers. Guided by the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model, these schools are setting a statewide example for improving health, engagement, and community connection.
Mercer County Schools are currently planning and organizing their Healthy Schools in Action projects. As a part of the initiative, a number of schools have also started run clubs to help keep students moving throughout the year.
Below is a list of Mercer County Schools with Run Clubs:
Improving the culture of physical activity in our state by providing awareness, education, guidance, and opportunities.
WV Healthy Schools in Action Project: wvhealthyschools@mail.wvu.edu
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