The GHPC received a two-year grant from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) for the Student Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) technical assistance project. The GHPC is providing guidance to 32 public schools in Georgia, predominately elementary and middle schools, which received grants as part of Governor Nathan Deal’s SHAPE initiative to improve the health of young people. The GHPC’s role is to assist the schools in developing physical activity and nutrition plans, provide professional development on wellness and health promotion, assist with policy and program evaluation, and build capacity among school wellness councils to help sustain the plans after the grant period has ended.
Contact: Debra Kibbe