McLeod Children’s Hospital and the Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness hosted an achievement ceremony to announce the results of a wellness program recently implemented at ten schools in Florence School District One Tuesday.
The ceremony took place at Poynor Adult Education Center in Florence.
In 2014, McLeod Children’s Hospital partnered with Florence School District One to implement the Docs Adopt© School Health Initiative as part of a grant from the Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness.
Established in 2007, Docs Adopt© focuses on helping schools establish and implement healthy practices in an effort to decrease childhood obesity.
McLeod Physicians participating in the initiative “adopt” a school and work with a committee to set short-term and long-term goals based on the School Wellness Checklist©.
The physicians offer hands-on guidance and education in areas such as nutrition, physical activity, and stress management to achieve those goals.
All ten Florence District One Schools were recognized for wellness achievement award.
Each school’s wellness committee received a $1,000 check to use towards their wellness program.
The schools had to achieve a minimum of 30 points, but each school achieved at least 90 points.
The top 3 schools are Southside Middle School, Lucy T. Davis Elementary School, and Delmae Elementary School.
Grand prize went to Lucy T. Davis, which received a $2,000 check & trophy (monetary award totaled $3,000).
Funding for the program comes from a grant from Boeing.
Categories of the school wellness checklist/program: Getting Started, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Wellness Culture, Stress Management, Employee Connection, and Sustainability. It also has a bonus section for items that schools can think of outside of the checklist.
Participating schools include: Wilson High School, South Florence High School, Sneed Middle School, Southside Middle School, Briggs Elementary School, Delmae Elementary School, North Vista Elementary School, Greenwood Elementary School, Lucy T. Davis Elementary School, and Lester Elementary School.
