School Wellness Initiative for Thriving Community Health
Making Every Massachusetts School a Healthy School
The 2019 Massachusetts School Wellness Needs Assessment indicated a desire for improved wellness practices in schools.
SWITCH is a movement that makes wellness accessible so it can be practiced…

in the classroom

at home

in the community
Massachusetts School Wellness Needs Assessment:
Background, Results and Next Steps
This video presentation shares an overview of the MSWNA, including how the data was collected, results from the research, and most importantly how this project will be used to help schools across the Commonwealth. School wellness is an exciting movement that aims to support and engage everyone.
This video is presented by Dr. Catherine Wickham, PhD, RD, CDN, Assistant Professor, Food and Nutrition at Framingham State University and Nicole Good, School Wellness Specialist at Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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