It's been a big day today with the #UpLiftingHPS summit happening - celebrating youth engagement in Health Promoting Schools through #UpLiftNS. The students who attended were so engaging! I say it often but when we give young people voice they make magic happen! #HealthPromotingSchools #YouthEngagement

I have the best job sometimes. I get to give kids money to make their school a healthier place. We don't invest enough in #HealthPromotion, nor do we listen enough to the needs of young people. When we do both, those kids make magic. Listen to the #ResearchNovaScotia #BeyondResearch podcast to learn more about #youthengagement in #HealthPromotingSchools. https://researchns.ca/beyondresearch-informing-supportive-environments-for-a-healthier-population/

Our new paper describes the process of developing municipal policy to support outdoor play in a Nova Scotia community. This work was part of a multi-sectoral partnership called UpLift (www.upliftns.ca) that promotes student engagement in #HealthPromotingSchools**. **Out now in Frontiers in Public Health and #OpenAccess** **#HealthPromotion** **#UpLiftNS** **#SchoolHealth** **#ForHealthierGenerations** **#OutdoorPlay https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1334767/full

As a new school year starts this week in Canada, I'm re-sharing this reminder of the power of the #FoodIndustry in shaping the diets of children to the detriment of their health. #SchoolFood matters but let's keep it free of industry influence. #HealthPromotingSchools https://theconversation.com/school-approved-cheetos-why-we-must-protect-school-food-from-corporate-interests-209724

The #UpLiftPartnership is a School-Community-University partnership promoting the health and learning of children and youth in #NovaScotia using a #HealthPromotingSchools approach. This #ConversationCanada article offers some examples of how children and youth in schools across the province are leading the way to promote their health and learning while developing #GreenSkills. #InternationalYouthDay #YouthLead #UpLiftNS #SDOH

https://theconversation.com/from-outdoor-classrooms-to-gardens-how-nova-scotia-youth-are-creating-healthier-school-communities-210585

There's one more story to share on the impact of #UpLiftNS student action grants in schools across #NovaScotia. Here's #CBCradio reporter Katy Parsons talking to grade 6 students at West Northfield Elementary School about their News and Entertainment studio. You can hear the confidence and pride in the students' voices! #HealthPromotingSchools #YouthVoice #ForHealthierGenerations

The work of #UpLiftNS is about building student leaders to support #HealthPromotingSchools in #NovaScotia. Learn more about how we engage students through this story of the #SmoothieGirls and a Student Action Grant! They were featured on #CBCInformationMorning yesterday, May 24, 2023. Listen: Smoothie girls are a huge hit at junior high's breakfast program in Onslow https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27/clip/15986547

The #UpLiftPartnership is a school-community-university partnership that is catalyzing the #HealthPromotingSchools approach in #NovaScotia, hosted at #DalHPI. This video shares some of the work of adult champions in supporting #YouthEngagement within a HPS approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvG51c0KXo

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The #UpLiftPartnership is a school-community-university partnership that is catalyzing the #HealthPromotingSchools approach in #NovaScotia, hosted at #DalHPI. This video shares some of the work of our Youth Engagement Coordinators in building capacity and a culture of #YouthEngagement within a HPS approach: https://youtu.be/8OiWhhyOSJ4

#ForHealthierGenerations
#DalhousieU
#HealthPromotingSchools