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Curriculum Partners

HealthCorps acts as a Hub in Schools bringing together other evidenced-based initiatives through our curriculum and events to coalesce efforts with a shared mandate of making students and communities happier and healthier.  We work with many national and local organizations to incorporate their techniques into the HealthCorps curriculum.  Local partners are featured on our individual school program Facebook sites.

Our National Curriculum Partners include:

  • Healthy Weight Commitment:   HealthCorps is a member and supports their initiatives
     
  • Columbia University Urban Design Lab: the Lab works to help guide our FitTown projects
     
  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation:  Our Coordinators utilize the Alliance’s School Wellness Council Toolkit to help build and evaluate their School’s Wellness Council http://www.healthiergeneration.org/uploadedFiles/For_Schools/Helpful_Too... .  The Alliance is a joint venture between the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation
     
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine:  Working with HealthCorps Department of Education on program efficacy
     
  • Amen Clinics:  Our Coordinators will be trained in the “Making a Good Brain Great” Course developed by Dr. Daniel G. Amen and Jesse Payne http://store.amenclinics.com/professional-education-resources/educators/... in order to better understand factors and behaviors that lead to healthier brain function
     
  • American Association for Health Education: Partners with HealthCorps on advocacy for prioritization of health education in core curriculum
     
  • National Institute of Whole Health, Dr. Georgianna Donadio, Program Director. http://www.wholehealtheducation.com/ Our Coordinators are offered certification by the NIWH in their “Whole Health” programming
     
  • Communities in Schools: HealthCorps coordinators work with CIS in all crossover schools to enhance the CIS health mandate
     
  • Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition  Programs (“BEN Center”)/ Smarter Lunchrooms founded by Dr. Brian Wansink, author of “Mindless Eating”.  Our Coordinators use BEN Center tricks and tools to try to improve School Food and Settings http://smarterlunchrooms.org/ 
     
  • Cyber Safety Academy/No Bull Challenge, founded by Shawn Eddington, Our Coordinators are trained in Anti-bullying techniques and strategies developed by the Academy. http://cybersafetyacademy.com/the-great-american-no-bull-challenge/ 
     
  • National Green Schools Network, founded by James McGraff.   Our Coordinators distribute their “Greenprint” http://greencharterschools.org/ laying out the easiest steps a school can take to save money while “greening” their building.
     
  • Mental Workout.com/The Happiness Foundation, founded by Mickey Beyer-Clausen.  Mental Workout will offer their current apps for sleep, meditation, addiction, stress to HC Coordinators and students free of charge as a part of our curriculum.  http://www.mentalworkout.com/ 
     
  • Presidential Active Lifestyle Award: HealthCorps Coordinators support PALA award process
     
  • Sahaja Meditation , Alan Wherry, US Director.  Our Coordinators are trained in the Sahaja Meditation technique and instruction is offered in all HealthCorps high schools free of charge by Sahaja volunteers as a component of our Mental Resilience curriculum http://www.sahajameditation.com/
     
  • Sparking Life, founded by Dr. John Ratey, author of SPARK.  Our Coordinators are training in Exercise Revolution which is utilized as our Fitness curriculum component. http://sparkinglife.org/page/the-new-physical-education 
     
  • Teen Daily Strength, founded by Lars Nilsen.  Seasoned Coordinators and experts blog advise for teens on this social media community partner which also includes online support groups and teenbuzz blogs. http://teen.sharecare.com/
     
  • Teen Battle Chef, founded by Lynn Fredericks.  Our Coordinators are trained in the Teen Battle Chef cooking, nutrition and leadership program and conduct cooking contests around the country http://www.familycookproductions.com/ 
     
  • Yoga Across America, founded by Gina Garcia.  Our Coordinators are trained in Power Vinaysa Yoga and YAA instructors are partnered with our schools in CA in order to offer alternative PE for any space. http://www.facebook.com/yogaintheusa
     
  • Yoga Ed, founded by Tara Guber.  Our Coordinators are receive a brief training in  “Tools for Teachers” so they can proffer it up in all our schools as an ideal Teacher Development Seminar through which staff can obtain tools classroom to promote better student focus http://www.yogaed.com/teach_inserv.html