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ANNOUNCEMENT
November 23, 2003

***SAVE THE DATE ***
Making the Connection: Healthy Kids Learn Better
MARCH 15-16, 2004

Team up for kid's success and mark your calendars for Making the Connection: Healthy Kids Learn Better, on March 15-16, 2004, at the Water's Edge in Westbrook, CT.

Conference Brochure & Registration Packet
CLICK HERE

This summit will help school teams learn strategies to improve student achievement, by focusing on improving the school environment and policies related to healthy eating and physical activity.

Nationally renowned speakers will address a variety of topics including the relationship between health and academic success, the Coordinated School Health approach, student health and education reform, the role of student health in No Child Left Behind, action steps for success, and models that work.

Making the Connection: Healthy Kids Learn Better is sponsored by Connecticut Team Nutrition (a partnership of the Connecticut State Department of Education and the University of Connecticut), in collaboration with the State Department of Public Health, Connecticut Action for Healthy Kids, the American Cancer Society, Connecticut Affiliate, the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association and the New England Dairy & Food Council.

Conference brochure and registration packet is available online by clicking here.
 These materials will also be mailed to CT PTA members in January, 2004.

For More Information, Contact:

bulletPeg Perille, CT PTA Health & Welfare Commissioner: pegperillie@charter.net
bulletSusan Fiore, MS, RD, Nutrition Education Coordinator, CT Dept. of Education: susan.fiore@po.state.ct.us

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