Health program makes back-to-school resources available for free
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 26, 2023) — As students return to class after summer break, getting back into healthy habits from the start can lead to a year of more success. Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), has free resources for teachers, children and parents need to start the year off on the right foot.
Shape Your Future provides Oklahoma teachers with free classroom posters shipped at no cost to local schools, grade-specific worksheets, information on local grant opportunities, seasonal classroom activity guides, helpful blogs and more. Everything can be found throughout the school year a syfok.com/teachers.
“We want to ensure Oklahoma families and teachers are equipped to start the school year off with healthy routines and options,” said Julie Bisbee, TSET Executive Director. “Making simple healthy choices has a positive impact in our families, classrooms and helps set our students up for success.
Families can visit ShapeYourFutureOK.com to take advantage of free resources such as back-to-school activity tips, parental resources, recipes and nutrition guides and more. Healthy habits can improve well-being and academic performance as children return to a classroom routine.
“Diving into the busy new season is challenging. Nutritious eating and physical activity can easily take a backseat,” Bisbee said. “Shape Your Future is here to make it as easy as possible to start the school year with healthy choices.”
Visit ShapeYourFutureOK.com to get started.
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Shape Your Future (SYF) is a community health education intervention that encourages Oklahomans to eat better, move more and be tobacco free. SYF strives to educate parents, teachers, caregivers and all Oklahomans on how to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Find more information online at ShapeYourFutureOK.com.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) serves as a partner and bridge builder for organizations shaping a healthier future for all Oklahomans. TSET provides leadership at the intersections of health by working with local coalitions and initiatives across the state, cultivating innovative and life-changing research and working across public and private sectors to develop, support, implement and evaluate creative strategies to take advantage of emerging opportunities to improve the public’s health. To learn more, go to Oklahoma.gov/TSET.
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