Healthy Lifestyles

Plan to celebrate health and wellness with us this November! Texas PTA provides toolkit to help our leaders promote healthy habits. We encourage our PTAs to delve into our Healthy Lifestyles Month toolkit and start using these resources soon!

• Sign up to receive future editions of the the Texas PTA Healthy Lifestyles newsletter
• Meet with the outgoing healthy lifestyles VP/chair to obtain their procedure manual and history of the role.
• Review the Basics Healthy Lifestyles Resource Guide for detailed support and best practices.
• Review the resources in the Healthy Lifestyles Toolkit, for ideas on incorporating a healthy lifestyle theme into your PTA efforts.

• Serve as an advocate for incorporating a healthy lifestyle theme into your PTA efforts.
• Serve as a liaison between your PTA and the community regarding health-related issues.
• Develop learning and engagement opportunities for everyone in the school community.
• Assess your community's needs through conversations with school staff, PTA leaders, parents, and students; consider using an online survey.
• Create a Healthy Lifestyles Team that may include your principal, PTA president, counselor, PE department, cafeteria manager, and parents.
• Network with PTA Healthy Lifestyles Leaders in your community to learn of their efforts and to collaborate on common goals.
• Learn and share information about your district’s wellness policy and ask to attend School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) meetings.
• Ask to participate in your school’s Campus Improvement Committee to provide a school health perspective.

•  Basics Programs Resource Guide: English | Spanish
• Basics Programs Quick Start Guide: English | Spanish
• View Sample Plan of Work: English | Spanish 
• Healthy Lifestyles Toolkit