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Top athletes get named All-Conference. Top scholars get named All-Academic. Top environmentalists get named Champions of the Environment. But what about those youth who educate others about health, research health issues, or advocate healthy living? Well now they are named to the All-Health Team, South Carolina’s prestigious health award for youth.

Get real!
The All-Health Team wants to increase youth awareness of preventive health issues and practices through hands-on learning.

Get active!
The All-Health Team wants to increase the number of youth participating in healthy activities, practices and outreach.

Get equipped!
The All-Health Team wants to provide resources and support to youth, their leaders, and teachers in order for them to develop preventive health activities and messages.

Get your props!
The All-Health Team will reward individuals or groups named to the team (along with their leaders) with cash prizes, television coverage, t-shirts, and other giveaways.

Get vocal!
By promoting the hard work of young people and their leaders, the All-Health Team will communicate positive messages and promote health throughout South Carolina.

A dedicated team of organizations who share a vision of a healthier South Carolina made the All-Health Team a reality. This team includes the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and WIS TV 10. This partnership is dedicated to seeking out South Carolina youth at the top of their health game.

For more information about these partners, visit their websites:

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control

www.scdhec.gov

WIS TV 10

www.wistv.com

Check out the coverage the All-Health Team is receiving.

They set their sights on improving health. They worked hard. They succeeded. And now they've earned South Carolina's prestigious health award for youth.


	Reading and Riding Project
	Gettys Middle School	Easley
	The Reading and Riding Project is designed to encourage exercise and reading. They select books, magazines and articles related to health and current events to read while riding exercise bikes. The students also participate in warm up exercises and drills.
	Reading and Riding Project Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Water Works
	Estill Elementary School	Estill
	This project is designed to educate students about the importance of drinking water. They promote this through art and songs. The students learn about importance of exercise and proper hydration before and after exercise. Proper nutrition is also emphasized.
	Water Works Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Monarch Cloggers
	Manning Elementary School	Manning
	This project teaches promotes students clogging as a fun way to exercise. The students also learn about proper nutrition. They appear on their morning show and create posters to spread the message about living healthy. Plans are underway to perform at community events and PTA meetings. There are also plans to place brochures in local businesses to promote living healthy.
	Monarch Cloggers Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Nutrition on the Run
	Chapin Elementary	Chapin
	This project is designed to improve or maintain students� health through nutritional and physical activities. Food Pyramid relay and computer games are played to teach students about the necessary food group requirements. The students also play fat gram fitness to learn about the amount of exercise needed to burn fat. The students set physical activity goals and record them in their fitness book. They also use rhythmic movement and song to learn and teach others about living healthy.
	Nutrition on the Run Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Save Our Skin
	Lancaster High School	Lancaster
	The Health Occupation Students of Lancaster High School developed the �Save Our Skin� cancer awareness project to promote skin cancer awareness and prevention. They coordinate lunch fairs, newsletters, bulletin boards and participation in the American Cancer Society�s Relay for Life walk to effectively communicate valuable information about skin cancer.
	Save Our Skin Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Asthma Awareness Project
	Estill Elementary School	Estill
	Estill Elementary School designed The Asthma Awareness project to educate students, parents and faculty about asthma. The 4th grade students use posters, songs, flyers and presentations to get their message out about environmental triggers of asthma. The project allows students to make an impact on their health and the health of others.
	Asthma Awareness Project Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	DIVAS Healthy Lifestyle Project
	D.I.V.A. Incorporated	Columbia
	D.I.V.A. Incorporated was established as a non-profit organization in 2002. DIVAS Healthy Lifestyle Project is designed to teach young ladies ages 9 to 17 healthy lifestyle skills such as healthy eating and exercise. Some of the ladies are trained to become peer educators. This empowers them to teach others. They sponsor several community events every year and share what they have learned by displaying posters, distributing literature and healthy snacks. They demonstrate that exercise can be fun through jumping rope, hoola hooping, and dancing.
	DIVAS Healthy Lifestyle Project Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Healthy Communities Project
	Girl Scout Troop 1242	Columbia
	This Girl Scout troop members range from ages 13 to 18 and attend various public and private schools in Columbia. They organize, promote, and staff health fairs at community health centers. They also solicit support from healthcare providers, businesses and the community. The first health fair was held in Batesburg-Leesville. Over 600 people were in attendance. The most recent health fair was held at the Ridgeway Family Practice in Ridgeway, SC and over 250 people attended. Health information, medical and dental screenings were provided at both events. The troop hopes to promote this project on a national level.
	Troop 1242 Healthy Communities Project Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	LATA�s Home School Tennis Program
	Lexington Area Tennis Association	Lexington
	This program promotes and develops the sport of tennis to home school students as a way to achieve physical, mental and emotional fitness. This program targets homeschool students in grades 4-7. The students learn the benefits of playing tennis such as improving cardiovascular health, increasing strength of bones and burning fat. They also learn the importance of good nutrition and proper hydration.
	LATA’s Home School Tennis Program Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Get Healthy, BES
	Ballentine Elementary	Ballentine
	This program at Ballentine Elementary promotes health and wellness school-wide. Each of the 708 students participates in activities such as dance, jump rope, and walking. They also learn about healthy food choices. The program partnered with the medical and business community to sponsor a community health fair. They offered screenings and information on physical activity, nutrition, and safety.
	Get Healthy, BES Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	The Green Thumb Club
	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden
	This program is introduces students to the art of gardening. The students cultivate the soil, plant seeds, maintain the garden and harvest and prepare the food. The Green Thumb members host cooking shows and tasting festivals to promote preparing foods in a nutritious way. Parents, faculty and students are invited to sample the delicious foods. The members also learn the value of foods through games and songs. The students share what they learn through monthly newsletters, bulletin boards and school morning announcements.
	The Green Thumb Club Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Wellness Treasure Trail
	Edisto Elementary	Orangeburg
	The Wellness Treasure Trail is designed to help students increase their physical activity through walking. They walk to marked areas and answer health related questions designed by the students. If answered correctly, they advance to the next marker. This project allows student to learn healthy habits. 5-mile goals winners are rewarded by a picture with Cougar and displayed on the 5-mile walk wall. This project allows students to get exercise and learn healthy habits while having fun.
	"Wellness Treasure Trail” Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	"The Pathway to a Healthy Life"
	Blythewood High	Blythewood
	The Pathway to a Healthy Life is an ongoing project that promotes health awareness and disease prevention. The project is an excellent opportunity to empower the students to become effective change agents for leaving a healthy lifestyle. This winter students are focusing on the dangers of hypertension. They learned how prolong hypertension impacts your organs. Students also learned ways to prevent or control hypertension through exercise and proper diet. At this year’s Showcase of Career Clusters event, students will take blood pressures and give a PowerPoint presentation about the dangers of hypertension. This event is for the entire student body and open to the community.
	"The Pathway to a Healthy Life” Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	"Imagine That� Improv Troupe
	Spartanburg Little Theater	Spartanburg
	This Spartanburg-based troupe, made up students from middle and high school students, performs throughout South Carolina at schools, churches, conferences and community events. They use theater as an innovative way to reach youth and adults through dramatic presentations on topics such as HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, suicide, drugs, smoking and other health-related issues. The troupe not only educate the community about substance abuse and making better decisions, but they in turn learn a great deal about health-related issues by attending workshops and conferences. They want to continue to spread the word about living a healthy lifestyle and being alcohol- and drug-free by promoting the program in event more communities. Last year, the students delivered this message to thousands of students in their district and look forward to reaching more students this year.
	"Imagine That” Improv Troupe Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	Patrick the Pack Rat Program
	Alternative Academy for Success	Chapin
	The Patrick the Pack Rat Program at the Alternative Academy for Success School in Chapin was developed to promote anti-tobacco usage. This program features a puppet show to teach students in grades K-5 the dangers of tobacco use. Patrick the Pack Rat helps spreads the anti-tobacco message to elementary schools throughout Richland-Lexington District 5. Last year, the students delivered this message to thousands of students in their district and look forward to reaching more students this year.
	Patrick the Pack Rat Program Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


	May 2006
	Go Girl Go	Chisholm Outreach Ministries inc.
	This program promotes healthy living by bringing girls together for recreational and social activities. Special emphasis is placed on healthy eating and exercise. They integrate these activities into community services for the elderly. They join with the elderly in various exercise activities. This allows the youth and elderly to interact and celebrate similarities and differences.
	Go Girl Go Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


April 2006
Healthy Hands	Olympia Learning Center	Columbia
Olympia Learning Center’s Healthy Hands project was developed to spread knowledge about the importance of proper hand hygiene in preventing illnesses and infection. The students promote messages on bulletin boards, banners, flyers and signs throughout the school. Last year during the holidays, Students created decorative soaps and hand lotions and gave as gifts to faculty, staff, family and friends.
Olympia Learning Center’s Healthy HandsProject Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot Visit Olympia Learning Center's website


March 2006
Fit for Life	Manchester Elementary	Pinewood
The Fit for Life at Manchester program allows students to participate in an audio taped exercise routine that is played over the public address system every morning. They also include a low-fat menu in the cafeteria and special incentives for participation in the lunch and breakfast program. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always available on the serving line for everyone.
Manchester Elementary Fit for Life Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


February 2006
Blue Jay Steppers	Gadsden Elementary School	Gadsden
Blue Jay Steppers at Gadsden Elementary School in Gadsden makes exercise fun, using creative rhythmic movements. This aerobic type exercise program offered through stepping uses a variety of dance moves which strengthens the cardiovascular system as well as large and small muscles. To emphasize the importance of nutrition and exercise, The “Five a Day” Nutritional Program is incorporated into a mini-nutritional class during each practice. The students practice after school weekly.
Gadsden Elementary School Blue Jay Steppers Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


January 2006
Morning Activity Program	Doby's Mill Elementary School	Lugoff
Doby’s Mill Morning Activity Program was created to encourage students to participate in various physical activities at school and to engage in those activities with their parents in a setting outside of school. The belief is that habits and behaviors developed in childhood are patterns that follow into adulthood. The hope is these activities will become lifelong. Some of the lifelong activities available to the Kershaw County elementary students are bowling, horseshoes, table tennis, racquet activities, volleyball, tossing Frisbees, walking and basketball.
Doby’s Mill Morning Activity Program Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot Visit Doby's Mill Elementary School website


December 2005
Environmental Science Club	John Ford Middle School	Saint Matthews
John Ford Middle School Environmental Science Club administered a paper-based survey to collect data on general lead poisioning and hazard awareness among students and adults. Questions were designed to assess cititzens' knowledge of lead hazards and its connection to older homes with lead-based paint, lead dust, cast iron and copper pipes sealed with lead solder.
John Ford Middle School Environmental Science Club Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


November 2005
Pineview Running Club	Pineview Elementary School	West Columbia
Pineview provides opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the community to benefit from walking/running. They average 250-300 students weekly at their Fun run. The community is invited to join them to use the course before and after school and on the weekends.
Pineview Running Club Photo Gallery Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot


March 2005
Tracking Our Fitness Team	Rice Creek Elementary School	Columbia
Rice Creek incorporates an Early Morning Run/Walk Program that provides students with options for spending their free time. It is an active use of time involving the body, developing gross motor skills and energizing the mind for a day of learning. Since Physical Education is provided only once a week, this program creates an extension of the PE program and provides and incentive for the children to remain active.
Tracking Our Fitness Team Photo Gallery Visit Rice Creek Elementary School’s web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


February 2005
Stop the Hype! Team	Gadsden Elementary School	Gadsden
Under the guidance of their teachers, these students have conducted research on tobacco use, planned and designed an Anti-Smoking infomercial, and displayed a traveling exhibit to STOP THE HYPE at various schools.
Stop the Hype! Team Photo Gallery Visit Gadsden Elementary School’s web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


January 2005
Get Up and Go Team	Brook Glenn Elementary	Taylors
Under the guidance of their adviser, these elementary students have created a running club that enhances their level of cardiovascular fitness and reduces their chances of heart disease and stroke. Rewards are given at certain mileage points as an incentive to continue. This club has influenced adults as well as students to get into shape.
Get Up and Go Team Photo Gallery Visit Brook Glenn Elementary School’s web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


December 2004
Back to Jump Rope Team	Cannons Elementary School	Spartanburg
The Back to Jump Rope team is a group of twenty-four 4th and 5th graders who are working to promote active living and increase exercise at their school. Under the guidance of their teacher, Doris Turner, these elementary students converted an unused portion of the school property into a playground. They designed and painted colorful hopscotch squares, jump rope areas, and four-square courts. For younger classmates, they created a kangaroo broad jump and an elephant walk. They also encourage teachers and staff to walk with students on the school's fitness trail. The Back to Jump Rope team also writes, produces, and stars in a daily morning news show that airs on the school television network. Their broadcasts are filled with health news, exercise tips, and skits that promote good nutrition and active lifestyles. The team's goal to increase active living by making it easier and more fun to run and play outside. "Our students will increase cardiovascular and body strength, develop healthy habits of play, and become strong and healthy while having fun," said Doris Turner.
Back to Jump Rope Team Visit Cannons Elementary School's web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


November 2004
AC Flora Cycling Team	AC Flora High School	Columbia
The cycling team was created a year ago by students who wanted to promote cycling as a great recreational activity. They also wanted to provide an opportunity for more students to be involved in team athletics. The cyclists work with a faculty member, Tom Sunday, who serves as both an advisor and coach. Under Sunday's guidance, the team members have learned about bicycle maintenance and traffic safety. They also developed proper nutrition, conditioning, and training skills. As part of their training, the cycling team takes approximately five rides per week. They also compete in races throughout the state. In less than a year the cycling team has grown from four members to over a dozen. The team now includes students from other local high schools. Through their team website and success competing in races, the cycling team hopes to motivate more youth to ride bikes.
Cycling Team Photo Gallery Visit AC Flora High School's web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


October 2004
Gift of Life	Dutch Fork High School	Irmo
Twice a year for the past three years, the Gift of Life team has recruited fellow students and other individuals to donate platelets. Their efforts have resulted in 242 units of platelets being donated and earned praise from the American Red Cross. "This is the only program of its kind in South Carolina and quite possibly in the nation," stated Barry Pollard, Senior Recruitment Representative for the American Red Cross Blood Services, South Carolina Region. In addition to their platelet donation program, the Gift for Life team raises money and participates in the "Relay for Life" cancer walk. Team members conducted numerous fundraising activities in local churches, schools, businesses and neighborhoods. The students also walked in the Relay for Life and sent a student representative to a youth leadership summit sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The Gift of Life team plans on using the All-Health Team award to promote their healthy messages to other middle and high school youth.
Gift of Life Photo Gallery Visit Dutch Fork High School's web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


May 2004
Wednesday Walkers	C.C. Pinckney Elementary	Columbia
Every Wednesday after school, the Wednesday Walkers gather and walk laps around their school. For each lap completed, a walker receives a Popsicle stick. After forty five minutes of walking, the students count their sticks, enter their number into a spreadsheet, and see how many more laps and miles they have traveled. The walkers receive incentive awards for accomplishments such as walking five weeks in a row or logging twenty-five miles. The walkers are monitored and supervised by a team of adult leaders including school nurse and project coordinator, Allison Plyler. Other leaders include a community health nurse, physical therapist, parents, and other staff members. These leaders help educate the students on the benefits of walking, good nutrition, and ways to promote active living among family and friends. Wednesday Walkers has been a hit. In a little over a year, the number of walkers has doubled to 134. Collectively they have walked almost 1500 miles. In addition to walking, the students conduct an annual poster contest that promotes ways to live an active, healthy life.
Wednesday Walkers Photo Gallery Visit C.C. Pinckney Elementary's web page. Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)


April 2004
Brain Food Team	Horrell Hill Elementary	Hopkins
During the school year, Ms. Saudah Collins' third grade students have learned that light snacks such as raisins, sliced fruit and water are healthy and help them focus on their schoolwork. The students call these snacks "Brain Food." Their interest in "Brain Food" has led them to research new healthy snacks and proper portion sizes, survey their classmates about their breakfast and lunch selections, and visit, diagram and communicate where healthy snacks are found at a local grocery store. The third graders are developing a brochure and video that they will present to friends, family, and school officials in order to teach and promote healthier snacks and eating habits.
Brain Food Team Photo Gallery Visit Horrell Hill Elementary's web page Check Out Their All-Health Team Television Spot (Apple Quicktime player required)