Healthy Lifestyles

Establishing and supporting a healthy lifestyles position within your PTA signals your commitment to building healthy schools, healthy families, and healthy communities.

Quick-Start Actions

• Work with the previous chair to review ongoing efforts and obtain any needed materials.
• Review the BASICS Healthy Lifestyles Resource Guide for detailed support and best practices.
• Develop a Plan of Work and submit to the Executive Board for approval. View Sample Plan of Work.
• Become familiar with the Texas Coordinated School Health requirements and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model.
• Sign the Confidentiality, Ethics and Conflict of Interest Agreement and submit to the Secretary.
• Complete both components of FOUNDATIONS Leader Orientation before October 15.

Duties at a Glance

• Serve as a liaison between your PTA and the community regarding health-related issues.
• Create a Healthy Lifestyles Team, including your principal, PTA president, PE department, cafeteria manager, and parents.
• Attend your district’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) meetings and understand your district’s wellness policy.
• Join your school’s Campus Improvement Committee to provide a school health perspective.
• Assess your school’s needs via surveys, plus feedback from school faculty, staff, and administration, PTA leaders, parents, and students.
• Network with PTA Healthy Lifestyles Leaders in your community to collaborate on common goals.
• Create opportunities for parent engagement and education that fit your local needs, utilizing local assets (parents, businesses, local non-profits) as well as Texas PTA and National PTA resources.

Resources

View the BASICS Healthy Lifestyles webinar here.