Byron V. GarrettChief Executive Officer

National PTA

PTAs and School NursesTransformative Partnerships for Improving

Student Wellness

School NursesPowerful partners in helping students get ready to

learn

Being a man or woman is a matter of birth; being a

man or woman who makes a difference, is a matter of

choice!

The Power of PTAAdvancing health, nutrition and wellness

for all children

“Never doubt that a group of committed citizens can

change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has!”

Margaret Mead

284Percentage increase in kids aged 6-to-11 considered obese

400Percentage increase in students under 18 with hypertension

Percentage of students at an Austin, Texas middle school failing

a cardiovascular fitness exam

60

National PTA AdvocacyS. 3307 and H.R. 5504 will help

improve child nutrition, alleviate hunger and obesity.

Let’s Fight Flu

TogetherFlu vaccination

clinics at more than

944 schools in two

years

Transformative Partnership Opportunities

Students served by PTA

Healthy Lifestyles grants

last year

20,000+

Transformative Partnership Opportunities

PTAs and School Nurses: Improving Child Health

Frederick Douglas Elementary PTSA

Worked with school nurse on PTA Healthy Lifestyles activities that reached

more than 300 students, parents and community members.

Atlanta, Georgia

PTAs and School Nurses: Improving Child Health

Georgia PTAFighting child obesity by promoting healthier foods for fundraisers and tapping parents for ideas to combat

child obesity.

PTAs and School Nurses: Improving Child Health

Virginia PTAGives six Family Fitness grants to local PTA units to spur healthier lifestyles.

Annually recognizes the powerful work of outstanding school nurses.

No child should be condemned from the cradle

to a life of sickness and poverty because we have

forgotten what really matters.

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