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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