The Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program supported schools in introducing programs that foster healthier, more successful students.
Through the School Challenge grant program, Highmark Healthy High 5 awarded grants to schools for innovative grant proposals within the topic areas of nutrition and physical activity.
Nutrition — Includes support of programs that work directly with children and adolescents to promote nutrition and healthy eating habits through behavior-focused strategies.
Physical Activity — Includes support of programs that work directly with children and adolescents to promote increased physical activity through behavior-focused strategies.
Children's health promotion is the specific goal of the Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative, providing the tools and practices to encourage lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents (ages 6-18).