| Bay County |
| RAM F.I.T. (Fitness Intervention Training) |
| Rutherford High School students developed a media campaign for the student body on health and fitness. Making healthy choices such as not using tobacco and living a physically active lifestyle are the major foci of the campaign. Some of the activities offered include aerobics, weight lifting, and rhythmic gymnastics. |
| Brevard County |
| BE FIT - Being Educated Frees Indialantic of Tobacco |
| Indialantic Elementary K-6 students participated in a wide variety of activities aimed at increasing physical fitness, tobacco prevention knowledge, and attitudes. Sixth grade students developed and maintained a web page. |
| Charlotte County |
| Heart Rate Technology - The Connection to Understanding Fitness & Health |
| Seventh grade students
at Murdock Middle School maintain wellness journals throughout their school
day. Activities such as tobacco prevention education, nutrition, and exercise
are recorded using computer software. Heart rate monitors are also used
to track exercise levels. www.ccps.k12.fl.us/schools/mms/physicaleducation/physicaleducation.html |
| Citrus County |
| TAR Wars: Teaching the Next Generation |
| Lecanto Primary, Homosassa Elementary, and Lecanto High School conduct after-school camps. Within these camps, high school students serve as camp facilitators with the main empahsis being on promoting a physically active and tobacco free lifestyle. |
| Clay County |
| High 5 for Fitness |
| McRae Elementary School has an after-school and weekend program. High school students are used as mentors and role models for the program. A celebration day is planned for all participants. |
| Collier County |
| Partners in Fitness |
| Highlands Elementary, East Naples Middle and Gulf Coast High School work collaboratively on teaching students about fitness and tobacco free lifestyles. High school students mentor elementary students on wellness activities. |
| Duval County |
| No If's, And's or Butts |
| Darnell-Cookman Middle School students are involved in a fitness lab. Students create their own personal wellness plans which include fitness and tobacco prevention education. These plans are to continue throughout secondary school. |
| Duval County |
| Cardio-Tech Wellness Program and Fitness Lab |
| Jacksonville Beach Elementary School students and staff have developed a fitness a fitness lab. This lab is used to monitor their wellness, teach tobacco prevention education, and about fitness levels. Computer printouts are made for each student and put into their portfolio. |
| Escambia County |
| WISH - Wellness Is Staying Healthy |
| Workman Middle School staff has designed a health program through physical education classes for 8th grade students. Fitness is monitored with heart rate monitors and body fat analyzers. This project is part of the Wellness Team effort in the school. |
| St. Johns County |
| Fit Students Do Best |
| Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind students participated in physical activity to increase personal fitness. Students participate in tobacco prevention education class discussions, including peer pressure. Students use heart rate monitor, blind students have talking monitors, as incentives during aerobic activity. Students have a walk/run club. |
| Hillsborough County |
| Healthier Lives One Step At a Time |
| Bryan Elementary School students are involved in three clubs, Bryan SWAT Club, Mileage Club and the After School Fitness Club. Each club member has become a peer facilitator for other students on tobacco prevention and fitness. |
| Hillsborough County |
| United Smoke Free and Fit for Life |
| Sligh Middle School and Foster Elementary School have integrated their wellness programs to emphasizing fitness and tobacco prevention education. SWAT students mentored Forster student during planning of a fitness/tobacco games day. The fitness/tobacco games planning took place during an after school education program. Fitness courses have installed and used to improve student fitness levels at both schools throughout on the project. University of South Florida physical education students assisted on the Health Quest Day (Field Day) with fitness stations. A matching donation from a Foster/Sligh graduate bought $28,000 worth of playground equipment. |
| Leon County |
| C.K. Steele-LeRoy Collins Community Charter Middle School |
| C.K. Steele-LeRoy Collins Community Charter Middle School developed a cross curriculum fitness/tobacco prevention education program. Students were involved in a variety of sports and games. |
| Leon County |
| SMART MOVES |
| Kate Sullivan Elementary Students are involved in diverse programs that offer many options for student choice in fitness and healthy including tobacco prevention education. SWAT team members facilitate tobacco prevention education. Students develop a Kate Sullivan Hall of Fame. |
| Marion County |
| Climbing the Tower of Health |
| Belleview High School students are required to master a series of fitness and tobacco education tests in order to gain access to a climbing wall. Other students facilitate tobacco prevention education units. Feeder school students, faculty staff and area business people are also required to pass the test in order to have access to the wall. |
| Marion County |
| STOMP ON IT! |
| Emerald Shores and Greenway Elementary School students, parents and staff are involved in tobacco-free healthy lifestyles activities. Students plan and set fitness goals to work toward. Equipment includes: elementary fitness machines, inline skates and bicycles. |
| Marion County |
| Meet Your Smoke-Free Heart |
| Fort King Middle School 6th and 7th grade participate in special classes and after school activities to increase fitness levels. Tobacco prevention education knowledge and attitudes are facilitated by SWAT members. Heart rate monitors and lung capacity machines are used to measure fitness. |
| Miami-Dade County |
| The Healthy Lifestyles Program |
| The Cushman School preK-8 students participate in a cross disciplinary curriculum. Health and physical activities are included with science, ecology, and after school clubs and sports. University mentors are assigned to student sin a "buddy" system during the after-school program. |
| Miami-Dade County |
| Beach Student Health Club |
| North Miami Beach Elementary school engages students in setting health goals and trains them to improve fitness using individualized progression plans. Healthy choices, including tobacco prevention, are taught using multimedia technology, interactive computer software, speakers, and field trips in an after school sports program. Parents and family participate in at least one program generated activity. |
| Nassau County |
| Seize the Day, Fun and Fitness for the New Millenium |
| Fernandina Beach High School students participate in an intense wellness project. All students are tested for fitness level and plan goals according to the results. These plans are followed during the project to determine increase in fitness and tobacco prevention knowledge and attitudes. |
| Pinellas County |
| Triathletes Against Tobacco 2000 (TAT) |
| John Hopkins Middle School uses the peer facilitation and mentors to teach student's tobacco prevention and fitness education programs. Students train for the Meek and Mighty Triathlon in April. This project is partnered with St. Anthony's Hospital. |
| Polk County |
| Cubbies for Heart |
| Walter Caldwell Elementary School students are involved in at total wellness curriculum involving tobacco-free, physically fit students. A "Cubbies for Heart Path" was developed to improve student fitness. Tobacco-free education is a part of the stations along the path. Jump ropes are found at each station along the path. |
| Sarasota County |
| Sarasota Middle School Youth Fitness & Tobacco Prevention Program |
| Sarasota Middle School students are assessed using the Physical Best Fitness Assessment Tool. These students are then assigned to an appropriate level of fitness instructor. Health and tobacco prevention education instruction is facilitated by the SWAT Club. Students create a health portfolios. |
| Seminole County |
| AKAT - Active Kids Against Tobacco |
| Highlands Elementary School student shave increase their daily health and physical education time by 30-60 minutes. The program includes several activities and community members. Heart rate monitors are used as a part of the report card. |
| Seminole County |
| SPIRIT - Sports Promoting Involvement, Responsibility, Interest, & Teamwork |
| Jackson Heights Middle School students are involved in personal wellness plans. These plans are to be continued and followed through out their high school years. Wellness plans emphasize healthy choices and lifestyles. |