Using a competitive application process*, administered by Sustainable Jersey for Schools, the Department of Health regional partner agencies provide a small grant to public middle- and high-schools, to implement one of the following school health and wellness actions:

• Create an Asthma Friendly School
• Implement Breakfast After the Bell.  See also:
  • NJ School Breakfast Campaign
• Offer Healthy Food Choices.  See also:
  • HealthierUS School Challenge, a voluntary certification initiative for schools enrolled in Team Nutrition
  • Farm to School program
• Access to Free and Healthy Water
• Create or Strengthen Policies to Promote Physical Activity.  See also:
  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• Implement Programs to Promote Physical Activity.  See also:
  • Action for Healthy Kids for school resources and school grant opportunities.
  • Rutgers University’s Get Moving Get Healthy
• Create or Expand a School Garden
• Create a School Wellness Council and Conduct a School Health Assessment
• Implement a Staff Wellness Program.  See also:
  • Workplace Health Promotion
• Improving School Culture and Climate.  See also:
  • The School Culture and Climate Initiative
  • Campaign Connect 
• Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE) Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition (TEEN)

*Schools and school districts that meet the criteria of greater than or equal to 40% of the student population being eligible for free and reduced lunch” are scored additional points