Leonardtown, MD – A general meeting of the St. Mary’s County School Health Council will be held on March 29, 2016 from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Board of Education Meeting Room, at 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.
Representatives from the Maryland State Department of Education and the State Health Department will share both state and local data from the 2014-2015 Maryland Wellness Policies and Practices Project and discuss how St. Mary’s County might utilize the findings to further promote wellness in the county.
Wellness Champions from select schools participating in the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program will share their plans for promoting the nationally-recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day. There will also be an update on the proposed changes to the public school system’s Wellness Policy.