United Way Healthy Teens Teachers |

Thank you for working with the United Way to help middle school students learn about healthy lifestyle choices.

The Healthy Teens program:

Helps middle school students learn about healthy food choices, physical activity and supporting healthy choices through the pages of USA TODAY.

Asks them to consider their own health and implement one United Way strategy for improving it.
Guides them in executing one United Way strategy to improve the health of their community through service.

Target grades: 6-9

Ideal classrooms: Health, Physical Education, Homeroom or Advisory

Time Commitment: 1 class session per week for 6-12 weeks

Available resources: USA TODAYs Electronic Edition, Healthy Teens website

Learn more about Healthy Teens by downloading the teacher’s guide.

Student Service Learning Project
Step 1: Introduction
Step 2: Select a focus area
Step 3: Research your focus area
Step 4: Select a strategy
Step 5: Mobilize
Step 6: Reflect on your plan
Step 7: Share your experience
Complete Project

Article Library

The USA TODAY health and wellness article library provides students with relevant real-world information on health and well-being. The articles help students gain background knowledge before beginning their service learning project or after the project to extend learning.