Health eTools for Schools

Testimonials

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GREG GRAY PE Teacher/Wellness Coordinator, Northern Lebanon, PA School District: "The time saving is awesome. We are able to use the handheld computer and that saves a lot of time from transferring records from paper to computer. I am able to teach longer lessons and interact more with the kids"; "Health eTools for Schools has created PA State standard based lesson plans in fitness and nutrition. Those lesson plans allow students to make healthier choices"; "I would recommend Health eTools to any school district that’s interested in reaching out to children and helping children with their wellness"

CAROL HERSHEY School Nurse, Fredericksburg Elementary School: "It has saved a lot of paperwork. And it has made what I do and what I record so much more accessible"; "It is a huge time saver. It also generates letters to the parents that are mandated by the state with the BMIs"

MARK MARINELLO Health and Physical Education Teacher, Copper Beach Elementary School: "Research shows that students that engage in daily physical activity and consume a healthy diet perform better in schools"; "Health eTools for Schools has created PA State standard based lesson plans in fitness and nutrition. Those lesson plans allow students to make healthier choices"; "I would recommend Health eTools to any school district that’s interested in reaching out to children and helping children with their wellness"

MARYANN MCDONOUGH Parent, Abington School District: "I think Health eTools for Schools is excellent. Anything that works in a collaborative effort between the teachers and the parents I think is a very positive thing"; "I’m really pleased that this type of tool is being made available to parents and teachers so that we can start teaching them at a young age how important it is to make healthy eating choices"; "I like the idea that they are taking my children’s BMI because when I get the statistics back I can check them and talk to their primary physician about these numbers and what I can do to improve them"

DR. RICHARD SNYDER Independence Blue Cross: "I would strongly encourage schools to consider this program. This program, perhaps unlike any others, is an integrated program of measurement tools, monitoring tools, reporting tools, and even educational tools"; "This provides us with the opportunity to support a program that helps schools to meet both a regulatory requirement and ethical requirement to their communities"

AMY SICHEL Superintendent, Abington School District: "We know healthier children have better attendance records, are better learners, and have a better focus on what’s going on in the classroom. So we’re really pleased with this method that we’re now using in Abington School District"; "I would say talk to the people that are using it. Our nurses, our physical education and health education teachers. I think it’s a wonderful asset. They’ve been trained in using health eTools, they’ve been trained in the lessons. And they feel it’s made their job easier, more enjoyable, and more effective when it comes to dealing with children"; "What Health eTools for Schools has been able to do for us is create a way to connect that wellness program to both the classroom, the nurses’ office, the principal, and anyone else who needs access"; "Now we have the ability through this sort of system to talk and walk together"