2008 Action Award Winners

"Moving Forward With School Wellness"

Nebraska Action for Healthy Kids Action Awards are given in 3 distinctions: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The level of the award is based on total application scores. Applications included: a completed survey, school essay, student essay,and a copy of the school wellness policy. An interdisciplinary group from the Nebraska Action for Healthy Kids Team, including health professionals, school officials, state leaders, and others, scored each application.

Gold Level Winners

Brownell-Talbot (Omaha)
Bloomfield Community Schools (Bloomfield)
Horizon Middle School (Kearney)

Silver Level Winners

Ansley Public School (Ansley)
Beatrice Middle School (Beatrice)
Bennington Public Schools (Bennington)
Boyd Elementary (Omaha)
Gibbon Elementary (Gibbon)
Hartington Public Schools (Hartington)
Loup City Schools (Loup City)
Mary Lynch Elementary (Kimball)
Park Middle School (Lincoln)
St. Bernard Catholic School (Omaha)
St. Stephen the Martyr (Omaha)
Raymond Central Elementary (Valparaiso)
Swanson Elementary (Omaha)

Bronze Level Winners

Medicine Valley Jr/Sr High (Curtis)
Norris Middle School (Omaha)
Palmer Public School (Palmer)
Seward Middle School (Seward)
Skinner Magnet Center (Omaha)
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (Eddyville)
Umo Ho Nation Elementary (Macy)

For more information about Action Awards contact Nebraska Action for Healthy Kids at: info@neactionforhealthykids.org

Gold Level Sponsors
Nutrition & Activity for Health - NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
Dairy Council of Nebraska
Nebraska Dietetic Association
Nebraska Department of Education

Silver Level Sponsors
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation
American Heart Association
Community Health Endowment of Lincoln

Bronze Level Sponsors
Nebraska Medical Association
Nebraska Beef Council
Alegent Health
Sarpy/Cass Health Department
Omni Behavioral Health
Learning Connections, Inc.