Benefits for All: Families, Health Professionals, Educators, Veterans, Nonprofits+
Healthy kids and Healthy Students Healthy State are the ultimate win-win-win. Whatever group(s) you are part of, you will benefit substantially:
- Parents & Families
- More active healthier children; kids more focused & motivated for school; children better prepared for health & success in life
- Nurses/Health Care Professionals
- Healthier more treatable patients, less stressful more satisfying jobs
- Educators
- More attentive healthier students, less stressful workplace, more resources
- Veterans
- More fit & prepared military personnel; better national security; protect federal spending on veterans
- Health Organizations
- Healthier patients, lower costs, happier employees
- Legislators/Political Leaders
- More tax cuts, more money for schools; lower spending on AHCCCS/Medicaid due to healthier population
- Business People/Economic Developers
- Lower employee health costs, healthier workforce, higher productivity & GDP
- Grandparents/Seniors
- More active healthier grandchildren; protect federal health spending on Medicare & Medicaid, while reducing the federal deficit, due to a healthier population
- Nonprofits/Community Organizations
- More funding to expand effective school-affiliated programs for student health & wellness, ranging from classroom-based to after-school activities like Boys & Girls Clubs to intramural sports and clubs like HealthCorps to other strategies selected by schools to meet their students’ and community’s particular needs