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Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrates Heart Health Month American Heart Association’s Teaching Gardens provides students valuable lessons in heart-healthy living PITTSBURGH (Feb. 3, 2016) – The American Heart Association’s Pittsburgh office is teaming up with Pittsburgh Public Schools for an all-day Teaching Gardens learning laboratory on February 24, 2016 in celebration of Heart Health Month. The American Heart Association celebrates Heart Health Month every February to promote an understanding of healthy habits for a healthy heart through community activities around the nation. The Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Teaching Gardens event will provide first through fifth-graders the opportunity to learn all about healthy living and healthy eating through instruction in gardening practices. Students will learn to plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest produce, and understand the value of a healthy diet and eating habits. The donation-funded Teaching Gardens initiative was created from the partnership between child-nutrition activist and philanthropist Kelly Meyer and the American Heart Association to confront the childhood obesity epidemic. Studies show one-third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The initiative aims to instill in young children the importance of healthy eating habits for a healthy life by changing the way they think about food.
NEWS RELEASE “Teaching Gardens not only promotes an increase in fruit and vegetable intake among children, but also provides an excellent learning environment where kids can learn math, science, and other subjects through gardening lessons,” said John Doe, manager of the American Heart Association’s Pittsburgh office. The Teaching Gardens curriculum combines the American Heart Association’s dietary guidelines for children with exciting and educational activities in gardening. “We’re really very excited to be working with the American Heart Association on this event—it’s a wonderful program that’ll help our students a lot,” said Jane Doe, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools. “Many of our students live in the city, so gardening isn’t generally an option. We’re expecting it to be a lot of fun,” Jane Doe said. Teaching Gardens requires schools apply to receive a garden that students work with year-round, but the program is providing all necessary materials to the Pittsburgh Public Schools elementary schools for the one-day event. “When Pittsburgh Public Schools reached out to us for Heart Health Month, here at our Pittsburgh office we came up with a ‘gardening day’ to let inner-city kids learn not only how eating healthy is good for your heart, but also how growing that food is good too,” John Doe said. More than 10,000 students across 23 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools are expected to participate in the one-day event.
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NEWS RELEASE Media Contacts: American Heart Association, Pittsburgh office: Olivia R. Miller, (724) 272-9353, [email protected] Pittsburgh Public Schools: Joe M. Schmoe, (412) 123-4567, [email protected] About the American Heart Association The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke – America’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more or to get involved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org or call any of our offices around the country. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrates Heart Health Month American Heart Association’s Teaching Gardens provides students valuable lessons in heart-healthy living PITTSBURGH (Feb. 3, 2016) – The American Heart Association’s Pittsburgh office is teaming up with Pittsburgh Public Schools for an all-day Teaching Gardens learning laboratory on February 24, 2016 in celebration of Heart Health Month. The American Heart Association celebrates Heart Health Month every February to promote an understanding of healthy habits for a healthy heart through community activities around the nation. The Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Teaching Gardens event will provide first through fifth-graders the opportunity to learn all about healthy living and healthy eating through instruction in gardening practices. Students will learn to plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest produce, and understand the value of a healthy diet and eating habits. The donation-funded Teaching Gardens initiative was created from the partnership between child-nutrition activist and philanthropist Kelly Meyer and the American Heart Association to confront the childhood obesity epidemic. Studies show one-third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The initiative aims to instill in young children the importance of healthy eating habits for a healthy life by changing the way they think about food.
NEWS RELEASE “Teaching Gardens not only promotes an increase in fruit and vegetable intake among children, but also provides an excellent learning environment where kids can learn math, science, and other subjects through gardening lessons,” said John Doe, manager of the American Heart Association’s Pittsburgh office. The Teaching Gardens curriculum combines the American Heart Association’s dietary guidelines for children with exciting and educational activities in gardening. “We’re really very excited to be working with the American Heart Association on this event—it’s a wonderful program that’ll help our students a lot,” said Jane Doe, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools. “Many of our students live in the city, so gardening isn’t generally an option. We’re expecting it to be a lot of fun,” Jane Doe said. Teaching Gardens requires schools apply to receive a garden that students work with year-round, but the program is providing all necessary materials to the Pittsburgh Public Schools elementary schools for the one-day event. “When Pittsburgh Public Schools reached out to us for Heart Health Month, here at our Pittsburgh office we came up with a ‘gardening day’ to let inner-city kids learn not only how eating healthy is good for your heart, but also how growing that food is good too,” John Doe said. More than 10,000 students across 23 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools are expected to participate in the one-day event.
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NEWS RELEASE Media Contacts: American Heart Association, Pittsburgh office: Olivia R. Miller, (724) 272-9353, [email protected] Pittsburgh Public Schools: Joe M. Schmoe, (412) 123-4567, [email protected] About the American Heart Association The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke – America’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more or to get involved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org or call any of our offices around the country. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
