more than 9 million young people, ages 6-19, are obese

schools that provided nutritious meals resulted in less disciplinary referrals

1/3 of American children will develop Type 2 diabetes

children who consume more soft drinks are more likely to become overweight

obesity will soon be the leading cause of preventable deaths

schools provide an ideal setting for teaching children to adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors

obese children are 4x more likely to be absent from school

health and success in school are interrelated

obesity rates have tripled over the past 20 years

the best approach to nutrition education is to begin early in childhood and to facilitate experiential learning methods

100% of chronic bullies have a permanent record by age 24

schools with less bullying had higher C.S.A.P. scores in reading, writing & math

56% of bullies went on to display high levels of sexual harassment

empowering students to stop bullying and violence develops a generation of leaders

70% of middle school students say that bullying is a “big problem” at school

schools that participated in Colorado’s Bullying Prevention Initiative reported a 63% increase in positive school climate

90% of elementary students have been bullied by their peers

schools with lower levels of bullying report higher test scores on statewide tests

each day 160,000 youth stay home from school for fear of bullying by their peers

the stress of being bullied can interfere with students’ learning in school