Examples of ways schools have made a difference include:

• Moved healthier options to the front of the lunch line and replaced fried foods with baked items.
• Increased time for physical education.
• Provided physical activity options for students and staff, such as starting walking clubs and partnering with local gyms to offer free weight-training classes to students.
• Added healthy choices to vending machines such as water, 100% fruit juice, and milk.
• Offered access to the gym outside of school hours.

School Health Index teams can be established for districts to complete assessments and plans for improvement. These teams can be combined to encompass more than one school when a district has only a few schools and those schools have similar policies and practices.