mandates, The Region 1 Health Director often to participate and be the first to establish served as a bridge between the advocates and Wellness Councils in their schools. Fortu the Office of School Food and Nutrition. The of the schools, Public School 28 ously Jacobi program provided health and nutrition had a school-based health center run by education, including cooking demonstrations Montefiore's School Health Program. The Re for students, parents and staff at Public School gion 1 Health Director worked closely with 54, and became an active participant in the ad- the school health program, and welcomed the advocacy efforts. (see Table 1) Healthy Hearts program into the region. As result, in October 200i, the 3 directors from
SETTING THE STAGE Montefiore's School Health Program, Region At the start of the 2004 to 2005 school year s Office of School Health, and the Healthy Hearts Program met to discuss program goal Bronx Healthy Hearts recruited 6 schools