practice behaviors that protect and promote health and avoid or reduce health risks. According to the Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), schools have direct contact with more than 95% of our nation’s young people aged 5-17 years-old, for about 6 hours a day, and for up to 13 critical years of their social, psychological, physical, and intellectual development. Not only do schools provide critical outlets to reach millions of children and adolescents to promote lifelong healthy behaviors, they also provide a place for students to engage in these behaviors, such as eating healthy and participating in physical activity.2 This fact sheet highlights evidence-based strategies for improving nutrition in the form of healthy eating and physical activity in adolescents. Parents, teachers, professional health educators, and school nurses can use the curriculum, tools, and resources to encourage and model a balanced diet and daily exercise.