Congratulations, you've taken the first step in the exciting process of improving your school's health environment! The Students Taking Charge toolkit will provide you with all of the tools you need to succeed along the way.

What is the Students Taking Charge toolkit?
It is a resource designed to provide you with the tools necessary to develop and use your student voice to influence nutrition and physical activity policies within your school. The skills that you learn through the Students Taking Charge process can be applied to other issues that are important to you. Following the step-by-step instructions in this toolkit will help you build a strong base to advocate for yourself and your community throughout your life.

You can access the toolkit, one section at a time using the following outline, or download the entire PDF document. Please note: The PDF is a large document, containing almost 70 pages.

Outline:

1. Find Your Voice
1. Realizing Your Student Voice
2. Understanding Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Schools
2. Assess Your Environment
1. Step 1:   Survey Your School
2. Step 2:   Complete Modules
3. Step 3:   Complete Overall Scorecard
3. Plan for Improvement
1. Choose an Action Plan
2. Complete Overall Scorecard
4. Take Action
5. Helpful Hints and Additional Resources

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing about your successes and challenges.