<p>In alignment with the Chancellor’s commitment to ensure student safety and promote wellness and in accordance with federal and state wellness policy requirements, NYCPS has released the student- and family-facing <a href="https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/policies/empowering-strong-and-healthy-students-the-nycps-school-wellness-policy">Empowering Strong and Healthy Students: The NYCPS School Wellness Policy</a>.</p><p>The policy outlines how nutritious school meals and snacks, physical education (PE) and health education instruction, active and health-promoting environments, and other wellness-related services and programs should be coordinated to ensure that all students learn and practice healthy behaviors throughout the school day. It includes new information, guidance, and clarifying language on:</p><ul><li>Elementary health education recommendations, PE and physical activity practices, access to health services (e.g., menstrual products and information), and food marketing and promotion; and</li><li>Food education and sustainability practices as they relate to health and wellness.</li></ul>
