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Promoting the Importance of Health Education During National Health Education Week

Observed on the third full week of October each year, National Health Education Week (NHEW) promotes health education. This week, it takes place from October 16-20, 2023.

Sponsored by The Society for Public Health Education alongside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Health Education Week has helped to raise awareness of the importance of health education specialists and their contribution to consumer wellness as well as educate the next generation of students since 1995.

Health education improves the health status of people, their communities, and the country as a whole. The work of health educators helps to improve the quality of life for everyone, as well as helping to improve longevity, decrease illness and disability, and even help to lower the financial costs associated with medical treatments. Those in health education provide the skills, knowledge, and training to complement health providers, policy makers, human resource personnel, educators, and other professionals that impact human wellness.

The provision of widespread education and improvement of health literacy as a whole can have a vast impact on the health and even economic status of our country.

Learn more, and get a toolkit of activities and information from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) at https://www.sophe.org/focus-areas/national-health-education-week/nhew-activities/.

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Colleague AI Event 2025

Colleague AI is an innovative educational platform featuring AI assistants that serve as knowledgeable colleagues for educators and friendly learning companions for students. Our purpose is to create dynamic, collaborative, and personalized educational experiences for everyone, so check out Puget Sound ESD’s upcoming Colleague AI professional learning opportunities!

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AI Innovation Summit Takes Place February 3–5, 2025

Explore the power of artificial intelligence in K-12 education! Whether you’re new to AI or already implementing it, the AI Innovation Summit Feb 3-5 offers the opportunity to come together to gain knowledge and explore strategies. ESD 121’s EdTech Coordinator, Trinh Pham, is presenting multiple sessions at the AI Innovation Summit on February 3–5, 2025.

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Recognizing Our School Boards in January!

As ordinary people who come from all walks of life, School Board members work on a volunteer basis to both support students and represent their communities when it comes to public education. Each school board brings together a group of members working together with the common goal of helping students to learn, grow, and overcome the challenges as well as the triumphs of their educational journeys. Our school board members often face many complex and demanding challenges, especially across the past few years as they supported our educators and students in meeting the hurdles of COVID and lockdown. January is School Board Recognition Month, which gives us the opportunity to thank and recognize their efforts.

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Puget Sound Educational Service District Receives $1.75 Million Grant to Advance Educator Diversity and Equity Across Puget Sound  

PSESD, in partnership with a diverse coalition of school districts, higher education institutions, and community organizations, has been awarded a transformative $1.75 million grant from College Spark Washington to focus on increasing educator diversity and promote racial equity in Washington's educational landscape. 

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National School Lunch Week Celebrates the Difference a Simple Lunch Can Make

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day, providing the essential basic nutrition that contributes to student success and teacher support. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life, as well as the impact a simple school lunch can have both inside and outside the classroom.

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