{"id":688031,"date":"2022-09-22T08:34:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/medifast-launches-free-nationwide-k-5-curriculum-promoting-healthy-habits\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T08:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:34:26","slug":"medifast-launches-free-nationwide-k-5-curriculum-promoting-healthy-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/medifast-launches-free-nationwide-k-5-curriculum-promoting-healthy-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Medifast Launches Free Nationwide K-5 Curriculum Promoting Healthy Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">Lesson plans advance company&#8217;s commitment to providing health and wellness education through Healthy Habits For All\u00ae philanthropic initiative<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 22, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=3790832372&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedifastinc.com%2F&amp;a=Medifast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Medifast<\/a> (NYSE: MED), the global company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1901620517&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.optavia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2F&amp;a=OPTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OPTA<\/a><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1156604944&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.optavia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2F&amp;a=VIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VIA<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, announced today the launch of its <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=3311340002&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weareteachers.com%2Fhub%2Fhealthy-habits-for-all%2F&amp;a=%22Healthy+Habits+For+All%22+curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Healthy Habits For All&#8221; curriculum<\/a> through a partnership with WeAreTeachers, a popular resource hub for educators. Modeled after the company&#8217;s proprietary Habits of Health<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>system, the lessons are designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to build healthy habits from a young age. Lesson plans are available free of cost to millions of teachers nationwide, though the initiative aims to prioritize access for students in Title I schools.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1904557\/Medifast_WeAreTeachers_K_5_curriculum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1904557\/Medifast_WeAreTeachers_K_5_curriculum.jpg\" title=\"Healthy Habits For All K-5 curriculum packs address healthy eating and hydration, motion, mind, sleep and energy management, and surroundings. Credit: WeAreTeachers\" alt=\"Healthy Habits For All K-5 curriculum packs address healthy eating and hydration, motion, mind, sleep and energy management, and surroundings. Credit: WeAreTeachers\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Curriculum packs for grades K-5 can be downloaded from the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=659190013&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weareteachers.com%2Fhub%2Fhealthy-habits-for-all%2F&amp;a=WeAreTeachers+website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WeAreTeachers website<\/a>. Each lesson is related to a pillar of health and wellbeing: healthy eating and hydration, healthy motion, healthy mind, healthy sleep and energy management, and healthy surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This curriculum provides health education resources on a national scale, with a focus on under-resourced communities. The lesson plans are designed to be simple and easy to teach in school \u2013 where children spend a majority of their time \u2013 and empower generations to embrace a healthy lifestyle,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Dan Chard<\/span>, Chairman and CEO of Medifast. &#8220;We&#8217;ve seen how powerful habit creation can be in transforming the way our independent Coaches and Clients live, and we&#8217;re excited to provide resources to help teachers encourage their students to adopt positive behaviors that can lead to lifelong healthy habits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The curriculum was developed as part of Medifast&#8217;s philanthropic initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1404989476&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedifastinc.com%2Fhealthy-habits-for-all%2F&amp;a=Healthy+Habits+For+All\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Healthy Habits For All<\/a>, which provides education and access to critical resources to under-resourced communities. According to the CDC, two in five children have a chronic health condition<sup>1<\/sup> and an estimated 19.7% of U.S. children and adolescents have obesity.<sup>2<\/sup> By integrating healthy habit lessons in school curriculums, children can be better prepared to make healthy choices \u2014 regardless of their socioeconomic background.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By providing education and increased access to resources, we hope to build on our Coaches&#8217; impact and create a world where health and wellbeing are within reach for all,&#8221; continued Chard.<\/p>\n<p>Medifast projects the curriculum will impact over 20,000 students by providing these lessons to more than 700 school districts across all 50 states and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> At of the start of the 2022-23 school year, the curriculum already has more than 1,500 downloads.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>The Healthy Habits For All curriculum follows the policies of the American Academy of Pediatrics and its belief that kids should focus on healthy behaviors, like eating healthy foods and exercising. Dieting is in no way a recommendation for children under the age of 18.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <u>About Medifast:<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=3790832372&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedifastinc.com%2F&amp;a=Medifast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Medifast<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: MED) is the global company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1901620517&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.optavia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2F&amp;a=OPTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OPTA<\/a><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1156604944&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.optavia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2F&amp;a=VIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VIA<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, which offers scientifically developed products, clinically proven plans and the support of independent <b>OPTA<\/b>VIA Coaches and a Community to help Customers achieve Lifelong Transformation, One Healthy Habit at a Time<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. As the publicly traded market leader by revenue in the U.S. <span class=\"xn-money\">$7 billion<\/span> weight management industry, the company has impacted more than 2 million lives through its Community of <b>OPTA<\/b>VIA Coaches, who teach Customers how to develop holistic healthy habits through the proprietary Habits of Health<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Transformational System. Medifast was recognized in 2022 as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1872702039&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fcompanies%2Fmedifast%2F%3Flist%3Dbest-mid-cap-companies&amp;a=America%27s+Best+Mid-Sized+Companies+by+Forbes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">America&#8217;s Best Mid-Sized Companies by Forbes<\/a>, in 2020 and 2021 as one of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=1377255919&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__c212.net_c_link_-3Ft-3D0-26l-3Den-26o-3D3449186-2D1-26h-3D2430054853-26u-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Ffortune.com-252Fcompany-252Fmedifast-252F100-2Dfastest-2Dgrowing-2Dcompanies-252F-26a-3DFORTUNE-2527s-2B100-2BFastest-2DGrowing-2BCompanies%26d%3DDwMF-g%26c%3DdPjT3k-TAR6zEYoYRoko1UmdIOQ1U0cJoa99v79AiOg%26r%3DkG5Gl2aQlBqtC0RUKDt2y1Wk47OQ7rFCg_j0h5KcFEA%26m%3DvQkWtp9eRsCVZ7cdGxXTOIzQbsRB9lARlEKMOez7lHo%26s%3DfMv3Ax_R3Ttc0TsoI25uTecVyK8Mr3pgMg-_3rMkLp8%26e%3D&amp;a=FORTUNE%27s+100+Fastest-Growing+Companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FORTUNE&#8217;s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies<\/a>\u00a0and was named to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3655409-1&amp;h=3529352776&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__c212.net_c_link_-3Ft-3D0-26l-3Den-26o-3D3449186-2D1-26h-3D1423138359-26u-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.forbes.com-252Fsites-252Fkarstenstrauss-252F2017-252F04-252F07-252Fthe-2D100-2Dmost-2Dtrustworthy-2Dcompanies-2Din-2Damerica-2D2017-252F-253Fsh-253Dcf353d4b175a-26a-3DForbes-2527-2B100-2BMost-2BTrustworthy-2BCompanies-2Bin-2BAmerica-2Blist-2Bin-2B2017%26d%3DDwMF-g%26c%3DdPjT3k-TAR6zEYoYRoko1UmdIOQ1U0cJoa99v79AiOg%26r%3DkG5Gl2aQlBqtC0RUKDt2y1Wk47OQ7rFCg_j0h5KcFEA%26m%3DvQkWtp9eRsCVZ7cdGxXTOIzQbsRB9lARlEKMOez7lHo%26s%3DtoQb3YtrAgfLDVRMPIUpjro3DO-01IsOPY-hv_GtK9I%26e%3D&amp;a=Forbes%27+100+Most+Trustworthy+Companies+in+America+list+in+2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes&#8217; 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America list in 2017<\/a>. 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Modeled after the company&#8217;s proprietary Habits of Health\u00ae system, the lessons are designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to build healthy habits from a young age. 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