My name is Joanna Lee. I am from Lawton, Oklahoma, and I currently attend Lawton High School. This is my first year in the YAHL program, and I have had the wonderful privilege of being on the leadership team. As a result of being a busy student athlete, the nutritional content I consume during school hours is super important to ensure my performance is consistent. Lawton High School does a great job at providing clean drinking water and ensuring athletes get plenty of practice and proper training every day. I have a comprehensive school wellness policy to thank for my access to clean drinking water and physical activity. However, not every student has these privileges, which inspires me to create this same environment for other schools across the state.

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By: Joanna Lee, Lawton High School

Avoiding Health Issues Relating to Obesity

The importance of physical activity and nutrition in my life is to balance out my unhealthy choices that I have made...

Supporting Healthy Habits and Behaviors

These policies encompass various aspects of student health, including nutrition, physical activity and access to clean drinking water...

Being a Part of Change

Our school currently doesn't have very good food options, so I plan to help change that with Elevate Student Health...

Improving the System for the Betterment of Students

This policy update could help so many students get in their daily recommended activity while at school instead of having to wait...

Unhealthy Habits Can Cause Long-Term Problems

You should always have healthy options at school because kids eat half their meals at school...

The Importance of New and Improved Policies in Schools

These things are more important than they seem, and we want our youth to strive for a better, healthier Oklahoma...

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