Field Reports
Working Towards Wellness: An Assessment of the School Health Environment at Ames Middle School
Veronica Conti,
Emerson Fellow
Published 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Working Towards Wellness: An Assessment of the School Health Environment at Ames Middle School raises awareness about the strengths and challenges of the school health environment in the areas of nutrition services, mental health services, and physical education.
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Publication tags: Field Reports - Advocacy and Education, Health, Nutrition and Hunger, School Wellness Policies, Wellness - Children, School Staff, Students
Veronica graduated with honors in nutritional sciences from Cornell University in 2008. She was a Cornell Commitment Tradition Scholar, volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and worked in Nicaragua teaching at a local school and volunteering at a program for pregnant women. She also wrote an honors thesis on body composition techniques, completed a community action fellowship at a county Health Planning Council, and interned at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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