Arkansas: Child Wellness Intervention Project

The Child Wellness Intervention Project “CWIP” is a project to address childhood obesity in Arkansas by strengthening health education and implementing quality physical education programs in the schools. The project is a collaboration between the AR Office of Coordinated School Health, the AR Tobacco Settlement Commission, AR Children’s Hospital and AR Center for Health Improvement.

The CWIP grant was funded with Tobacco Settlement dollars and 56 schools were awarded between $7,000 and $14,000. The funds were used to provide the schools with SPARK curriculum, equipment, Fitnessgram, HealthTeacher.com and all teacher trainings.

A comprehensive evaluation will be conducted by the AR Center for Health Improvement which we hope will show over time an improvement in attendance, behavior, academics and fitness levels of the students in these schools.

• Contact Person: Kathleen Courtney
• Email Address: Kathleen.Courtney@Arkansas.gov
• Website Address http://www.arkansascsh.org/