Nutrition Education

Learning how to care for your body and health at a young age through proper and balanced nutrition can lead to a healthier adulthood. Children can't sustain a healthy diet on their own, they need the support and encouragement from their families and communities. We want to support nutrition education programs that expose our youth, families and communities to nutritious eating choices.

The OrganWise Guys is our key partner that provides nutrition education programs to our communities.

The OrganWise Guys® (OWG)

Organ Wise Guys

OrganWise Guys  Community Collaborative Initiative (OWGCCI) takes a community-wide approach to improving the health of children. It is an innovative, science-based nutrition and physical activity program that meets children where they spend the majority of their day: in school. This school-based program uses creative characters based on organs of the body to encourage children to take charge of their health. The materials provide a progressive stream of lessons as students advance through elementary school, and they directly correlate with each state's curriculum standards.

Additionally, a cafeteria component brings the classroom lessons to life as students make the connection between healthy food choices in their lunch line and their own OrganWise Guys. OWG also provides a powerful opportunity to build strong collaborative partnerships with other community organizations focusing on the collective goal of raising healthier children.

The OrganWise Guys program is currently in more than 300 schools and has impacted more than 92,000 children.