Thursday, February 17, 2011

AVT patent pending technology positively impacts childhood obesity

AVT’s customer H.U.M.A.N. healthy vending (linkto http://www.healthyvending.com/aboutus/press) recently installed a number of healthy vending machines in schools in the Florence Unified School District (FUSD) in Arizona.

Two machines are at Poston Butte High School, and one machine is at Skyline Ranch, Circle Cross Ranch and Walker Butte K-8 schools.

The Florence Unified School District (FUSD) has seen the statistics regarding childhood obesity and decided enough is enough. They have implemented Project IMPACT FUSD in the hopes of influencing students to live healthier lives.
They have implemented Project IMPACT FUSD in the hopes of influencing students to live healthier lives.

The machines are owned and operated by AVT’s distributor, H.U.M.A.N Healthy Vending and are being provided to the school free of charge. They boast 18-inch LCD monitors, credit card options and most importantly, only offer healthy choices, as recommended in the Gold Level of the US Healthier School Challenge.

It is no secret that America's youth are getting heavier by the day. High calorie meals and an increasingly sedimentary lifestyle are leading them down the path to health concerns and a decreased quality of life -- these aren't your parents vending machines...they're much healthier.

Project IMPACT FUSD Director, Dr. Christopher Lineberry explained that, thanks to the IMPACT program, FUSD is in the process of applying for official Gold Level recognition. "It is our hope that through the improvements... FUSD can not only meet the academic and intellectual needs of our students, but can help to promote better health and increase longevity as well,

As part of Project IMPACT FUSD, the district has partnered with the Greater Valley Area Health Education Center to provide staff members with monthly health and wellness classes. In addition to providing information, these classes allow staff to complete a variety of fitness tests to check their own overall levels of fitness.

Source: http://santanvalleytoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=993:fusd-aims-to-impact-childhood-obesity&catid=35:recent-stories

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