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Grow Healthy

Grow Healthy is a school-wide wellness program, developed and presented by the Department of Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS). School teachers, staff and administration; children; families; and volunteers all work together to make school a healthier place.

There are nutrition lessons in the classroom, school and family fitness events, foodservice trainings and school wellness council support, all of which build healthier kids and families, too.

Hands-On Nutrition, Physical Activity & Gardening Programs That Build Smarter, Healthier Kids

With Grow Healthy, we're on the road to building healthier, successful kids. Grow Healthy joins families, schools and the community together so they can make wellness and learning top priorities. Healthy eating, school gardens and more physical activity are tools that improve academic performance and cognitive and academic development. They are PROVEN to help students learn better and be healthier.

Kids who are healthy come to school, pay attention, have better test scores and are more likely to succeed. And, healthy kids grow into healthy adults.

Learn More About Each of Our Grow Healthy Projects:

Grow Healthy is a collaborative school wellness initiative of Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey, Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS), Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, USDA/Team Nutrition and New Jersey schools.


  1. Rutgers
  2. Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  3. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences