The Ohio Healthy Kids Step-It-Up Challenge, sponsored by Health Action Council, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and Fitbit is a free wellness challenge held from October 18 thru October 31.
Ohio school superintendents can nominate one representative from their district to participate in the wellness challenge. Ohio Superintendents will receive their wellness kit in early October with details on how to register their representatives and log activity.
Healthy Kids Campaign sponsors include Health Action Council, UnitedHealthcare, CVS Pharmacy, OptumRx and Quantum Health have funded prizes for the inaugural competition.
Participants will compete against other district representatives in a two-week wellness challenge.
Healthy Kids Step It Up Challenge Prizes
- Statewide Stepper - the overall winner earns a cash prize of $3,000 for health and wellness efforts in their school district.
- Regional Steppers - one winner from each of the six OHSAA regions earns a $2,000 cash prize for health and wellness efforts in their districts.
“We want to provide a fun and safe way to stay healthy and active," says Doug Ute, Executive Director of OHSAA. "Not only will this get people moving, but we also created some healthy competition to earn money for their schools.
How to Promote Opportunity to Local School District
It’s easy for them to join the challenge by clicking here! Enter your Fitbit account information, or create an account for free, and then select to join the Ohio School Team.
To learn more about Ohio’s competition, register for one of our upcoming informational webinars:
- Tuesday Oct 6 at 4 pm EST Register
- Thursday Oct 8 at 12pm ESTRegister
- Tuesday Oct 13 at 9am EST Register
The deadline for registration is Friday, October 16 and winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 3.
QUESTIONS? Contact Katie Peterson via email.