Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Implement a statewide youth dance program in public elementary, middle and/or high schools for at-risk and low-income populations. Efforts should focus on best practices for increasing physical activity and improving nutrition among children and adolescents who attend schools with at least fifty percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Strong efforts should also be made to reach American Indian, Hispanic, and African American children due to higher obesity rates among these populations. Programs must include culturally and age-appropriate physical activity and nutrition curriculum that incorporates dance instruction, promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption, teacher training, community-wide performance, and an evaluation component. 2. Incorporate culturally and age-appropriate nutrition education and promotion into all inschool youth dance programs in each school for at-risk and low-income populations. 3. Conduct at least one teacher training focused on increasing children’s exposure to nutrition and physical activity education in the classroom. Training components could include incorporating physical activity into daily routines, changing the physical environment, or offering more time for physical activity, and incorporating fruit and vegetable tastings in the classroom.
