Exhibitors Step Up to the Plate!

Board of DirectorsExhibits, News & Events, Partnerships, State Convention

We have a fantastic line up of Exhibitors for this year’s State Convention(November 2-3). We have some of our favorites returning as well as new exhibitors this year. Be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall to say hello to all our exhibitors and see what they have to offer. Registration is still open for the convention Click here for Convention …

Arizona Health and Physical Education Joins Forces with Confidence Kits!

Board of DirectorsExhibits, News & Events, Partnerships, State Convention

Arizona Health and Physical Education is proud to partner with Confidence Kits. Confidence Kits is a non-profit born out of a group of loving and giving friends who provided hygiene kits to food banks as birthday gifts to one another, as a way of celebrating and giving back to others in need. They are completely volunteer staffed! This year, at …

Certification Session at State Convention-Stop the Bleed

Board of DirectorsNews & Events, Partnerships, State Convention

Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes. That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of STOP THE BLEED® training. Join certified trainers, Pete Boyle and Nick Scott, who will lead attendees through a two-part training that will help them learn proper procedures to stop the bleed. …

Spooky Season is HERE!

Board of DirectorsAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

OPEN is ready with a new harvest of Pumpkin Patch Games! They have added new activities and refreshed your favorites from years past. There are now 18 Pumpkin Patch activities to keep your students moving through Halloween. Use the behavior rubric and academic language cards to reinforce positive engagement. Go to the Pumpkin Patch now!  

Parking at the State Convention

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Executive Director, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, State Convention

November 2nd and 3rd is the 2022 Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention, South Building. Tuesday, November 1st is the Pre-convention Workshop also in the South Building.  Getting there is not hard, but you must prepare! You can always ride the Metro Light Rail. The link with schedule and parking information is below. The Station closest to the South …

Improve Your MOO’d Contest!

Board of DirectorsAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Log in to your Educator Dashboard and report your usage of the Healthy Food, Mind, Body unit under the “Game Time” Step for a chance to win a yoga mat! The deadline to enter is October 21. In this unit, students learn new skills that connect social and emotional learning and the practice of healthy eating; lessons will ask students to identify …

Did you know that October is Health Literacy month?

Board of DirectorsAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships

Health Literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Health Literacy allows us to take control of our well-being by making smart, informed decisions about our health choices and communicating our needs to advance our health. If you look at …

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events

On Sept. 28, 2022 the Biden-Harris Administration will host the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health — and there is still time to get engaged! The conference will bring together Americans from all walks of life to help accelerate progress to end hunger, improve nutrition and physical activity, and reduce disparities. Here are some ways you can …