The Healthy Lifestyle Institute (HLI) hosted its second annual summit on Friday, Dec. 6 on the Pittsburgh campus. The summit consisted of presentations and updates from researchers across campus on their work to transform lifestyle research into health and wellbeing for people in all stages of life.

Housed within theSchool of Education,HLI was founded in 2017 with amissionto develop, translate and implement health and wellness programs for the Pitt community and around the Pittsburgh region.

At the summit, HLIs founding directorJohn Jakicic(EDUC 95G), introduced HLIs Schools on the Move initiative, which will provide grants to support innovative physical activity programming at 43 K-12 schools in the Pittsburgh area.

Were asking teachers to get creative. Were not just providing schools with basketballs and nets, said Jakicic, who alsoserves as chair of theDepartment of Health, Physical Activity, and Exercisein the School of Education. Were really interested in seeing how these projects unfold.

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Healthy Lifestyle Institute Hosts Second Annual Summit, Announces 'Schools on the Move' Initiative - UPJ Athletics