The Defense Wins Championships Project is a joint collaboration between the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
Both organizations are working together to promote health and wellness among the 12 million-plus participants in high school sports and performing arts programs across the country.
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives.
The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level.
Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,500 high schools and 12 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 7.8 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country's 3,000 local health departments, supports local health departments' initiatives to promote healthy living in the communities they serve. NACCHO provides cutting-edge, skill-building, professional resources, and programs crafted to optimize health equity, and support effective local public health practice and systems.
NACCHO is committed to continuing to make positive strides in the advancement of public health and supports like-minded opportunities for partnerships.
For more information, visit the NACCHO website at www.naccho.org.
Read the full press release: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/nfhs-naccho-announce-corporate-partnership-to-promote-health-and-wellness-among-adolescents/