Children + Vitamins = Increased School Attendance

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Children + Vitamins = Increased School Attendance

Published on 8/5/2004

by Healthy News Service

 

Teachers and Parents Credit Vitamin Relief USA™

With Children’s Ever-increasing Ability To Fight Off

Seasonal Illnesses

 

Murrieta, CA – Teacher Johnnie Hill of Haworth, OK has

been distributing Vitamin Relief USA™ vitamins

everyday in her classroom for three years. She

reports, “We had a very severe flu outbreak in our

area this [past] winter. Some schools in our area

closed due to high absenteeism. [but because of the

vitamins,] not a single student in my classroom became

ill. The students also seem to learn better…[which]

may be related to the fact they are here every day.”

 

Ms. Hill is just one of hundreds of teachers and

parents praising Vitamin Relief USA™, a national

initiative of The Healthy Foundation, which provides

free daily multi-vitamins to thousands of at-risk

children throughout the country. In fact, half of all

parents participating in this year’s Vitamin Relief

USA™ observational survey reported that their children

were sick less often since taking daily vitamins.

Almost one-third said their children earned higher

grades. But the good news didn’t stop there. Marked

improvements in the behavior, energy, appetites, and

self-image of almost 2,900 children were also

reported.

 

“Though this is only an observational survey, reports

from teachers and parents indicate that many children

taking our daily vitamins show noticeable improvements

within 30 days. In addition, children who have taken

our daily vitamins for three years exhibit even

greater improvements – particularly in immune

strength.” states Michael Morton, Executive Director

of The Healthy Foundation.

 

In December 2002, Congress awarded The Healthy

Foundation an earmarked appropriation of $500,000 to

conduct a scientific research study to measure the

impact of vitamin intake on at-risk youth and their

school performance. “Next year, we look forward to

presenting the conclusive results of this study which

will substantiate through formal research the impact

that daily vitamins have on at-risk children and their

academic performance.”

 

The Healthy Foundation provides daily vitamins to

nearly 17,000 at-risk children at over 500 sites in 40

states. Its national initiative, Vitamin Relief USA –

Children First™, is a public/private partnership that

distributes daily children’s chewable

multivitamin/mineral supplements to children at risk

for malnutrition and nutrient deficiency. Other

Vitamin Relief USA™ programs include Senior Support™

which provides daily multi-vitamins to 1,000

low-income seniors in Riverside, CA. and Healthy

Families™ which provides daily vitamins to almost

2,400 at-risk teens and adults.

 

The Healthy Foundation, a tax-exempt, non-profit

foundation, is committed to improving the health

status of children, seniors and adults through vitamin

supplementation. To support The Healthy Foundation or

for further information, please call 877-935-5348 or

log onto www.vitaminrelief.org .