Student Body is an FCCLA national peer education program that helps young people learn to eat right, be fit, and make healthy choices. Its goals are to: help young people make informed, responsible decisions about their health, provide youth opportunities to teach others, and develop healthy lifestyles, as well as communication and leadership skills.

Student Body Units:

To help members focus their projects, Student Body addresses three units. Members may complete projects in one or several units:

• Eat Right — Explore good nutrition, eating disorders, healthy snacks, supplements, vegetarianism, and more
• Be Fit — Take action related to lifelong exercise habits, obesity, sports training, and other topics
• Make Healthy Choices— Choose a positive lifestyle by avoiding drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; managing stress; building self esteem; and practicing good character.

Awards:

FCCLA offers national recognition to chapters that complete FCCLA Student Body projects. This honor includes cash awards and special recognition at the National Leadership Conference and in the online Teen Times magazine. Chapters apply online for recognition for their hard work and innovative projects with the National Student Body Program Award Application. 

• High School Award — $1,000
• Middle School Award — $1,000
• Runner-Up Award — $500

Deadline:  Applications must be submitted online to FCCLA national headquarters by March 1.  The online award system will automatically close March 1, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Partners:

Action for Healthy Kids - Engaging diverse organizations, leaders, and volunteers in actions that foster sound nutrition and good physical activity in children, youth, and schools.

March of Dimes - Improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Each mission is carried out through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birth weight.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy -  Improving the lives and future prospects of children and families and, in particular, to help ensure that children are born into stable, two-parent families who are committed to and ready for the demanding task of raising the next generation. Our specific strategy is to prevent teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among single, young adults.

National Dairy Council - Provides timely, scientifically sound nutrition information to the media, physicians, dietitians, nurses, educators, consumers and others concerned about fostering a healthier society.

National Sleep Foundation - An independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting sleep-related education, research, and advocacy.

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