by: Vicky O. Misa (The Shawnee News-Star)

Blue Zones Project in Pottawatomie County recently announced Shawnee Early Childhood Center (SECC) has achieved designation as a Blue Zones Project-approved school, one of eight in Oklahoma. This approval comes because of school leadership working through the Blue Zones Project School Pledge — a menu of research-based action items, which enables school leaders to create an environment instilling healthy lifestyle choices.

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