In November we reported St. Stephen High School conducting a "Student Health Report Card", testing students on issues like nutrition, blood pressure, cholesterol and self-esteem.
The Initiative is now reaching nation-wide attention, as they are the first to compare to affects of Body Mass Index or BMI in regards to the students' grades.
Nurse Practitioner Yvonne Bartlett says it's not a strong statistic, but they found the higher the BMI -- the lower the students' grades.
SSHS Guidance Counsellor Don Walker says "We're under the gun. Canada is watching."
Walker says SSHS has been flooded with emails and calls from schools across Canada, and health officials wanting to learn more about the project.
He says they are now in the intervention stage, helping students who discovered risk factors for heart disease and obesity improve their health.
