Communities and Schools Promoting Health

A Gateway to information on comprehensive school health (CSH) and health promoting schools (HPS)
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Canadian School Health Knowledge Network
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Overview of CSH

bullet Research on CSH
bullet Implementation/Systems Change
bullet How-To Manuals/Planning Tools
bullet Assessment/Evaluation Tools
 

Elements of CSH

bullet School Health Policies
bullet School Health Education
bullet School Health Services
bullet Social Support
bullet Physical Environment
 

Health Issues

bullet violence/crime/bullying
 summary  -  resources - statement
bullet alcohol/drug/addiction
bullet tobacco
bullet physical activity
 summary - statement checklist
bullet healthy eating
summary checklist
bullet HIV/STI/sexuality
bullet chronic disease/diabetes
bullet environmental health
bullet injury prevention
 summary checklist
bullet mental health
bullet racism/discrimination
bullet personal/family/social    
development
 summary  -  resources

CSH Strategies  

bullet youth engagement
 summary  -  resources
bullet parent involvement
 summary  -  resources
bullet interagency cooperation
bullet community-school cooperation
bullet staff/teacher development
bullet staff wellness

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Implementation Issues

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Canada has been making rapid progress in comprehensive school health programs. There are numerous initiatives being launched or expanded across the country. The Canadian School Health Knowledge Network has been formed to help Canadian practitioners, researchers and policy-makers be better informed about these initiatives and events. These web pages provide an overview and connection point to  these events, activities, trends, networks, issues and organizations. Recent Canadian events have included: 

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bullet The funding of several research projects, development of a school health research agenda and a School Health Research Network.

bullet The formation of a network of national non-governmental organizations (Canadian School Health NGO Network) that will exchange information in regular meetings and roundtables, coordinate their advocacy efforts and meet periodically with federal officials.

Members of this NGO network, over 25 national education, health and other organizations, are publishing an updated version of the Canadian Consensus Statement on Comprehensive School Health.
 
bullet The creation of a Health & Learning Knowledge Centre funded by the Canadian Council of Learning that has a small planning group is being led by the Canadian Association for School Health.
 
bullet A national teacher’s magazine will be published by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and a regular insert will be placed in the journal of the Canadian Public Health Association with funding from the Health & Learning Knowledge Centre.
 
bullet A fourth national school health conference is planned for April, 2008 in Ottawa.
 
bullet The development of a Canadian School Health Centre whose staff supports Knowledge Network members and maintains a library of over 7000 documents.

bullet Comprehensive web site with a regular email list (School Health Report) to report on events and trends and to “clip” the latest news.


Paying ($200.00/year) and contributing members of the CSH Knowledge Network receive the following benefits.
 
bullet Free access to over 30 webinars. (Non-members pay $25.00/webinar)

bullet Access to an updated bibliography and collection of literature reviews of more than 250 meta-analysis and landmark studies.

bullet A daily blog analyzing trends (School Health Insider)

bullet Participation in telephone and web-based roundtables that bring together local agencies, government officials, researchers and non-governmental organizations.
bullet Access to a list of Canadian School Health contacts

bullet Reduced rates of the annual School Health Conference

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Funded in part by the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre of the
Canadian Council on Learning

 

 

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bullet Canadian School Health Knowledge Network
 
bullet Canadian School Health Centre
 
bullet CSH NGO Network
 
bullet School Health Research Network
 
bullet School Health Conferences
 
bullet School Health Reports
 
bullet CSH Knowledge Network

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