Background Information on Comprehensive School Health

Background Information on Comprehensive School Health

General Explanation of CSH, School Health Associations, Reseach Evidence, Government Sites/Initiatives, Collaboration & Cooperation, School Health Assessment Tools, Implementation Strategies & Issues, How-to Manuals and Checklists, CSH Marketing Materials, CSH Applied to Issues, Related Health Promotion Resources

General Explanation of CSH	Canadian Association for School Health - Comprehensive School Health: A Consensus Statement Health Canada - Comprehensive School Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A Coordinated School Health Program European Network of Health Promoting Schools European Network of Health Promoting Schools - Conference Resolution Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - School Health Programs An Investment in Our Nation's Future Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - School Health Index Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Adolescent and School Health National Center for Health Education Indiana University - Resources for School Health Educators California Healthy Kids Resource Center - Research and Planning Wired for Health (UK) Your Healthy School Hospital for Sick Children Toronto - CSH to Improve Student Health and Learning Growing Healthy Canadians - Growing Healthy Canadians A Guide for Positive Child Development Victorian Health Promotion, Australia - Health Promoting Schools Australian Health Promoting Schools Association - What is a Health Promoting School? Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Educational Leadership George Washington University - From Margins to the Mainstream George Washington University - School Health: A Bridge Between Public Health and Health Care National School Boards Association School Health Programs - Resource Database National School Boards Association - School Health Programs National Association of School Nurses American Academy of Pediatrics - School Health Resources for Pediatricians
School Health Associations	Canadian Association for School Health American School Health Association European Network of Health Promoting Schools German Network of Health Promoting Schools Organisation modiale de la santé (Belgium) European Network of Health Promoting Schools (Norway) European Network of Health Promoting Schools (Finland) European Network of Health Promoting Schools - Hungary European Network Of Health Promoting Schools In Macedonia Skola (Sweden) La Rete Europea Delle Scuole Per La Promozione Della Salute (Italy) Rede Nacional de Escolas Promotoras de Saúdepes (Portugal) R.E.E.P.S (Spain) World Health Organization World Health Organization Global School Health Iniative World Health Organization Healthy Cities Safe and Drug Free Schools Centers for Disease Control and Prevention American Association for Health Education National Education Association Cyberschool Scotland Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Victorian Health Promotion Associatin Australia Health and Safety in Teacher Training Norwegian School Net Réseau Suisse d'écoles en santé Foundation for Youth Education Children's Health Development Foundation Australian Health Promoting Schools Association National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
Research Evidence Supporting Comprehensive School Health	National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/rtc/ Public Health in Ontario. http://www.eagle.ca/PHB/phred/adrisk/body.htm#ABSTRACT The European Network of Health Promoting Schools. http://www.who.dk/enhps/page/pubcasestudy8.html State of Victoria (Department of Education, Employment & Training), Initiative of the Health Promoting Schools Project. http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/hps/research.htm National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/rtc/index.htm The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. http://www.gwu.edu/~mtg/sbhcs/papers/append5.htm Health Education Authority. UK. http://www.hea.org.uk/research/pracreviews.html
Government Sites/Initiatives on School Health	Health Canada U.S. Centres for Disease Control, Division Adolescent and School Health NSW Health
Sites on Collaboration and Cooperation	North Central Regional Education Laboratory - Community Collaboration National Network for Collaboration - Collaboration: The Power of We the People Together We Can - A National Leadership Development and Capacity Building Initiative to Strengthen Children, Youth, Families and Communities
School Health Assessment Tools	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - School Health Index
Implementation Strategies and Issues	WHO Regional Office for Europe - The Role And Impact Of Health Promoting Schools On Reforms And Policy Development WHO Regional Office for Europe - Health Promotion Through School Setting WHO Regional Office for Europe - Management And Organizational Change In The Health Promoting Schools? Democracy In The Health Promoting Schools The Manager's Electronic Resource Center - Bringing Services to Hard to Reach Populations George Washington University - Synergisms for School Health George Washington University - Integrating Cross-Sectoral Services George Washington University - Now is the Time: Goal Setting for the GWU Initiative Australian Health Promoting Schools Association. School Based Health Promotion Across Australia.
How-to Manuals and Checklists
CSH Marketing Materials	George Washington University - It's All about Communications Telling the School-Based Health Center Story Council of Chief State Schools Supervisory Officials. School Health Starter Kit
CSH Applied to Issues	Heart Health Heart Health Promotion Website Mental Health American Mental Health Counselors Association's website UCLA Mental Health Project - Center for Mental Health In Schools National Association of School Psychologists University of Maryland - Center for School Mental Health Assistance American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Schools and Mental Health U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Youth Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide Environmental Health/Allergies Health Canada - Indoor Air Quality National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research on Environment-Related Disease The Food Allergy Network American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Tobacco Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction Substance Abuse Prevention Source BC - Evaluating Prevention Projects & Programs Prevention Source BC - The Workbook on Prevention Concepts Prevention Source BC - A Beginner's Guide to Prevention Research and Resources Prevention Source BC - A Case for School-Based Substance Misuse Prevention North Central Regional Education Laboratory - What Does Research Say About Prevention? Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - Model Programs Physical Activity Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People U.S. Department of Education. (2000). Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports. Nutrition/Food Safety School Menu Healthy School Meals Resource System The National Food Safety Database Breakfast for Learning - Canadian Living Foundation - Building Healthier Children: Workshops, Best Practices and Outcomes of Child Nutrition Programs A National Consultation Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating U.S. Department of Agriculture - Healthy Eating Environments Sexuality/STD/HIV CDC National Prevention Information Network Health Facility Programs on Reproductive Health for Young Adults Young Lives At Risk - Adolescents and sexual health Guidelines for Effective School Health Education To Prevent the Spread of AIDS Safety/Violence Center for the Prevention of School Violence U.S. Department of Education - Safe & Drug Free Schools Program The Alberta Teachers' Association - Safe and Caring Schools Project Solicitor General Canada - A National Directory of Exemplary School-Based Police Programs To Combat Youth Violence Saskatchewan School Trustees Association - One Incident is Too Many: Policy Guidelines for Safe Schools Solicitor General Canada - School-Based Violence Prevention In Canada: Results Of A National Survey Of Policies And Programs Safe & Drug Free Schools Program North Central Regional Educational Laboratory - Safe and Drug Free Schools Safe and Smart National Education Association - Safe Schools Now Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice - Safe Guarding Our Childre: An Action Guide Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice - Prevention and Early Intervention Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice - Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice U.S. Office of Special Education Programs - School-Wide Approaches to Behavior Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools An Action Guide American Council for Drug Education - The Challenge Safe and Drug Free Schools - Preventing Youth Hate Crime Positive Behaviors Intervention and Supports U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Division of Injury Control, Office of the Assistant Director for Minority Health, Atlanta, GA - The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action Office of Special Education Programs - U.S. Department of Education - Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide U.S. Department of Education - Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools An Action Guide Juvenile Justice Bulletin - The Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Pilot Sites Injury Prevention Injuries in the School Environment
Related Health Promotion Resources	Health Status Reports on Children and Youth Indicators of Health and Learning Child Health Youth Health Health Promotion Theory and Models

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