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School Health Policies


Policies adopted by school boards, health authorities, governments and other public agencies that guide the programs that are delivered within or with schools are an essential element to a comprehensive approach to school health promotion. Such policies should require and encourage the coordination of programs/services, define a holistic approach to the whole child, whole school and whole community and also address a wide range of health and social issues as well as direct the elements of a comprehensive approach.

This section lists several web-based international resources  and provides several specific policy tools in the future.

 

 

 

  


Key Resources
 

 
bullet Canadian Consensus Statement
 
bullet Several Approaches to School Health Promotion
 
bullet Potential Elements and Principles
 
bullet How to Develop and Revise Policy
 
bullet Sample of School Health Policies
 
bullet Sample US State Policies
 
bullet UNESCO Policy Tools
 
bullet Canadian School Board Policy Database/All Topics