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HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY SCHOOLS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
“Health is not an endpoint that is to be
achieved…
it is a resource for daily living”
(World Health Organization)
 About
Healthy Schools
The Healthy Schools initiative in Manitoba promotes the health
and wellness of students, their families, school staff, and school
communities. This initiative is a partnership between Manitoba Health/Healthy
Living, Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth, and Healthy
Child Manitoba (which is a partnership of all departments connected
to children). We believe that good health is important for learning.
We know that schools are in a unique position to influence healthy
child, youth, and family development.
We focus on six important health issues in the school community:
We draw on the principles of comprehensive school
health. We understand that the needs, issues, and concerns of
students, families, and schools differ from community to community.
Five key elements make up the Healthy Schools model:
- Access to health and social supports
- Integrated teaching strategies
- Healthy physical and social environments
- Community partnerships
- Healthy lifestyle choices
The first step in our project was to develop a Healthy Schools
Framework. We based the framework on information and advice we gathered
during a provincial consultation held in December 2002. The Healthy
Schools framework guides educators, health professionals, parent
councils and others as they work towards comprehensive school health
in their communities.
Click for the Healthy
Schools Booklet 
in Acrobat (PDF) format. File
size is 610 kb.
For more information
about
Healthy Schools, please contact:
Healthy Schools
Phone: (204) 788-6679
Email: healthyschools@gov.mb.ca |
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