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HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: SCHOOL HEALTH PROMOTION

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Manitoban Creating a Positive School Climate Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth English

This guide reviews the importance of a positive school climate, discusses the components of a positive school climate, and discusses ways of assisting students in feeling valued and accepted at school.

 

Canadian A Peterborough Call to Action: Childhood Obesity and Creating a Healthy Active School Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Peterborough County City Health Unit and Health for Life's Healthy Active Schools Working Group English

This booklet give ideas for the school community on how to implement healthy eating into children's lives.

 

Canadian Creating Healthy School Communities through Comprehensive School Health Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Alberta Health and Wellness English

Available at:
Alberta Health and Wellness Alberta Heart Health Project
Suite 3-18L
410 Agriculture Forestry Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5

This guide provides a framework and structure for schools to deal with health issues.

 

Canadian Annapolis Valley - Health Promoting Schools Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board English

This guide is part of a series arising from the Annapolis Valley Health Promoting School Project. It is a step-by-step guide to designing and carrying out key components of creating a health promoting school.

 

Canadian Comprehensive School Health: A Consensus Statement WebsiteBook
Partners: Canadian Association for School Health, Canadian Association of Principals, Canadian Association for Health, Physical Recreation and Dance, Canadian Home Economics Association, Canadian Counselling Association, Canadian Institute for Child Health English

The Canadian Association for School Health (CASH) is a national association composed of 12 provincial/territorial coalitions whose members promote the health of children and youth through school-related health promotion (Comprehensive School Health). The association through its volunteers and part-time staff, develops and implements projects, activities and services that promote a Comprehensive School Health approach.

 

Canadian Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Guide/Manual/WorkbookVideo/DVD
Health Canada English

Available at:
Contact Health Canada First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

The "how-to" manual consists of both core policies and ideas for action that can be implemented within the school/community.

 

Canadian Healthy Schools Resource Guide Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
British Columbia; Ministry for Children and Family Development English

This resource guide describes a five-step process for students to create action plans that will help make their school a healthier place.

 

Canadian Making Ontario Schools Healthier Places to Learn BookPDF/Direct print access
Government of Ontario Education English

This report provides nutritional recommendations to support a comprehensive approach to healthy eating for children in schools, including specific guidance for food choices available from vending machines in elementary schools.

 

Canadian Quality School Health Website
Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance		 English/French

This website is a based on a comprehensive approach to school health that includes health curriculum, programs, activities, and interventions for a healthy school environment. QSH focuses on the health issues that are specific to the needs and concerns of each school community.

 

Canadian Research on School Health WebsiteBook
School Health Research Network English

Below you will find links to selected published research studies, reviews, meta-analyses, and major reports that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals or have been published by credible government or research agencies.

 

Canadian School Health Research Framework Website
School Health Research Network English

The following are SHRN and other materials that present conceptual frameworks and research agendas to guide research in school health promotion.

 

Canadian The Critical Role of School Culture in Student Success BookPDF/Direct print access
Voices for Children English

In this report, the authors discuss the findings, implications and possible next steps for developing healthy school communities.

 

Canadian Voices & Choices: Planning for School Health - A Guide to Implementation Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Public Health Agency of Canada English/French

This tool includes a seven stage planning process, a needs assessment, and a profile to identify student needs. Additional materials related to this manual can be found at www.HealthCanada.ca/VoicesandChoices.

 

International A National Framework for Health Promoting Schools BookPDF/Direct print access
Australian Health Promoting Schools Association (AHPSA) English/French

This document provides a framework to guide interactions between the health and education sectors in order to promote the health children. It is designed to enhance coordination between the education and health sectors, to guide policy development, to set priorities, and to promote sustainable national health promoting school activity.

 

International Building Infrastructure for Coordinated School Health: California's Blueprint BookPDF/Direct print access
California Department of Education English

This report explains the goals to build a system of supports for children.

 

International Changing the Scene: Improving the School Environment Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Team Nutrition USDA English

This guide has been designed to assist in examining your school's nutrition environment, developing a plan for improvement, and putting the plan into action.

 

International Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide Website
National Association of State Boards of Education English

This website guide provides direction on establishing an overall policy framework for school health programs and specific policies on various topics. The policy guide is organized around sample policies that reflect best practice, which can be adapted to fit local communities.

 

International Health Promoting Schools: Developing an Action Plan Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
Children's Health Development Foundation English

This guide helps schools develop a health action plan.

 

International National Healthy School Standard Guidance BookPDF/Direct print access
Britain Department for Education and Employment English

This report describes the National Healthy School Standard (NHSS) in the UK, which aims to help schools become healthier schools through supporting the development and improvement of local programs.

 

International School Health Index for Middle and High Schools Website
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion English

Schools can use the Index as a self-assessment and planning tool to improve the effectiveness of their health and safety policies and programs.

 

International Summary of Health Promoting Schools Framework BookPDF/Direct print access
State of Victoria Department of Education, Australia English

This report summarizes the findings of the Health Promoting Schools framework.

 

International The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools BookPDF/Direct print access
Action for Healthy Kids English

The purpose of this paper is to bring attention to the costs that poor nutrition and physical inactivity impose on our schools. There is mounting evidence that, by taking action to improve these areas, schools can meet performance goals and alleviate financial constraints.

 

International What Schools Can Do to Welcome and Meet the Needs of All Students and Families Guide/Manual/WorkbookPDF/Direct print access
UCLA / School Mental Health Project English

 

 

 
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