Coordinated School Health Publications and Resources
Basic Information
Building a Healthier Future Through School Health Programs [PDF – 725 KB]
From CDC’s Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Guidelines for a Coordinated Approach to School Health: Addressing the Physical, Social, and Emotional Health Needs of the School Community [PDF – 6 MB]
Connecticut State Department of Education
Comprehensive Health Education Network (CHEN) listserv
Mailing list for national, state, and local school health professionals
Academic Achievement and School Health
Student Health and Academic Achievement
Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement
Assessment and Planning
School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
Collaboration and Partnership
How Schools Work and How to Work with Schools: A Primer for Professionals Who Serve Children and Youth [PDF – 7.2 MB]
National Association of State Boards of Education
Promoting Healthy Youth, Schools, and Communities: A Guide to Community-School Health Councils [PDF – 2.5 MB]
American Cancer Society
Parent and Family Involvement
Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health [PDF – 1.1 MB]
Describes strategies and actions schools can take to increase parent engagement in promoting positive health behaviors among students
Policy
State School Health Policy Database
Resource from the National Association of State Boards of Education that compiles laws and policies from 50 states on more than 40 school health topics, including coordination, school health councils, and school health coordinators
Professional Associations
General School Health
American School Health Association
Nutrition Services Directors/Managers or Nutritionists
American Dietetic Association
School Nutrition Association
School Nurses
National Association of School Nurses
American School Health Association, School Nurse Section
School Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers
American School Counselor Association
National Association of School Psychologists
School Social Work Association of America
Promising Practices
Building Healthier Schools
Describes collaborations in county health departments and school districts to promote physical activity and nutrition (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
Program Success Stories
Exemplary work of CDC funded partners to promote health through schools
Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories
Stories of innovative strategies to improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages in schools
