Welcome to the National Center for Health Education's (NCHE) Youth, Parents and Communities project! This project is aimed at building partnerships between schools, families, and communities in order to promote the physical and emotional health and educational development of children.

Increasingly, it is becoming evident that schools and communities should work closely with each other to meet their mutual goals. With respect to addressing barriers to development and learning and promoting healthy development, schools are finding they can do their job better when they are an integral and positive part of the community.

Indeed, for many schools to succeed with their educational mission, they must have the support of community resources such as family members, neighborhood leaders, business groups, religious institutions, public and private agencies, libraries, parks and facilities, community-based organizations, civic groups, and local government. Reciprocally, many community agencies can do their job more effectively by working closely with schools. On a broader scale, many communities need schools to play a key role in strengthening families and neighborhoods.

This site features resources of interest to teachers, families, business and faith leaders and youth who are interested in promoting the optimum physical, mental, emotional and social health of school-aged children. It also provides an introduction to the eight-component model of Coordinated School Health Programming and a description of Comprehensive School Health Education.

HIV/AIDS Content Notice: Since HIV is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles, prevention messages on this site may address these topics. HIV prevention materials funded by CDC must be approved by local program review panels. However, HIV prevention materials may be considered controversial by some viewers.

Everyone plays an important part in creating and maintaining School-Family-Community Partnerships. Click on the links below to see how YOU can get involved.

School, Teachers, & Administrators

Youth (Special Health Section for Teens)

Parents & Families

Communities

Coordinated School Health Programming

YPC Newsletter

School Health Resources for All

This project is a result of a collaboration that NCHE formed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health in the Spring of 1999.

Collaboration: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention