WELCOME to the schools section of the Growing Healthy: Youth, Parents, and Communities Initiative. This section of our site is for teachers and school staff, school administrators, and other educators of children and adolescents, featuring several resources geared for the development of successful school health programming. We've included a self-assessment tool to determine your school's strengths and weaknesses in its efforts toward a coordinated school health program as well as information on funding sources available to support your school health programs. Also included is the latest news on professional development in the area of health education.

Under School-Family-Community Partnerships, you will find information on enhancing parent involvement in education, establishing a school health council, or building a parent resource center in your school. Links are provided here to the best resources of all aspects of school health - from health and physical education and school food services, to staff wellness and health services. This section also provides information on innovative publications that can help you enhance school-family-community partnerships in your area, as well as information on national organizations representing all aspects of coordinated school health.

What is Comprehensive School Health Education?

Is Your School Growing Healthy?: CSHE Assessment

Teacher Training

Funding Sources (Healthy Youth Finance Database)

SCHOOL-FAMILY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Enhancing Parent Involvement

Establishing a Family Resource Center

Community School Health Councils

Who in the Community Might Partner with Schools?

One-on-One School Community Relationships

Establishing a Community-School Health Council

Adopt-A-School Program