General School Health ResourcesAcademy for Education Development Center, School Health
http://www2.edc.org/theme/schools.asp#school
This section on school health on the Education Development Center site, Improving Schools, emphasizes the importance of children's health and well-being, which the authors state must be at the center of all education decisions. The authors note such problems as violence, depression, poor nutrition and fitness, absenteeism, chronic infections, and teen pregnancy affect individuals as well as entire classrooms and schools. The site provides links to 34 documents and programs dealing with such subjects as prevention of alcohol use, tobacco use, HIV, and violence; fetal alcohol syndrome; and sex education.
Academy for Educational Development
http://aed.org
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the United States and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis, and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment. AED is comprised of 23 centers of excellence, organized into five groups. AED also develops and manages public-private partnerships across all groups and centers. The Web site includes projects, tools and publications, centers and experts, and a newsroom. Readers can browse by topic (e.g., HIV/AIDS, leadership/democracy), approach (communications, gender, research and evaluation, technology applications), and geography.
Academy for Educational Development, School and Community Services
http://aed.org/scs
The Academy's Center for School and Community Services uses multidisciplinary approaches to address critical issues in education, health, and youth development. It provides technical assistance to strengthen schools, school districts, and community-based organizations; conducts evaluations of school and community programs; manages large-scale initiatives to strengthen practitioner networks and accelerate systems change; and advocates for effective policies and practices. The Web site provides information on publications, projects (educational improvement, health, youth development, Middle Start, reviewing student work), evaluation consultation services, and educational equity concepts.
Action for Healthy Kids
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org
Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a Nationwide initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools. An outgrowth of the 2002 Healthy Schools Summit, AFHK is composed of 51 State teams and a national coordinating and resource group. AFHK fosters collaboration among diverse stakeholders to encourage and facilitate meaningful change in schools. Guidance and direction is provided by more than 40 national organizations and Government agencies representing education, health, physical activity, and nutrition. The site includes tools for action (fact sheets, national and State profiles, presentations, databases, funding and grants), information on State teams and how you can take action, events, and a newsroom. Readers can click on a drop-down list to find out what's happening in their States.
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 57,000 pediatricians committed to attaining optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Their site includes general information related to child health (from birth through age 21) as well as more specific guidelines concerning pediatric issues. It also provides information regarding the academy's programs and activities, policy statements and practice guidelines, and publications and other child health resources. An AAP Pediatrician Referral Service is available on the Web site.
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
http://www.aahperd.org
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) is the largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle. It is an alliance of six national associations and six district associations and is designed to provide members with a comprehensive and coordinated array of resources, support, and programs to help them improve their skills and further the health and well-being of the American public. The site includes issues and action, publications, an events calendar, and an online store as well as information on AAHPERD's research consortium. A link to their Legislative Action Center is also provided.
American Association of School Administrators - Resources and Best Practices for Implementing No Child Left Behind
http://www.aasa.org/issues_and_insights/ESEA/ESEA_best_of_web_index.htm
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has developed this site to help readers implement the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act or ESEA 2001. It is a one-stop resource with the most useful tools, resources, and best practices, as well as articles and organizations. For some topics AASA has also provided analysis and explanation of issues relating to the implementation of NCLB.
American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
http://www.acponline.org
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is the Nation's largest medical specialty society; its mission is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine. Its Web site provides information on various journals and books, a monthly newsmagazine, a quarterly newsletter, and reports. The site also includes information on ACP's public policy activities, including research and development of policy statements and Government relations activities.
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/school/
The American Lung Association, a voluntary health organization, fight lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health. Its Web site describes its programs and strategies, e.g., Open Airways for Schools, an elementary school education program for children with asthma; smoking control and prevention programs, some aimed at adults and others intended for school use; special reports on air pollution; grants and awards designed to further basic and applied research in lung function and lung disease; advocacy programs influencing the development and enforcement of laws and regulations related to lung health at the national, State, and local levels; multicultural programs; and communication programs.
American School Health Association
http://www.ashaweb.org
Web site of the American School Health Association, a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, dentists, health educators, physical educators, school nurses and school physicians, which advocates high-quality school health instruction, health services, and a healthful school environment. The Web site includes information about membership, conferences, and ASHA's quarterly publication, "Health in Action."
Bright Futures
http://www.brightfutures.org
Bright Futures at Georgetown University is a national health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy. This organization also promotes a trusting relationship among the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice. The organization's Web site provides publications, distance education, training tools, and resources. Online training includes a curriculum/resources for delivering and documenting early and periodic screening diagnostic and treatment services to Medicaid-eligible children; it is designed to suit States' training needs.
CDC - Division of Adolescent and School Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/index.htm
CDC - Division of Adolescent and School Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
The CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health seeks to prevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents, and young adults. To accomplish its mission, the division implements four strategies, described as follows on this site. Surveillance activities monitor priority health risk behaviors. The division also identifies effective policies and practices to promote healthy behavior among young people. It funds several programs to enable constituents to implement comprehensive adolescent and school health programs. Lastly, the division provides technical assistance to State and local education agencies to help them evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their school health policies. Links are provided to the various tools and programs as well as data and statistics, funding resources, health topics, project partners, publications, and State-by-State information.
CDC's School Health Index
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/SHI/index.htm
This CDC online self-assessment and planning tool for schools addresses safety in addition to physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco prevention, programs, and policies. Each school can tailor the School Health Index to its particular needs. The index can be used for elementary, middle, and high schools.
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, a nonpartisan policy and program resource at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, works to strengthen the well-being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools. Their site includes an e-journal, news and grant alerts, recent publications, parents' resources, communications and publications, surveys, and fact sheets as well as sections on quality and safety, dental and mental health services, healthy tips, and health issues.
Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools - School Health Programs
http://www.healthinschools.org/schoolprograms.asp
School health programs range from those that help students adopt healthy habits to those that foster a physically and emotionally healthy school environment. This section of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools site consists of environmental health, Medicaid and health programs in schools (Federal documents addressing the issue), school health issues, school health services (including links to State guidelines), school district reports, and school health links.
Council of Chief State School Officers
http://www.ccsso.org
The Council of Chief State School Officers, a nonpartisan, Nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education, provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The council's site includes news items, projects, Federal programs, publications, events, policy statements, and partnerships. It also describes and lists the responsibilities of the Executive Office and four divisions that make up the council.
DHHS - Best Practice Initiative from the Assistant Secretary of Health
http://www.osophs.dhhs.gov/ophs/BestPractice
On this Web site the Assistant Secretary for Health showcases best practices in public health from the United States to foster an environment of peer learning and collaboration. Guidelines for submitting a best practice are provided, and an e-mail listserv for automatic delivery of new best practice information is available.
DHHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the lead Federal agency for protecting the health and safety of the public, provides credible information to enhance health decisions, and promotes health through strong partnerships. Links to its 12 centers, institute, and offices are provided on the Web site. The site offers health and safety topics, publications and products, data and statistics, programs and campaigns, conferences and events, and a press room, as well as funding and training information.
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov
NIH, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. Its Web site includes an A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials, health hotlines, MEDLINEplus, and drug information. The section on scientific resources provides information on the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry, intramural research, special interest groups, library catalogs, journals, training, labs, and scientific computing. The site also presents grants and funding opportunities, and news and events, as well as links to the individual organizations that make up NIH.
DHHS - Office of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/index.html
The Office of the Surgeon General Web site reviews reliable resources offered by the Federal Government and nonprofit organizations. It provides links to general health information topics; information of interest to a particular age/ethnicity group; and information of interest to kids, parents, and teachers/educators. The site also includes publications and news/public affairs. The Office of the Surgeon General is part of the U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
DoED - Inside No Child Left Behind Act
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02
This site includes Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in its entirety. The act involves the following goals: improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged; preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers and principals; language instruction for limited English proficient and immigrant students; supporting programs that prevent violence in and around schools and prevent illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; promoting informed parental choice and innovative programs; and ensuring programs for Native Americans provide for their unique educational and culturally related academic needs.
DoED - No Child Left Behind: Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary School Education Act
http://www.ed.gov/nclb
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act that gives schools groundbreaking educational reform is based on these ideals: stronger accountability for results, more freedom for States and communities, encouraging proven education methods, and more choices for parents. This Department of Education site helps readers "navigate" around the various NCLB sections and furnishes e-mail updates on NCLB. It also discusses how NCLB supports teachers and what it means for parents; guidance and regulation on parent involvement, highly qualified teachers, and supplemental services; State flexibility in implementing NCLB; and how teachers share ways to improve student learning. A link to a school information Web site to help parents make decisions about children's education is also provided.
DoED - Title II Site
http://www.title2.org
This DoED site provides technical assistance to States and institutions re: the Title II (Teacher Quality) reporting requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Readers can also call a toll-free telephone hotline listed on the site (1-877-684-8532) for technical assistance. In addition, the site furnishes a forum for States and institutions to exchange ideas and communicate with each other. Resources, schedules/calendars, as well as the latest State reports and reports to Congress on teacher quality are included.
Education Development Center
http://www.edc.org
Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.org/ew
Education Week on the Web, American education's online newspaper of record, includes weekly articles related to education as well as Government and politics, features, commentary, letters, and departments. The Web site provides white papers; special reports; research-based essays on education issues; and facts, figures, and news on States. The site links to Teacher Magazine.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://www.eric.ed.gov
ERIC is a national information system of the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that provides access to education literature and resources. The ERIC Database includes over 1 million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles. A link to ERIC's document reproduction service is provided. ERIC resources include a calendar of education-related conferences, a thesaurus of ERIC descriptors, a source journal index database, and an education resources organizations directory.
ERIC Digests and Clearinghouses
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/abtERICDig.html
ERIC Digests are short reports (1,000-1,500 words) produced by the 16 subject-specialized ERIC Clearinghouses on topics of prime current interest in education. They are targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policy makers, and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community. The full-text ERIC Digest searchable database contains 2,466 digests published through December 2001. The database is updated quarterly.
Healthier US.gov
http://www.healthierus.gov
HealthierUS.gov is a source of credible, accurate information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives. It consists of four sections. In Physical Fitness readers can learn how to make regular physical activity a routine part of life. In Nutrition they can learn what the experts recommend for a healthy diet. In Prevention they can find out how screening can offer protection against preventable illnesses. Make Healthy Choices warns against risky behaviors (tobacco, drugs, alcohol) that can lead to death. Links to additional Government health sites are provided; more information about the President's HealthierUS Initiative is available on the White House Web site.
Healthy People
http://www.healthypeople.gov
Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the country to achieve over the first 10 years of this century. States, communities, professional organizations, and others can use this method to help develop programs to improve health. Healthy People 2010 builds on initiatives pursued over the past 20 years (the 1979 Surgeon General's Report and Healthy People 2000). Goals are to increase quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities. The Web site includes healthfinder®, the U.S. Government gateway to reliable health information resources; information on leading health indicators; implementation (current activities); data; and a fact sheet, online slide show, full text of Healthy People 2010 (second edition), and other healthy people publications.
In Focus: In-Depth Analysis of Emerging Issues in Health in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org/focus
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools publishes InFocus, which explores emerging issues in school-based health and health care. In addition to its monthly newsletter, the E-journal, the organization produces a news alerts service that includes news of court decisions, important publications, and Government actions at the local, State, and Federal levels.
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit, private operating foundation focusing on major health care issues facing the Nation. The Web site furnishes detailed information on the foundation's three types of programs: health policy, media and public education, and health and development in South Africa. Health policy includes the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, California Health Policy Program, Health Care Marketplace Project, HIV Policy Program, Medicare Policy Project, Race/Ethnicity and Health Care Program, and Women's Health Policy Program. Media programs include entertainment media partnerships, media fellowships and internship programs, Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, Public Opinion and Media Research Program, and Kaiser Family Foundation Web sites. Kaisernetwork.org provides quick access to timely nonpartisan information on national health issues through daily news summaries, Webcasts, transcripts, and access to public opinion data.
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
The Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online site contains the latest State-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and State legislation. Readers can compare data for all States by choosing one of the following topics: demographics and the economy, health status, health coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, health costs and budgets, managed care and health insurance, providers and service use, minority health, women's health, and HIV/AIDS. Information is displayed as bar graphs, tables, or color-coded maps.
Kids Count - Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount
KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and State-by-State effort to track the status of children in the United States. By providing policy makers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, State, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for children. The site includes KIDS COUNT News; online databases --2004 KIDS COUNT Data Book, KIDS COUNT Census Data, County-City-Community Level Information on Kids, and 2004 Right Start; other publications; and a link to the KIDS COUNT Network Web site.
Learning First Alliance: Major Changes to ESEA in the No Child Left Behind Act
http://learningfirst.org/pdfs/nochildleft.pdf
Learning First Alliance provides a straightforward summary of key provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act concerning assessments, accountability, educator quality, reading, and flexibility. The authors also highlight a few additional changes to the prior law (ESEA) and offer information about funding provided for all ESEA programs for the 2002-2003 school year. Finally, they provide a set of questions that address many key implementation opportunities and challenges.
Making Health Academic: Creating Coordinated School Health Programs
http://www2.edc.org/makinghealthacademic/default.asp
The Web site of Making Health Academic, a five-year project funded by CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), provides information, action steps, resources and links to assist those interested in establishing local Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHPs).
National Academy of Science: Institute of Medicine
http://www.iom.edu/
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies provides science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A nonprofit organization, it works outside the framework of Government to provide unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information concerning health and science policy to professionals and the public at large. Its Web site includes information on mental health, child health, food and nutrition, aging, women's health, education, public policy, health care and quality, diseases, global health, workplace, military and veterans, health sciences, environment, treatment, public health and prevention, and minority health. The site also covers recent reports, new projects, and latest Webcasts and presentations.
National Association of School Nurses
http://www.nasn.org
The National Association of School Nurses is a nonprofit specialty nursing organization that represents school nurses exclusively. Its core purpose is to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal student learning. The association also supplies written and oral testimony to Congress about school health services on request and advises members of Federal legislation affecting school health services. The Web site includes news and updates, a book store, educational programs, issue briefs, the Journal of School Nursing, legislative information, marketing information, a newsletter, and position statements. Information on State affiliates and special interest groups is available as well.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
http://www.ncemch.org
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) established at Georgetown University provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in the areas of program development, education, and state-of-the-art knowledge to improve the health and well-being of the country's children and families. The Web site provides online access to NCEMCH initiatives, educational resources, and publications; MCH databases; bibliographies; and knowledge paths. The MCH Library search page allows readers to search up to all four MCH databases simultaneously.
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health is the world's largest medical library. The library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care. Its Web site provides information specifically for the public, health care professionals, researchers, librarians, and publishers. The site includes sections on health information, human genome resources, biomedical research and informatics, environmental health and toxicology, and health services research and public health. It also provides a library catalog and services, online exhibitions and digital projects, and information on grants and funding as well as training and outreach. Links are provided to PubMed, Medline Plus, and ClinicalTrials.gov.
National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/MCH.cfm
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health programs promote and improve the health of the country's mothers, infants, children, and adolescents, including low-income families, those with diverse racial and ethnic heritages, and those living in rural or isolated areas without access to care. Visitors to the Web site can search the information center for publications and sites of interest relating to maternal and child health.
NGA - Center for Best Practices
http://www.nga.org/center/topics/1,1188,D_356,00.html
The NGA Center for Best Practices' site on coordinated school health focuses on eight related components to improve the health of and reduce risky behaviors by school-aged youth: health education; physical education; health services; nutritional services; counseling, psychological, and social services; health school environment; health promotion for staff; and family and community involvement. Governors provide technical assistant to help schools implement coordinated school health programs and increase interagency partnerships between the health and education communities. This site includes related documents and related links to Federal and State Government sites, various organizations, reports/articles, and resources.
No Child Left Behind Business Leaders Toolkit
http://www.businessroundtable.org/publications/publication.aspx?qs=27F6BF807822B0F1CD344
The No Child Left Behind Business Leaders Toolkit is designed to help business leaders seize specific opportunities to partner with educators and political leaders to implement reforms called for by the legislation. The tool kit provides specific action steps to help States successfully implement the key reforms. It includes messages to deliver to public officials, additional details about the requirements of the law, and helpful contacts in each State. This tool kit is available electronically, so it can be updated regularly as implementation progresses and new information becomes available. It is organized in a format that can be customized to particular needs and compiled in a three-ring binder.
NSBA School Health Program Web site
http://www.nsba.org/site/page_SH_home.asp?TRACKID=&CID=1113&DID=12019
NSBA's School Health Programs activities focus on topics for which funding is received from CDC, including coordinated school health programs, HIV/AIDS prevention, physical activity and healthy eating, tobacco use prevention, and foodborne illness prevention. Project staff assist with development and technical review of local district policies, and NSBA staff work with Federation Member State school boards associations to provide educational programming on school health topics. The School Health Resource Database contains sample policies, journal articles, and program descriptions; abstracts of many of these items are available online. The site also includes selected NSBA publications, a section dedicated to youth, and school health-related links. An e-mail address is provided for those needing more information.
Packard Foundation
http://www.futureofchildren.org
The Future of Children seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policy makers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. The Web site includes publications (a journal and e-mail newsletter), resources, recent research, and press releases. The Future of Children is a product of Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.
Parent-Child Communication
http://neahin.org/programs/parentchild/index.htm
Ongoing and open family communication about values, healthy relationships, decision-making, and sexual development are important elements to helping children develop into sexually healthy adults. This site provides resources for family communication, including "Can We Talk?", a program for parents and educators to help them address self-esteem, puberty & sexuality, mixed messages, and peer pressure with their late elementary and middle school aged youth, as well as "¿Conversamos?", a new Spanish-language parent-child communication program.
School Health Resource Services, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
http://www.uchsc.edu/schoolhealth
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Office of School Health offers three types of information on its Web site: school health course information for school health services personnel and those interested in entering the field, a school health reference collection and resource materials, and school health quality assurance and evaluation data, manuals, and reports. The Office of School Health has been continuously engaged in projects to improve school health services since 1969.
U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
http://www.hhs.gov
DHHS is the Government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. The Web site is comprised of the following sections: diseases and conditions, safety and wellness, drug and food information, disasters and emergencies, families and children (Medicaid, other health insurance, child support, child care, adoption, domestic violence, child abuse, vaccines), aging, specific populations (women, men, children, seniors, disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, homeless), resource locators, policies and regulations, grants and funding, and reference collections. DHHS news and special features are also provided.
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