Schools
Improving Health in the School Environment
- The Role of School Health Professionals in Preventing Childhood Overweight
As the number of children who are overweight has continued to grow, consensus has emerged that schools, as the places where children spend much of their time, have a critical role to play in reversing this trend. There has been little attention to what front-line, building-based health professionals, specifically school nurses and the staffs of school-based health centers, can contribute to school-based interventions. This Issue Brief, produced by the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, focuses on the policy environment and challenges on the frontlines.
Download: Role of School Health Professionals in Preventing Childhood Overweight [430k pdf file]
- California Project LEAN
California Project LEAN has led the way in changing school environments through policies. This link goes specifically to the Creating Healthier Places webpage which offers many resources for those who are concerned about offering healthy food and beverage choices in schools. Some materials are available in Spanish. Look elsewhere on the site for a compilation of resources.
www.californiaprojectlean.org/views/
Create_Healthier_Places.asp
- Childhood Overweight and Schools Survey Results
In 2003-2004, the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools surveyed its web site users on "what's happening" at their school concerning nutrition, physical exercise, and obesity prevention. The results can be viewed here:
www.healthinschools.org/sh/obesresults06.asp
In October 2005, the Center re-posted the survey to learn if things have changed or remained the same. To take the survey, go to:
www.healthinschools.org/obesitysurvey.asp
- National School Boards Association
The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) School Health Program webpage has links to a variety of resources to help school policymakers and educators make informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement and healthy development of students and the effective operation of schools. Look for the Health Newsfeed feature to browse headlines, access the full-text news, and search the news stories by topic.
www.nsba.org/schoolhealth
- The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
This website contains a comprehensive list of resources on "Keeping Kids Healthy: Overweight, Nutrition & Physical Exercise." Resources are available on the following broad topic areas: Overweight and Nutrition, Physical Exercise, Parents Views on Schools' Roles in Overweight, Nutrition, and Physical Exercise and Laws and Policies.
www.healthinschools.org/sh/obesity.asp
- Childhood Overweight: What the Research Tells Us
Published by the Center for Healthcare and Health in Schools, this fact sheet provides an easy to read overview of the facts and figures relating to the rise in obesity among school aged children, the health consequences of obesity, and the roles that schools can play in improving nutrition and physical activity for their students.
Download: Role of School Health Professionals in Preventing Childhood Overweight [91k pdf file]
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