The health of students significantly impacts their ability to achieve academic success. Creating and sustaining a healthy school environment plays a critical role in providing high-quality education to all children.

As the ultimate decision-making body within a district, the school board has the opportunity to generate systemic change in schools and their surrounding communities.

• Piecing together the student wellness puzzle: CSBA support for school board leadership - An article outlining the roles and responsibilities of school board members regarding school health and student wellness.

What's new

• Cyberbullying in Schools: Policy Considerations for Boards (7/10)
• BP/AR 3552: Summer Meal Program (7/10)
• Providing Access to Nutritious Meals During Summer (6/10)
• Providing a Safe, Nondiscriminatory School Environment for All Students (4/10)
• Integrating Oral Health into School Health Programs and Policies (3/10) 
• Sample Policies: Physical Education and Activity
  BP 6142.7: Physical Education and Activity
  AR 6142.7: Physical Education and Activity
• Sample Policies: Safe Routes to School Program
  BP 5142.2: Safe Routes to School Program
  AR 5142.2: Safe Routes to School Program
  BP 1330.1: Joint Use Agreements 
  
• Building Healthy Communities: A School Leader’s Guide to Collaboration and Community Engagement (14.7 MB) 
• H1N1 Resources Page

School wellness resources

Assessment tools
Collaboration 
Research
School wellness policy
Student wellness councils

Student health issues

Asthma 
H1N1 resources
Indoor air quality
Mental health
Nutrition 
Obesity
Oral health
Physical activity and physical education
School health services