Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) ASH's initiatives include public education, policy development and advocacy for smoke-free indoor spaces, reduction of youth access to tobacco products, curbs on tobacco advertising, and awareness of tobacco industry tactics. http://www.ash.ca
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) AADAC provides information, prevention and treatment programs to assist Albertans in overcoming problems with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. See link to resources for teachers. http://www.aadac.com
Alberta Assessment Consortium (AAC)
AAC is a not-for-profit equal partnership of education organizations. It is dedicated to enhancing student learning through classroom assessment that increases student confidence as learners and enables them to reveal what they know and demonstrate what they can do. Health and Life Skills performance assessments are listed. http://www.aac.ab.ca
Alberta Centre for Active Living Working with practitioners, organizations and communities to improve the health and quality of life of Albertans through physical activity. http://www.centre4activeliving.ca
Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research
The Centre "acts as a spark plug for research on issues related to the health and well-being of Alberta's children, families, and communities." Focusing on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Austistic Spectrum Disorders. http://www.research4children.org/
Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ACICR) ACICR is a provincial organization committed to advancing the impact of prevention, emergency response, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries in Alberta. http://www.med.ualberta.ca/acicr/
Alberta Children and Youth Initiative Key partnership initiatives include Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Protection of Children involved in Prostitution; Children's Mental Health; Student Health Initiative; and Early Childhood Development. http://www.child.gov.ab.ca
Alberta Children's Services
This Ministry is responsible for files such adoption, day care, child intervention, foster care, family violence, parent link centres, and support for childrens with disabilities and oversees 10 Child & Family Service Authorities in the province. http://www.child.gov.ab.ca
Alberta Community Development
This Ministry's mission is "to support community development, and through leadership, protection and parternship, help all Albertans participate fully in the social, cultural and economic life of the province." Of particular note is the active living portfolio. http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca
Alberta Community Development, Live outside the box This is a website for kids, parents, teachers and coaches to get information on being active. Supported by Alberta Community Development and the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation. http://www.liveoutsidethebox.ca
Alberta Education
K-9 Health and Life Skills Program of Studies The aim of the Health and Life Skills Program of Studies is to enable students to make well-informed, healthy choices and to develop behaviors that contribute to the well-being of self and others. Go to Kindergartern to Grade 12; Curriculum & Resources; Curriculum by Subject; Health/Career and Life Management. http://www.education.gov.ab.ca
Alberta Home & School Councils Association (AHSCA) The AHSCA's mission is to serve the voice of parents and families committed to the best possible education for Alberta children so that they may reach their potential to participate in society in a meaningful and responsible way. www.ahsca.ab.ca
Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB)
The AMHB mission is to provide strategic, fiscally responsible leadership in advancing mental health with its partners in advocacy, research, service and policy framework development and evaluation. http://www.amhb.ab.ca
Alberta Online Consortium (AOC) AOC takes the lead role on the national stage to promote effective online practices and flexible learning models. www.albertaonline.ab.ca
Alberta School Board Association The ASBA is a province-wide organization of locally elected school boards. Providing advocacy, leadership, information, networking ... to promote excellence in public education. http://www.asba.ab.ca
Alberta's Promise
"... is a movement to inspire communities, businesses, service clubs, foundations, and agencies to work together to direct more resources to benfir our children and youth." http://www.albertaspromise.org
Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) The ATA, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members. www.teachers.ab.ca
Alberta Teachers Association, Health and Physical Education Council (HPEC)
HPEC is a professional organization of ATA teachers to advocate for quality health and physical education programs, provide professional development opportunities and provide leadership in creating healthy school communities. www.hpec.ab.ca
APPEAL: Albertans Promoting Public Education and Learning
"... to create a compendium of useful resources on a variety of issues related to public education." http://www.appealalberta.com
Be Fit for Life Network (BFFL) The BFFL Network acts in a leadership capacity to disseminate physical activity and active living information, resources and programs to a variety of groups including schools, workplaces and communities. Nine geographic BFFL Centres serve communities throughout Alberta. http://www.befitforlife.ca
BLAST (Building Leaders for Action in Schools Today) An interactive program that educates junior high (grades 7-9) youth about tobacco. Sponsored by Alberta Lung Association and AADAC. http://www.blastonline.com
Breakfast Clubs of Canada provides tools and equipment, services, financial support and training for community-based school breakfast programs in at-risk communities. http://www.breakfastclubscanada.org
Breakfast for Learning Alberta
The vision of Breakfast for Learning Alberta Advisory Coucil is that ... "every child in Alberta goes to school well nourished and ready to learn." http://www.bflalberta.org
Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils "... a non profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the educational welfare of all children, quality education and the constructive relationship between home and school." http://www.capsc.ca
Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth and Families (CUP): University of Alberta "CUP bridges the worlds of academia and the community to develop and share knowledge that promotes healthy children, families and communities." www.cup.ualberta.ca
Ever Active Schools (EAS) EAS fosters social and physical environments supportive of healthy active lifestyles. EAS demonstrate active living practices under each of the 4E's: education, everywhere, environment and everyone. Funded by Alberta Community Development, Health & Wellness, Education; Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation, Alberta Teachers Association - Health & Physical Education Council. www.everactive.org
New! Nutrition Innovation Awards Interested in winning $1000 for your school? Up to five awards of $1000 will be given to schools for initiatives to improve nutrition at their school. These awards recognize the efforts of five extraordinary schools who implemented innovative strategies and programs to improve their nutrition environment. These changes can include improvements to your cafeteria, canteen, tuckshop, vending machines, special event menus and items used in fundraising. The selection committee also recognizes changes in attitudes or behaviours towards healthy eating. Whether you have already started to make changes to improve nutrition at your school or you are just thinking about making changes, here is your chance to make a difference at your school and win money to help you along the way! http://www.moreaboutmilk.com/innovation.php
Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) The PSBAA is committed to working with member boards,parents, teachers,administrators, government officials, and the public to ensure that all talents and strengths continue to benefit public education. http://www.public-schools.ab.ca
Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere (SHAPE) SHAPE is a province-wide program that promotes the national Active & Safe Routes to School programs and offers support to Alberta schools that aim to encourage students to walk or cycle to school. http://www.shapeab.com
Schools Come Alive Schools Come Alive provides leadership for teachers and administrators through workshops, resource development and collaborative partnerhips which focus on increasing physical activity opportunities and promoting healthy active lifestyles in Alberta schools. Funded by Alberta Community Development; Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation, Alberta Teachers Association - Health & Physical Education Council. http://www.schoolscomealive.org
Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities (SACSC) The mission of SACSC is to encourage home, school and community practices that teach, model and reinforce socially responsible and respectful behaviours, so that living and learning can take place in a safe, caring, and inclusive environment. Supporters include The Alberta Teachers Assocation, National Crime Prevention Strategy, Canadian Heritage Muliculturalism Program and Morgex Insurance. http://www.sacsc.ca
Southern Alberta Child and Youth Health Network (SACYHN)
SACYHN is a collaboration among individuals and organizations concerned with the health and well being of all children, youth and families. See Whole School Mental Health Promotion (WSMHP) project. http://www.sacyhn.ca/
Teaching Sexual Health An innovative website developed by Alberta educators and health professionals to help achieve excellence in teaching sexual health. www.teachingsexualhealth.ca
Action Schools BC (British Columbia) Action Schools BC is a best practices physical activity model designed to assist elementary schools in creating individualized school action plans to promote healthy living. http://www.actionschoolsbc.ca/content/home.asp
Breakfast for Learning Canadian Living Foundation's program with a mission "to ensure that every child in Canada attends school well nourished and ready to learn." http://www.breakfastforlearning.ca/english/index.html
Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) CAHPERD believes that quality school health education programs will lead to healthy development of Canadian children and youth. http://www.cahperd.ca
Canadian Association for School Health (CASH) CASH is a national association composed of 12 provincial/territorial coalitions whose members promote the health of children and youth through school-related health promotion (comprehensive school health). www.schoolfile.com/cash.htm
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) CAAWS mission is to ensure that girls and women have access to a complete range of opportunities and choices and have equity as participants and leaders in sports and physical activity. http://www.caaws.ca
Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) CCL is a national, independent, and non-profit corporation that is committed to improving learning across the country and across all walks of life. See Health and Learning. http://www.ccl-cca.ca
Canadian Health Network A wealth of information to help you prevent disease and make healthy choices for yourself and your community created by the Public Health Agency of Canada. http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) The CPHA is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all Canadians. www.cpha.ca
Canadian School Physical Activity & Nutrition Network (CANSPANN)
CANSPANN is being developed as a sustainable, pan-Canadian network for enhancing the production and use of innovative, transdisciplinary, school-based youth physical activity and nutrition research that is related to the social and physical environments of the school. http://www.canspann.uwaterloo.ca/
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) CDPAC's mission is to foster a countrywide movement towards an integrated population health approach for prevention of chronic diseases through collaborative leadership, advocacy, and capacity building. http://www.cdpac.ca
Directorate of Agencies for School Health (DASH) "DASH is a non-profit society and a cooperative interagency network acting as advocates for prevention activities that enable students to develop to their fullest potential in British Columbia." http://www.dashbc.org
Dietitians of Canada (DC) DC is a nation-wide voice of dieticians and brings the knowledge and skills of its members together to inform decisions that affect food, nutrition and health, with impact at the local, regional/provincial, national and international levels. http://www.dieticians.ca
Growing Healthy Canadians - A Guide for Positive Child Development This guide was created by Health Canada and the Government of Ontario to promote and illustrate that the healthy development of children and youth is a shared responsibility. The focus is on life transitions (ie. transition to the 1st year of life, to school, to adolescence, to adulthood) and multiple contributors (ie. schools, family, community, workplaces, government). http://www.growinghealthykids.com
Healthnet Canada Healthnet is the means by which health workers in even the most rural portions of Canada can communicate using an electronic mail system. Great links to other organizations. http://www.healthnet.ca
Living School Initiative ... brings together entire communities to work together to support and enhance active, healthy living for children and youth in Ontario. http://www.livingschool.ca
Making it Happen: Healthy Eating at School
A web site created in partnership between the BC Dairy Foundation and the BC Ministry of Health Services. http://www.healthyeatingatschool.com
Manitoba Health - Healthy Schools Initiative Healthy Schools is Manitoba's comprehensive school health initiative intended to promote the physical, emotional, and social health of students, thier families, school staff, and school communities. http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/... ...framework.pdf
McCreary Centre Society The McCreary Centre Society is a small non-profit organization concerned with the health of young people in British Columbia and has conducted community-based research and youth health projects since 1977. http://www.mcs.bc.ca
Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition A coalition of health and education professionals supported in part by the Ontario Public Health Association. http://www.opha.on.ca/ohsc/
Parent Help Line
Offers parent support on the phone (1-888-603-9100) and on the web - access the message library and information on a variety of topics. Any parent - Any issue - Any time - You're not alone. http://www.parentsinfo.sympatico.ca
Public Health Agency of Canada
Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy A Federal/Provincial/Territorial initiative to improve the health of Canadians and reduce health disparities. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat/index.html
Public Health Agency of Canada
Physical Activity Unit The Physical Activity Unit has the lead responsibility within the PHAC for delivering on the federal govenment's role in physical activity. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/fitness/
RBC Financial Group - After School Grants Program
To be chosen for a grant, recipients must offer structured supervised activities in an environment that provides what RBC has termed the "3Ss": safety, social skills, and self-esteem. http://www.rbc.com/community/donations/after-school/index.html
Safe Healthy Schools - Communities and Schools Promoting Health "A gateway to information on comprehensive school health (CSH) and health promoting schools (HPS); providing links to research, reports, how-to manuals, planning and assessment tools, lesson plans and students webquests." A project of the Canadian Association of Principals. http://www.safehealthyschools.org
Safe Kids Canada Safe Kids Canada promotes effective strategies to prevent unintentional injuries through partnerships and using a comprehenisve approach. http://www.sickkids.ca/safekidscanada/
The Learning Bar: Tell Them From Me
Tell Them From Me is an evaluation system designed to meet the ongoing needs of teachers, principals, and administrators -- it includes student and treacher surveys which assess student outcomes and aspects of the schoo'ls learning climate. http://www.thelearningbar.com
Voices for Children Voices for Children promotes the well-being of children and youth in Ontario by disseminating information to influence policy, practice, and awareness. http://www.voices4children.org
Action for Healthy Kids
A public-private partnership of more than 50 national organzations and government agencies representing education, health, fitness, and nutrition .. addresses the epidemic of overweight, sedentary and undernourished youth by focusing on changes in schools. http://www.actionforhealthykids.org
School Health Policies Enter a search for school health policy statements. http://www.aap.org
American School Health Association(ASHA)
The ASHA unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children. Its mission is to protect and promote the health and well-being of children and youth through coordinated school health programs as a foundation for school success. www.ashaweb.org
Centre for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) The CHHCS is a non-partisan policy and program resource center located at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. The focus is on strategies to strengthen health care delivery systems for children and adolescents - through effective health programming in schools. http://www.healthinschools.org/home.asp
Center for Performance Assessment The mission of the Centre for Performance Assessment is to improve student achievement by building the knowledge and skills of educators and school leaders. http://www.leadandlearn.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools - Healthy Youth! This website is the gateway to the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
Connect for Kids
Connect for Kids makes use of the internet to give people the tools and information they need to improve the lives of children, youth and families. http://www.connectforkids.org
Future of Children The Future of Children seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. Initiative of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. http://www.futureofchildren.org
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) HFRP strives to increase the effectiveness of public and private organizations and communities as they promote child development, student achievement, healthy family functioning, and community development. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/index.html
National Network of Partnership Schools Established by researchers at John Hopkins University, the network brings together schools, districts, and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive programs of school-family-community partnerships. www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/
Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me
Was founded in Sept 2000 by Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, to promote the infusion of character education and social and emotional learning principles into school curricula. http://www.dontlaugh.org
Search Institute Search Institute's mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 developmental assets that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. www.search-institute.org
Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
A professional association whose members supervise and coordinate programs in health, physical education, and related fields within state departments of education. http://www.thesociety.org
USDA Food and Nutrition Services
Check out USDA's Team Nutrition - an integrated, behaviour based, comprehensive plan for promoting the nutritional health of the Nation's children. http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
Australian Health Promoting Schools Association "All children in Australia will belong to school communities which are committed to promoting lifelong learning, health and well being". http://www.ahpsa.org.au/
Centre for Adolescent Health "Making the difference to adolescent health by advancing knowledge, practice and policy". Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute. http://www.rch.org.au/cah
Centre for Health Promotion (formerly Children's Health Development Foundation) The CHP was established in 2001 to enhance the Women's and Children's Hospital's health promotion efforts in Adelaide, South Australia. The CHP has a long history in advancing health promoting schools. http://www.chdf.org.au/
Gatehouse Project The Gatehouse project is a research project aimed at promoting emotional well being of young people in schools. Conducted by the Centre for Adolescent Health in Victorian secondary schools since 1996. http://www.rch.org.au/gatehouseproject/
Health Promoting Schools Project Website sponsored by the Victoria Health Promotion Foundation, Deakin University, and Department of Education, Employment & Training, Victoria, Australia http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/hps/index.htm
Human Race A personal best physical activity program for students aged 10-15 years. http://www.human-race.org
South Australia Health Promoting Schools Communication Network (SAHPS) An initiative of Children's Health Development Foundation, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide and supported by the Department of Human Services, Government of South Australia. SAHPS is an electronic communication network for individuals and organizations interested in Health Promoting Schools. http://sahps.net
European Network of Health Promoting Schools (ENHPS) The ENHPS is a strategic program for the European region. Because the determinants of education and health are indivisiblylinked, the programme seeks to integrate the policy and practice of the health promoting school into the wider health and education sectors. http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/progs/ENHPS/Home
European Schoolnet
European Schoolnet is an international partnership of 26 European Ministeries of Education developing learning for schools, teachers and pupils across Europe. http://www.europeanschoolnet.org
Jamies's School Dinners
"In this Channel 4 series [England] Jamie Oliver busts a gut persuading schools to ditch the processed, ready-made junk the students are used to eating, and replace it with fresh, tasty, nutritious food." http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/J/jamies_school_dinners/index.html
National College for School Leadership Provides career-long learning and development opportunities, professional and practical support for England's school leaders. NCSL is developing a community leadership strategy to encourage greater collaboration in communities. http://www.ncsl.org.uk/
Teachernet Website offers information and links in areas such as teaching & learning, professional development, management and whole-school issues. Many links in the "Useful sites" section. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
Wired for Health A series of websites managed by the UK Health Development Agency on behalf of the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Skills. Health information is provided for a range of audiences that relates to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy School Standard. http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk
International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) The IUHPE is a global organization devoted to advancing public health through health promotion and health education.Improving the effectiveness of practice (including in the school setting) has been a recent focus. http://www.iuhpe.org
Pan Amercian Health Organization PAHO is an international public health agency with 100 years of expereince in working to improve the health of the countries of the Americas. A recent book (2204) "Building better health: A Handbook of Behavioural Change" is a notable publication. http://www.paho.org
World Health Organization (WHO) WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO's mission is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possilbe level of health. They have a keen interest in school health. http://www.who.int/school_youth_health/en/
