Facilitating Capacity-building within the School Community to Improve Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
This website was designed to provide valuable resources to faciltiate efforts to improve health in schools by the Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick. http://www.unb.ca/spans/en/home.htm
Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Prevention Project
This is the longest running Health Canada funded project (20 yrs). The site contains connections to thier published research and all school resources that have been created. http://www.ksdpp.org
Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviours of Alberta Youth: School-based Research McCargar, Linda. The Shift. Winter 2005. Volume 7. Issue No.1
This article discusses research about dietary intake and physical activity of Alberta youth (grades 7-10). http://www.chps.ualberta.ca/publications/shift.htm
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth developed a comprehensive national strategy that recommends specific actions for families, schools, industry, communities and government (September 2004). http:www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=22596
Summary of Canadian Healthy Living Market Research and Implications for Public Education Activities Aimed at Families and Children Prepared for Health Canada by Francois Lagarde (2004). This document is a summary of 43 reports received from participants at a meeting held in Sept 2003 on the public information component of the Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy. The reports aimed at educating and motivating families and children to adopt healthy behaviors. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/lifestyles/healthyliving/ppt/francois_lagarde/summary_report.html
Toolbox for Community Action: Promotion of Healthy Eating and Active Living in Children This implementation guide, created by the Calgary Health Region (2004), was "designed for use by communities, anywhere, who are interested in promoting healthy eating and active living using a socio-environmental approach." http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/... Michele.pdf
Unpacking the Black Box: A Deconstruction of the Programming Approach and Physical Activity Interverventions Implemented in the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project. Levesque, L. Guilbault, G., Delormier, T., Potvin, L. (2005) Vol.6 No. 1, Health Promotion Practice. 64-71
This study provides "a first step toward better understanding community intervention packages and programming strategies for promoting physical activity involvement within a community setting." http://www.ksdpp.org/lucie_article_blackbox.
Annapolis Valley Health Promoting Schools
This link leads to a project evaluation report of the Annapolis Valley Health Promoting Schools initiative in Nova Scotia. http://www.hpclearinghouse.ca/features/AVHPSP.pdf
Blueprints for Violence Prevention Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado leads an initiative to identify violence prevention programs that are effective School-based interventions are highlighted. http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints
Building a Healthier Future Through School Health Programs: Promising Practices for School Health Programs This document describes promising practices for consideration when planning school-based policies and programs to help young people avoid behaviors that increase their risk for chronic disease. Search for "promising practices." http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/... promising_practices.htm
Effectiveness of School Programs in Preventing Childhood Obesity: A Multilevel Comparison
Veugelers, P. J. & Fitzgerald, .L. (2005) Vol.95, No3. Amercian Journal of Public Health, 432-435.
In this study students from schools participating in a coordinated program that incorporated recommendations for school-based healthy eating programs exhibited significantly lower rates of overweight and obesity, had healthier diets, and reported more physical activities than students from schools without nutrition programs. http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/3/432
Effective School Health Promotion: Towards Health Promoting Schools National Health and Medical Research Council produced this document (1996) "to inform debate and to further the progress of health promotion in schools in Australia." http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/pdf/ph14.pdf
Effectiveness of school-based interventions in reducing adolescent risk behaviour: a systematic review of reviews
Authors Thomas, Siracusa, Ross, Beath, Hanna, Michaus, Moore, Partington, Tober, Voorberg, Brunton. (1999). Retrieved from health-evidence.ca http://www.health-evidence.ca/article.aspx?id=1620
Guide to Community Preventive Services: Systematic Reviews and Evidence Based Recommendations
This guide provides public health decision makers with recommendations regarding population-based interventions to promote health and prevent disease, injury, disability, and premature dealth, appropriate for use by communities and health care systems. School are identifies as a setting for interventions. http://www.thecommunityguide.org
Health-evidence.ca
This website is designed to provide quality research evidence to public health decision makers. Through this site one can locate references to review literature in the form of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, gathered through a comprehensive search of electronic databases, journal table of contents, and reference lists. http://www.health-evidence.ca
Health promoting schools and health promotion in schools: two systematic reviews. Lister-Sharp, D., Chapman, S., Stewart-Brown, S., Sowden, A. Health Technology Assessment 1999; Vol 3:No.22.
This article evalutes the effectiveness of school-based health promotion interventions. "This review of reviews has shown that school health promotion initiatives can have a positive impact on children's health and behaviour but do not do so consistently." ttp://www.ncchta.org/execsumm/summ322.htm
Registries of Programs Effective in Reducing Youth Risk Behaviors Various US federal agencies have identified school and community programs that have been rigorously evaluted for reducing youth risk behaviors. This site has links to many studies. http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/healthtopics/registries.htm
School Health Research Network Based in Canada, the School Health Research Network (SHRN) brings together researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners who are interested in school-based or school-related health promotion in a virtual community. http://www.schoolhealthresearch.org/... reviews_reports.html
Building a Healthier Future Through School Health Programs: Eight Priority Actions for Improving the Health of Young People This is a link to a page on the CDC Chronic Disease Prevention - Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: A Public Health Framework to Action site. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/... eight_priority.htm
Comprehensive School Health: To Improve Student Health and Learning
This web site provides teachers with a practical introduction to health literacy and comprehensive school health. Created by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Search for comprehensive school health. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca
Healthy Active Schools - A Resource to Support the 2005 SummerActive Campaign This Alberta resource includes information and ideas for teachers, administrators, parents, and community leaders to promote healthy active lifestyles. http://www.everactive.org/files/summeractiveresource2005.pdf
Healthy Kids Toolkit - Helping Educators Build Active School Communities A joint research project with the University of New Brunswick's Faculty of Education and the Canadian Research for Social Policy funded through Public Health Agency of Canada. Covers active living, healthy eating, physical education and personal & social health. http://www.unbcrisp.ca/healthytoolkit/home
Improving the Health of Adolescents & Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities This publication (2004) presents several approaches to achieve 21 objectives laid out in the US Healthy 2010 document and includes: community coalition building; assessing needs and assets; priority-setting; and program planning, implementation and evaluation. http://nahic.ucsf.edu/index.php/companion/index/
Indicators to Help with Capacity Building in Health Promotion
(2000)
Australian Centre for Health Promotion and New South Wales Health, written by Penelope Hawe, Lesley King, Michelle Noort, Christopher Jordens, & Beverly Lloyd. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/i/pdf/capbuild.pdf
Making Health Academic CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health provides capacity-building assistance, resources, and connectiond for creating Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHP). Search "CSHP at-a-glance" and "Action steps".. http://www2.edc.org/MakingHealthAcademic/
School Health Index Developed in the US by the CDC Healthy Youth program the School Health Index is a self-assessment and planning tool to improve the efectiveness of health and safety policies and programs. http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/
SMART: School Mapping and Reviewing Tool
SMART is an Australian survey tool that allows schools to 'map' their learning, health and well being activities. Search for SMART. http://www.chdf.org.au
Voices & Choices: Planning for School Health Voices & Choices was developed in collaboration with CAHPERD and CASH (see Links). It is a practical, do-it-yourself, on-line, strategic planning tool for school communities in Canada. It engages young people in identifying their health and school related needs and in developing and implementing strategies to address those needs. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/vc-ss/index.html
Alberta Healthy Schools Initiative: Beyond an Apple a Day This report is based upon the results of focus groups and surveys conducted in Alberta schools by the "Beyond an Apple a Day" project in 2002 and 2003. The target audience of this report is health professionals and educators wanting current information on the health of Alberta students in grades 7 and 8, specifically their nutrition and physical activity patterns. http://albertamilk.com/... paper.pdf
Canada's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity This guide is not intended to replace the Guide to Healthy Eating nor the Guide to Active Living - it is a combination of important points from both Guides into one document. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/guide/index_e.html
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Overweight and Obesity in Canada: A Population Health Approach Prepared by Kim D. Raine, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta (2004). Search for overweight and obesity. http://www.cihi.ca
Center for Human Nutrition Operated by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas this site includes numerous publications on the center's research. http://www2.swmed.edu/humannutrition/index/htm
Centre for Science in the Public Interest - Liquid Candy
CSPI has been a strong advocate for nutrition and they have an interesting report on Liquid Candy that describes the sugar content in beverages. http://www. cspinet.org/liquidcandy
Cornell University Nutrition Site This provides research-based information for consumers, educators, and other other professionals in the area of food, nutrition and health, and food safety. Search for "nutrition". http://www.cornell.edu/food
Dole 5 A Day
Has school resources for elementary schools around vegetables and fruit, includes kid's cookbook and teacher resources. http://www.dole5aday.com
Feeding the Minds and Bodies of BC Students Dietitians of Canada's (BC Region) project to increase awareness and understanding of best practices that can assist BC schools and school districts to support healthy eating among children and youth. http://www.dashbc.org/sfnp/dc.html
Fruit and Vegetables The goal of this campaign is to reduce the risk of cancer and cardio-vascular disease, by encouraging Canadians to consume at least five servings of vegetables and fruit a day. Supported by Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Produce Marketing Association and public health practitioners. http://www.5to10aday.com
Kids Food This site offers recipes, cooking tips, and recommended resources targeted to kids. http://www.kidsfood.com
Making It Happen - Healthy Eating at School "Schools can play an important role in the development of good eating habits. This site is chock full of information to help your school cook up a healthy approach to nutrition." Supported by Knowledge Network, BC Ministry of Health and BC Milk. http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/makingithappen
Mission Nutrition
An educational program designed to promote children's healthy growth and development. Supported by Dieticians of Canada and Registered Dieticians at ellog Canada Inc. http://www.missionnutrition.ca
Nutrition Resources for Teachers, K-9. Nutrition resource kits available for K-9 developed by theDavid Thompson Health Region (Alberta). Search for "resources" and then "nutrition resources". http://www.dthr.ab.ca/services/... index.htm
Saskatchewan Nutrition Guidelines for Schools
Developed by the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan in cooperation with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association. Go to Research and Development, and then Students-Diverse Needs. http://www.ssta.sk.ca
School Food and Nutrition Recommendations for Ontario Ministry of Education Regarding Snacks and Beverages Dispensed by Vending Machines
The Dieititians of Canada produced a background paper to help increase understanding about the rationale for healthy eating in childhood, the importance of supportive healthy eating environments provided by schools, the link between healthy eating and school performance, the nutritional needs of children, and a review of current eating habits of school-aged children. Search DC Positions, and then title of position paper. http://www.dieticians.ca/news/media.asp
School Food Sales and Policies Provincial Report,
Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health, British Columbia
To view the report visits http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca. Click on Healthy Schools.
School Foods Tool Kit: A Guide to Improving School Foods & Beverages The School Foods Tool Kit is designed to improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages that kids eat and drink at school ... without losing revenue. The Kit can be downloaded on line at no cost from the Centre for Science in the Public Interest website. The CSPI also produces the Nutrition Action Newsletter. http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfood/
School Nutrition Handbook The School Nutrition Handbook developed by the Calgary Health Region provides information to assist schools in ensuring ready access the healthy foods and beverages. Search for "School Age Children (K-12)."
http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/nutrition
Tufts Nutrition Navigator A rating guide to nutrition websites developed by Centre on Nutrition Communication, School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/
Bibliography of Family Involvement Research Published January-August 2003 This link provides journal articles, dissertations and theses, research briefs, papers, reports, books/book chapters, etc. from the Harvard Family Research Project (US). http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/... family-involvement-2003.html
Family and Community Involvement in Schools
Useful information through the Education Development Center, Inc's website and based upon the book Health is Academic published by Teachers College Press (1998). Go to Resources and Involvement; Component-specific resources. http://www.edc.org/HealthIsAcademic/
Five questions to check out your school's health and safety policies.
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, US) produced an interesting checklist. http://www.healthinschools.org/parents/5tips.htm
KidsHealth "Is the largest and most visited site on the web providing doctor-approved health information about children." Created by the Nemours Foundation's Centre for Children's Health Media. http://www.kidshealth.org
Parent and Community Involvement Strategies That Work Education World is a website for educators; a search engine for educational web sites; contains lesson plans and articles; site reviews. This article discusses successful programs for parents and community involvement plus links to numerous online resources. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin192.shtml
activ8 A website to communicate with schools across Canada who are using this curriculm-based physical activity challenge program. http://www.activ8.org
Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children, Youth and Older Adults Guidesto help make choices about physical activity created by the Physical Activity Unit of the Public Health Agency of Canada. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide
Daily Physical Activity Initiative:Alberta Education
In September 2005, Alberta Education will implement a requirement for 30 minutes of DPA for all students in Grades 1-9. Program Resources include bibliographies, handbooks, etc. http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/by subject/physed
Increasing Physical Activity: Encouraging Physical Activity through School This report provides a summary of the physical activity status of Canadian children from the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute in partnership with Health Canada and the Interprovincial Sport and Recreation Council. http://cflri.ca/pdf/e/2001capacity.pdf
7. PLANNING MODELS/FRAMEWORKS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH PROMOTION
A Best Practices Approach to Health Promotion A intersectoral project from Nova Scotia funded by Health Canada. Includes the Annapolis Valley Health Promoting School Project. http://www.hpclearinghouse.ca/download/framework.pdf
An Ounce of Prevention: A Public Health Rationale for the School as a Setting for Health Promotion A report by the Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia, Dr. P.R.W. Kendall (2003). http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pho/pdf/o_prevention.pdf
Models of Health Promoting Schools in Europe This 1999 document describes the valuable experience gained through working with processes of health promoting schools throughout Europe. http://www.who.dk/document/e74993.pdf
Partners for Health: Schools, Communities and Young People Working Together
This monograph discusses the health of Canadian children and youth, and the role schools can play in promoting health. University of Toronto, CAHPERD, CASH, and Health Canada. http://cahperd.ca/eng/health/documents/PartnersForHealth.pdf
Youth: Choices and Change
A Pan Amercian Health Organization (PAHO) document (2005) that compiles the application of behavioral change theories (individual, interpersonal, community, policy levels) and models to develop effective health promotion interventions for adolescents. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PUB/SP_594.htm
Action Aganist Poverty: School Boards Making a Difference
A 2001 document by the Canadian School Board Association, that reports on the project "Mobilizing the Community in Support of Students in Poverty" and includes an assessment of the overall project as well as an evaluation of the activities carried out in ten sites across Canada. http://www.cdnsba.org/pdf/actionagainstpoverty.pdf
Poverty In America
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Poverty USA website presents classroom teachers, community, church and service leaders, home schoolers and other educators with resources they can use to initiative menaingful discussions about poverty. http://www.usccb.org/cchd/pov/edcenter/index.shtml
Assessment Toolkit for Bullying Harassment and Peer Relations at School A project of the Canadian Public Health Association. http://www.cpha.ca/antibullying/
Bullying Online This UK website provides advise for parents, pupils, teachers and information on school projects, tips, links, etc. http://www.bullying.co.uk/
Roots of Empathy
Root's of empathy mission is to build caring, peaceful, and civil societies through the development of empathy in children and adults. Fees are charged for training, material and support services for the program. http://www.rootsofempathy.org
School-based violence prevention programs: A Resource Manual Sponsored and supported by RESOLVE Alberta, University of Calgary, and the National Crime Prevention Centre. http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/
The critical role of school culture in student success DeWitt, David, McKee, Christine, Fjeld, Jan, Karioja, Kim. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 2003.
"What role does the culture of a school play in student experience and performance? What factors promote a student's sense of belonging?" This research reports on a survey of students from 22 Ontario high schools. http://www.voices4children.org/report-Dec2003-1.htm
Action in Schools for Physical Education and Nutrition (ASPEN): Policy Recommendation Summary
Canadian Cancer Society (Alberta/N.W.T Division) undertook a project in collaboration with several partners to make recommendations to influence the creation and implementation of policies that facilitate healthy eating and active living within Alberta's junior high schools (2004). http://www.cancer.ca/... 196194694niw_ab_ASPENReportFinal.pdf
Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide Search the National Association of State Boards of Education (US) website for "Healthy Schools" and then "Policies". http://www.nasbe.org
Model School Wellness Policies
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (USA) developed model nutrition and physical activity policies that meet the US federal requirements for school wellness policies. http://www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) The SHPPS is a US survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at state, district, school ahd classroom levels. http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/shpps/index.htm
Young People in Canada: Their Health and Well-being The Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study is a cross-national study supported by the World Health Organization. In Canada, the HBSC surveys are funded by Health Canada and carried out every 4 years since 1990 by the Social Program Evaluation Group at Queen's University. The report has a section on The School Experience. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/... hbsc_report_2004_e.pdf
Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System (YRBSS) The YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the US. http:www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/YRBS/
Making it work: Guidelines for creating effective smoke-free school-based policies
Written by the Nova Scotia School Smoking Prevention Coalition. http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/tcu/schools.htm
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