WV Department of Education - Office of Healthy Schools

Resources

Articles

Education Reform and the Goals of Modern School Health Programs

The West Virginia Health Education Assessment Project (HEAP)
Nancy O’Hara Tompkins, Khalid M. Kamal, Don Chapman

$272,000 Grant Awarded to Wood County PE

2009 STD Conference Presentations

 

 

Active Academics

Active Academics currently provides activities for K-5 classrooms in: Math, Reading, Language Arts, Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education. This program is endorsed by the WV Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools and WV Action for Healthy Kids.

http://www.activeacademics.org

 

 

Kids in the Kitchen

The goal of the Junior Leagues' Kids in the Kitchen initiative, which is supported by The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. and its member Leagues, is to empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices and help reverse the growth of childhood obesity and its associated health issues.

http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org

 

 

Take Charge Be Healthy

Take Charge Be Healthy is a web-based health module targeting middle and high school-aged youth (ages 12-18). The module focuses on physical activity, nutrition, and other health topics. It provides in-depth content and interactive tasks to enhance learning and encourage positive attitudes and healthy behaviors in today's teens.

http://www.takechargebehealthy.org

 

 

CDC TV

CDC.gov now broadcasts public health videos through the new CDC-TV Web page. CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics as part of CDC's goal of achieving true improvements in people's lives by accelerating health impact and reducing health disparities.

http://www.cdc.gov/CDCtv/

 

 

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a joint initiative between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation and its mission is to tackle one of our nation’s leading health problems – childhood obesity. The goal of the Alliance is to stop the nationwide increase in childhood obesity by 2010 by taking bold, innovative steps to help all children live longer and healthier lives. The program takes a comprehensive approach by helping schools improve access to healthier foods, increase opportunities for physical activity and establish school employee wellness programs.

http://www.healthiergeneration.org/schools

 

 

Open Airways for Schools

The American Lung Association's Open Airways For Schools program educates and empowers children through a fun and interactive approach to asthma self-management. It teaches children with asthma ages 8-11 how to detect the warning signs of asthma, avoid their triggers and make decisions about their health.

If you are interested in implementing OAS in your school, contact Jessica Isner at (304) 342-6600, (800) LUNG USA, or by e-mail at jisner (at) lunginfo.org today!

http://www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/asthma/in-schools/open-airways/open-airways-for-schools-1.html

 

 

Additional Resources

Food Research and Action Center Parent Corner School Health & Nurses