Flu Season: Stay Healthy!
Guidance on staying healthy this flu season, including Q&A for schools,
patient education materials, and more...
Improving Adolescent Health
New guide just released! Improving the
Health of Adolescents & Young Adults: A Guide for States and
Communities is designed to
help guide state and local agencies and organizations through
processes including community coalition-building, needs and assets
assessment, priority-setting, and program planning, implementation and
evaluation.
More...
Monitoring Health Behaviors
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — The YRBSS monitors
priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading
causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and
adults in the United States.
See the YRBS data, methodology, fact sheets,
and more.
Global School-based Student Health Survey — GSHS is a
school-based survey conducted primarily among students aged 13–15
years. GSHS provides data that can help countries develop priorities,
establish programs, and advocate for school and youth health resources.
See the most recent
country data.
Coordinated School Health Program
A coordinated school health model consists of eight interactive
components. Schools by themselves cannot, and should not be expected
to, address the nation’s most serious health and social problems.
Read more...
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IN THE NEWS |
Physical Education
Daily, quality physical education is
necessary to achieve national health objectives.
See
the MMWR... |
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IT'S
WHAT YOU DO! |
VERB
It's everywhere! — on TV, online, and in schools and
neighborhoods.
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DISEASE DETECTIVES |
EXCITE
Helping students learn about epidemiology and
careers in public health.
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FOR SCHOOLS |
School Health Index — The third edition of this popular
self-assessment and planning tool
addresses safety, physical activity, healthy eating, and
tobacco prevention programs and policies.
See SHI. |
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SEE
OUR EXHIBIT |
Nov
4–6, 2004
National Middle School Association Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
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