Dear School Health Partners, Welcome back to another great beginning to the school year! We are pleased to announce that we have recently awarded 30 new health and wellness grants of up to $4,000 to schools across the state. We nearly doubled the number of applicants since our last funding cycle and are thrilled about [...]
Dear School Health Partners, We are pleased to announce the availability of $120,000 of funding for NJ public middle and high schools to achieve our vision that New Jersey youth are healthy and ready to learn in a school environment that supports wellness and offers opportunities for healthy choices. The New Jersey Department of Health [...]
The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model recognizes the impact and critical role that counseling, psychological and social services play on improving the mental, emotional, and social health of students. A growing body of research reinforces that providing mental health programs in schools can improve both academic and social outcomes. The WSCC model seeks to promote [...]
Promoting healthy and safe behaviors among students is an important part of the mission of schools. A popular truism is that “healthy students are better learners.” The question is how do we ensure that our students are best prepared and engaged in the process of being healthy students and better learners, now and in the [...]
The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model unified ASCD’s Whole Child model with CDC’s Coordinated School Health model to provide a shared framework for school stakeholders to work together. As part of this process, the definitions and descriptions of each component were updated to reflect current evidence and practice. The school nutrition services [...]
Introduction Schools understand that parents1 care deeply about their children, and expect that parents will support their child’s health and learning at home. As reflected in the CDC’s online materials, parents are also a valuable resource to promote a healthier school environment. Equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to engage with schools [...]
Dear Partner, We are excited to report that the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), replacing No Child Left Behind, was signed into law on December 10. The law contains good news for the whole school community child (WSCC) approach to education. In the new federal legislation, health and physical education join subjects including art, civics, [...]
Research tells us that establishing healthy behaviors during childhood is easier and more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviors during adulthood. We also know that there is a symbiotic relationship between learning and health and schools can play a critical role in promoting the health and well being of students. Since its introduction in [...]
Now is a great time to revisit the research behind health and learning and to renew our commitment to providing a healthy school environment for all students. Schools play an important role in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behaviors.1 A healthy school environment -- full of nutritious [...]
Celebrating Success: Working Together for Healthy Schools Welcome/Opening Remarks Nashon Hornsby, JD Dept. of Health, Division of Family Health Services Office of the Assistant Commissioner Keynote Gian Paul Gonzalez, M.Ed, Executive Director Hope + Future Inc. Using Data to Make Your Case and Measure Impact James McCall, PhD Assistant Professor, Rowan [...]