Healthy Schools Program
A healthy student is a successful student
Highlights:
-
Sign up to get our
free e-listserv and receive information about school health related resources.
Our purpose is to raise awareness about the importance of addressing all aspects of a student’s health to ensure their best chance at academic success, and to promote policies and practices supporting that purpose.
Schools are in a unique position to have more influence on the lives of young people than any other social institution. Schools are where young people are prepared to be well-rounded, healthy, productive and successful adults. This means addressing the physical, emotional, mental and intellectual needs of the whole child by including physical education, health education and social support systems in every school.
Using the
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model the School Health program is a collaboration and partnership of several state and non-governmental agencies, all working together to promote the overall health of students and the school setting. Visit
the
Virtual Healthy School's website for an interactive overview of the model. School health includes
health and nursing services,
behavioral and mental health services, health and nutrition education,
nutritious foods, physical education,
physical activity throughout the day, and
environmental health.
The School Health program partners with Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) Health and Safety team on professional development opportunities including:
Healthy Schools Project
In 2023, Alaska was awarded a 5-year (2023-2028) CDC cooperative agreement for school health: School-Based Interventions to Promote Equity and Improve Health, Academic Achievement, and Well-Being of Students.
The resulting Alaska School Health Partnership/Healthy Schools Project works to protect and improve the health, academic achievement, and emotional well-being of school-age children and adolescents through improvements in nutrition, physical activity, tobacco prevention, the management of chronic health conditions, and trauma engaged practices addressing the mental health and emotional needs of students in Alaska.
Our state government partners include:
Other Partners and Resources
