Healthy Schools
A healthy school environment helps children learn and contributes to life-long patterns of fitness and good health. Schools have a key role to play as young people spend the majority of their time in school. Schools help create opportunities for young people to be active after school – they can provide safe places to play and access to organized activities and care.
Check out these key organizations & resources!
Here are some key organizations and resources supporting healthy schools – use them to help promote great ideas and practices at your children’s schools.
Active Healthy Kids Canada
Active Healthy Kids Canada is committed to inspiring the nation to engage all children and youth in physical activity. The Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is compiled and released annually.
- Get your Active Healthy Kids Ontario Report Card 2011
- Get the Active Heathy Kids Canada Report Card 2011
- After School - time to get active: Get some tips!
Children's Mental Health Ontario
CMHO champions the right of every child and youth in Ontario to mental health and well-being. CMHO represents and supports the providers of child and youth mental health treatment services throughout Ontario.
- What to look for: Signs and disorders
- Getting help for your child: FAQS
- Getting help: What to expect
Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition
Promoting physical, mental, social and spiritual health, this Ontario-wide, broad-based coalition works to promote healthy schools so students can achieve academic success. Members include public health units, school boards and more.
- What is a healthy school?
- Join the OHSC for online meetings and information sharing
- Foundations for a healthy school
Ophea
Ophea is led by the vision that all kids value, participate in and make a lifelong commitment to healthy active living. Interested in how you can improve health and learning within a healthy school and community - Ophea.net is for you!
- Print this poster and inspire your school to act
- 9 Healthy Schools initiatives every parent should know about
- 5 Strategies for raising healthy, happy kids: What your family can do today!
- Watch this short video: Are kids are getting enough physical activity?
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12 fun activities to get your family moving
It's time to get creative and find fun new ways to play! Give your kids the gift of a healthy life with fun, run-around games everyone will love.
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7 tips for raising active, healthy kids
Get your little ones off the couch and into physical activity with these expert tips on raising active, healthy children.
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Creating healthy schools and kids!
In this webinar, we'll show you how to make your school a healthy school! Parents, teachers & principals - learn how to make your school healthier using our free toolkit and find out why schools are an ideal place to focus on improving kids’ health.
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Ready, Set, Go! A toolkit for creating healthy schools
Step by step, this toolkit will guide you as you work to create a healthier school. Ready: Use the multiple choice questionnaire to assess your school; Set: share the results; and Go: make a plan! Funded by Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Spark Advocacy Grants.
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Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health
Check out this new resource from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health.
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The next steps for a healthy school
Want to make your school a healthy school? Not sure where to start? This video will guide students, parents and staff in ways to continue making their school a healthy school with a positive learning environment.
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Why healthy schools matter
This great video animation shows why we need healthy, active schools, in just 2 minutes! Kids have become very inactive over the last two decades, and it affects their physical health, mental health and even their academic performance.
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Your 15 minute guide to new healthy food policy
Watch and listen to this 15 minute webinar: Public Health Nutritionist Lucy Valleau explains how the new food and beverage policy for schools works and shares some great tips! This is what you need to know to implement the new food guidelines at your school.