Building a strong and vibrant school community is a vital component of fostering an environment where students thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. The APPLE Schools (appleschools.ca) health promotion project identifies eight essential elements that provide a steady formula for cultivating this environment. Backed by world-class…

A growing divide in physical activity amongst youth, fueled by the privatization of youth athletic programs, most negatively impacts underrepresented students. Intramural-sports programs hold the potential to engage more of our youth in physical activity, including those from marginalized populations. Utilizing a collective impact approach,…

Background: Schools may be an effective avenue for interventions that prevent childhood obesity. "I am Moving I am Learning/Choosy Kids"© (IMIL/CK) is a curriculum recommended by Head Start (HS) for education in nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle habits. Methods: We formed an academic-community partnership (ACP), the…

Community colleges serve a unique purpose in American higher education. For many students, these institutions present the best opportunity for the postsecondary credential needed to pursue a living-wage job with career potential. For others, a community college represents the gateway to a four-year institution or beyond, and potential career paths…

This paper shares a health and wellbeing partnership, modelling implementation of physical education (PE) advocated by the United Nations (UN). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) exemplifies global efforts towards equality, specifically Goal 3 and 4 address health and wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into cross…

Background: Few studies have been conducted in Canada to investigate the roles, actions and beliefs of health teachers in school health programs. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore health education teaching and assess related needs among pre-service and in-service teachers in a British Columbia K-12 school system, and to elicit…

This article describes a community-conceived health education program for grades K through six developed by the local United Way Health Foundation in cooperation with the schools and parents. Since 1973, these groups have participated in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the health program through a community involvement…

A university health service working cooperatively with a private medical group established a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for the entire community. (JD)

Children and young adults are more likely to die from auto crashes, injuries, accidents, and suicide than from disease. Teachers should limit information to what students most need to stay healthy and spend more class time delving into kids' attitudes and behaviors. School-based programs are more apt to change young people's attitudes and…

The results of a survey of sex education" programs in Kansas indicate that despite the current controversy over this topic, there are increasing numbers of school districts in the process of initiating, developing or expanding programs of human growth and development, family life and sex education." (Author)

Community participation in program decision-making and implementation is an ideal that community and academic stakeholders aspire to in participatory research. This ideal, however, can be difficult to achieve. We describe lessons learned about community participation from a quasi-experimental trial aimed at reducing the uptake of smoking among…

In this article, American Association of Community Colleges member institutions provide information on the collaborative efforts in allied health programs between their colleges and the communities they serve. These are but a fraction of the inventive and unique programs community colleges across the U.S. offer to support the health and wellness…

School Health Advisory Councils (SHAC) can assist schools in carrying out their responsibilities for promoting and protecting the health of students and employees. An active SHAC can be an excellent mechanism for parent and community involvement in the schools, and the SHAC provides a way for the schools to utilize valuable professional resources…

President of the Washington, D.C. Teachers' Union presents the Union's recommendations for short range solutions to their extensive educational problems in testimony before the Senate Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety Committee on the District of Columbia. (DM)