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School Health
Your child spends more time at school than anywhere else except home. Schools can have a major effect on children's health, by teaching about health and promoting healthy behaviors. The school building and environment should be a safe and healthy place for your child.
Schools work to prevent risky behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use, inactivity or bullying. They may also deal with specific health problems in students, such as asthma, obesity and infectious diseases.
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Start Here
- Student Health and Academic Achievement(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Overviews
- Safe Youth. Safe Schools.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Staying Healthy in School: Kid-Friendly Tips(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Latest News
- Fruit And Vegetable School Programs Help a Little(09/13/2012, Reuters Health)
- Put Traffic Safety on Back-to-School 'To-Do' List(09/09/2012, HealthDay)
- "Food Environment" in Schools Getting a Bit Better(09/07/2012, Reuters Health)
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Back to School Basics
(08/23/2012, HealthDay)
- Help Your Child Manage Diabetes at School(08/20/2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Back-to-School Tips(08/14/2012, American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Animals in Schools and Daycare Settings(08/13/2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- More News on School Health
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Prevention/Screening
- Preventing the Spread of Illness in Child Care or School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Nutrition
- 5 Reasons to Pack Your Lunch(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Foods and Beverages Sold Outside the School Meals Program(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Nutrition(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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School Day Just Got Healthier(Dept. of Agriculture)
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- School Lunches(Nemours Foundation)
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Specific Conditions
- Chronic Conditions and School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- Injury Prevention and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- School and Asthma(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- School and Diabetes(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- School Guidelines for Managing Students with Food Allergies(Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network)
- School Success for Children with Arthritis(Arthritis Foundation)
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See, Hear, Speak: Are Kids' Senses Ready for School?(National Institutes of Health)
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Students with Chronic Illnesses: Guidance for Families, Schools and Students(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Related Issues
- ABCs of Starting School(American Psychiatric Association)
- Backpack Safety(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Children Who Won't Go to School (Separation Anxiety)(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Also available in Spanish
- Contagious Health Problems in Schools(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
- Health Problems at School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Health Screenings at School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Healthy Air at School(American Lung Association)
- Helping Your Child Feel Connected to School(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Partnering with Your Child's School: A Guide for Parents(HSC Foundation) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Playground Safety(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Preparing for a New School Year(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- School Avoidance(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- School Violence and the News(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Starting School(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Also available in Spanish
- Ten Tips for Your Child's Success in School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Tox Town(National Library of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
- When Your Child Tries to Avoid School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Your Teenager at School(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Videos
- Project Adam Saves Lives: Sudden Cardiac Arrest and AED in a School Setting(Children's Hospital and Health System, Wisconsin)
- Also available in Spanish
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: School Health Services(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: School Health Services
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Organizations
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
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Law and Policy
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Statistics
- 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Adolescent and School Health(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Health Risk Behaviors and Academic Achievement(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010(Dept. of Education)
- School Violence(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- School-Associated Violent Death Study(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Trends in the Prevalence of Behaviors That Contribute to Violence on School Property(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Violence Prevention(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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Children
- Backpacks(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Diabetes in School(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)
- Getting Along with Teachers(Nemours Foundation)
- Moving to Middle School(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- School Counselors(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- What to Do If You Don't Like School(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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Teenagers
- Back to School(Nemours Foundation)
- Getting Along with Your Teachers(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- How to Make Homework Less Work(Nemours Foundation)
- Starting High School(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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