Comprehensive School Health  |  Ideas

Students who are healthy, safe, engaged, challenged and supported at school can perform better. Schools can directly influence students’ health and behaviour. A healthy school consistently strengthens its capacity as a healthy setting for learning, playing and working.

Some key ideas that are essential to Comprehensive School Health are:

• Collaboration between home, school and community partners
• A holistic view of health and well-being within the school environment
• Healthy relationships between students, staff and the community
• Engagement of students in authentic and meaningful ways
• Activities address unique school needs and link to the program of studies and daily instruction
• Focus on building capacity and sustainability within school communities
• Well-planned evaluations that generate information to demonstrate effectiveness and continuous improvement