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Coordinated School Health

The MSDH School Health Program works to make all Mississippi children healthy, ready to learn, and prepared to make lifelong healthy choices through the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child

Students need good health to learn their best. And schools are the best place for youth to learn about healthy living. This interrelationship means that good health and development are more than just a subject in school or a portion of the day — they take part in every aspect of learning, teaching and living. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach brings all these elements together:

Coordinated School Health Laws and Guidelines

Partners

MSDH works in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Healthy Schools and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Youth Division to meet the goals of coordinated school health.

Resources for School Health

Obesity

Physical Activity

In many communities, schools offer a variety of recreational facilities — from playgrounds to gymnasiums — where safe places to play and exercise might not otherwise exist. Joint use agreements create a partnership between schools and residents in a community to share spaces such as playgrounds, athletic fields, pools, and gymnasiums outside of school hours. They can also be used to make community facilities available to schools.

Joint use lets costs and responsibilities be shared, while increasing the opportunities for physical activity for everyone involved.

Physical Activity Resources

Other Resources

School Health

Organizations

Contact

Community & School Health Program
Mississippi State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700

Phone: 601-206-1010



Links referenced on this page
   https://msdh.ms.gov//msdhsite/images/photos/SchoolHealthHeader.jpg
learn their best    https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child    https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/wscc/
Mississippi Healthy Students Act    https://www.mdek12.org/OHS/HealthyStudentsAct
FERPA/HIPAA Guidelines    https://www.ed.gov/media/document/ferpa-and-hipaa-guidance-102005.pdf
Office of Healthy Schools    http://www.mdek12.org/OHS
Healthy Youth    https://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/
Tips for Parents — Healthy Routines for Children and Teens    https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/tips-parents-caregivers/
Shared Use Agreements: Best Practices Toolkit    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,343,86,html ok
Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Adolescents    https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity-education/guidelines/
School Health Index    https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/shi/
Health Education Curriculum Analysis    https://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/HECAT/
Physical Education Curriculum Analysis    https://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/PECAT/
Make Breastfeeding Part of Your School's Wellness Plan    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,343,92,html ok
More school health resources    https://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
American School Health Association    https://www.ashaweb.org
National Association of School Nurses    https://www.nasn.org
Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi    https://www.msdiabetes.org
National Center for Safe Routes to School    https://www.saferoutesinfo.org
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics    https://www.eatright.org

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