March 20, 2010
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School Health Programs


Updates and Special Announcements

  • Study Shows Recess is Essential to Increasing Academic Achievement
    March 19, 2010 – A new report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation describes findings from a survey of nationwide elementary school principals. The survey revealed that principals overwhelmingly believe recess has a positive impact not only on the development of students’ social skills, but also on achievement and learning.
  • Webinar on Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth
    March 11, 2010 - This month, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy will host a webinar on replicating effective and promising teen pregnancy prevention programs for Latino youth.

    • Click here for the complete list of updates and announcements



The School Health Programs department supports NSBA's commitment to help school policymakers and educators make informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement and healthy development of students and the effective operation of schools. In its beliefs and policies, NSBA recognizes the critical link between health and learning and the role of schools in promoting life-long health and preventing health risk behaviors.

You can access information about NSBA's work on school health issues, including "101" packets of information on key topics, the School Health Resource Database, current news on health topics that are relevant to school leaders, NSBA health-related publications, and links to relevant websites in the sidebar to the left. In the sidebar to the right, you'll find the latest reports and data as well as announcements of special events to guide effective decision-making around a wide range of school health policies and programs. Education leaders are also encouraged to access health-related resources offered by State School Boards Associations.

For more information, please e-mail schoolhealth@nsba.org.

This site contains links to HIV Prevention messages and materials that are intended to educate PK-12 public school policy makers and professionals to inform their decisions about policy and practice. These messages may not be appropriate for all audiences. Materials related to HIV that have been published by NSBA with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been reviewed and approved by a national program review panel.

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