Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids

Abstract:
This article discusses the need for schools to invest in the health of their students in order to improve their academic performance. The components of a coordinated school health model are reviewed, as well as examples of model implementation at the school district level. Information about how school districts can develop health programs from state resources and why districts need to make children’s health a priority on their education agenda is explored.

Author(s): David Satcher and Margie T. Bradford

Publication: American School Board Journal


Date Published: 3/1/2003

Pages: 4

Is a Component of These 101 Packets:
Coordinated School Health 101

Comments:
This article was published in the March 2003 edition of the American School Board Journal. The article is available online on NSBA's School Health Programs website within the Comprehensive/Coordinated School Health category of "Selected NSBA Publications" at http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/SelectedNSBAPublications.aspx.

Location Code: 11357