HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL LEADERS
Health and learning in school are interrelated.
Schools are better able to achieve their primary mission of education if students and staff
are healthy physically, mentally, and socially.
By using the Health Promoting School approach in planning and managing everyday programs and practices, schools maintain a strong focus on promoting the well-being of all
school community members.
Most schools are able to identify a range of health promoting activities currently operating in their school. However, a health promoting school is different in two essential ways:
1. There is a deliberate approach to plan and deliver activities which are coordinated across the three HPS components of curriculum, partnerships and policies that support healthy school environments.
2. The HPS approach is coordinated by a leader, or leaders, focusing actions and initiatives with school community members across the three health promoting school components towards their school’s plans for improvement.
Health Promoting School Leaders' Tool Kit
Health Promoting School Background Information
Health Promoting Schools - The Difference
HPS - Why Power Point Presentation
Video – ASCD Whole Child Healthy School Communities
Health Promoting School Resources
HPS Leaders' Health Promoting School Steps
Staff Wellness Initiatives
Health Curriculum Resources - linked to NS Learning Outcomes
Cross-curricular resources
Health and PFI Goals: Classroom Strategies
Math
Literacy - coming soon
Technology
HRSB Health Promotion Team
Health Promotion Team E-Newsletter
Healthy Eating
Supporting Food and Nutrition in School
How to Start-up & Operate A Breakfast Program
Breakfast Program Funding Application
Physical Activity
Increasing physical activity opportunities at your school
Mental Wellness Promotion
Curriculum resources, PD , after-school programs, community partners, and more
Additional Supporting Documents/Links
Health Promoting Schools: A Health Promotion CLearinghouse Resource List
