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About School Health

A group of children building a sand castle The Coordinated School Health Program outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) consists of eight interactive components:

Health Education
Physical Education
Health Services
Nutrition Services
Health Promotion
Counseling
Environment
Family/Community

For more information on each of the school health components, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/index.htm

In the “About School Health” Section

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Youth Risk Behaviors

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Linking Health and Academic Achievement

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School Health Council

•	Why a School Health Council
•	How to Organize a School Health Council

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Implementing a Coordinated Program

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Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement

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School Health Resources on the Web

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This page last reviewed March 02, 2007
Questions or comments? E-mail us at betty.peterson@healthmpowers.org