Health Education Resources
Consultant Support Services
Resources
OCM BOCES Health Education Resource Links
Health-related School Initiatives
Health Teacher Organizations
- AAHE American Assoc. for Health Education
- OCM BOCES Youth Development
- SHAPE Society of Health and Physical Educators
Research for PE/PA
- Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Schoolsfrom the CDC Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit
- Physical Activity and the Health of Young Peoplefrom CDC, November 2008
- School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity by the CDC, September 16, 2011
- School Health Profiles 2010-Chronic Disease Prevention New York /NYC Secondary Schools by the CDC
School Nutrition Websites
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Healthy Schools Program
- American Dairy Association and Dairy Council
- CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)’s website
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Coalition for Healthier Schools
- Cornell Farm to School Program
- Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
- DASH-NY Obesity Policies Database
- Healthi Kids
- Healthier US School Challenge
- Healthy Eating Research
- Healthy Schools Campaign
- Hunger Solutions NY
- National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- National School Lunch Program
- NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
- NY School Nutrition Association
- NYSED School Wellness Policies
- NYS Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance
- RWJF Childhood Obesity
- School Nutrition Association
- The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
- The Lunch Box – Healthy Tools to Help all Schools
Schools Nutrition Documents/Resources
- ACT For Youth Report - An Ecological Approach to Adolescent Obesity: Working Together to Support Healthy Youth
- Bridging the Gap – Evaluating School Policies & Practices Reports:
- Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
- Improving School Foods Outside of Meals Resources
- Institute of Medicine Report – Schools Meals, Building Blocks for Healthy Children
- MMWR – School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Model School Wellness Policies
- Prevention Institute – Supporting Healthy Food & Activity Environments
- RWJF Reports - Elementary Schools Are Making Some Progress in Efforts to Prevent Obesity, But Still Have Work To Do
- School Nutrition Fact Sheets
- The “Implementing Strong Nutrition Standards for Schools: Financial Implications” fact sheet from the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Resources
OCM BOCES Health Education Resource Links
Health-related School Initiatives
Health Teacher Organizations
- AAHE American Assoc. for Health Education
- OCM BOCES Youth Development
- SHAPE Society of Health and Physical Educators
Research for PE/PA
- Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Schoolsfrom the CDC Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit
- Physical Activity and the Health of Young Peoplefrom CDC, November 2008
- School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity by the CDC, September 16, 2011
- School Health Profiles 2010-Chronic Disease Prevention New York /NYC Secondary Schools by the CDC
School Nutrition Websites
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Healthy Schools Program
- American Dairy Association and Dairy Council
- CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)’s website
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Coalition for Healthier Schools
- Cornell Farm to School Program
- Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
- DASH-NY Obesity Policies Database
- Healthi Kids
- Healthier US School Challenge
- Healthy Eating Research
- Healthy Schools Campaign
- Hunger Solutions NY
- National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- National School Lunch Program
- NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
- NY School Nutrition Association
- NYSED School Wellness Policies
- NYS Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance
- RWJF Childhood Obesity
- School Nutrition Association
- The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
- The Lunch Box – Healthy Tools to Help all Schools
Schools Nutrition Documents/Resources
- ACT For Youth Report - An Ecological Approach to Adolescent Obesity: Working Together to Support Healthy Youth
- Bridging the Gap – Evaluating School Policies & Practices Reports:
- Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
- Improving School Foods Outside of Meals Resources
- Institute of Medicine Report – Schools Meals, Building Blocks for Healthy Children
- MMWR – School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Model School Wellness Policies
- Prevention Institute – Supporting Healthy Food & Activity Environments
- RWJF Reports - Elementary Schools Are Making Some Progress in Efforts to Prevent Obesity, But Still Have Work To Do
- School Nutrition Fact Sheets
- The “Implementing Strong Nutrition Standards for Schools: Financial Implications” fact sheet from the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)