Coordinated School Health: Opportunities to Support Healthy, Active Schools

When:

Thursday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/Noon Central/11:00 a.m. Mountain/10:00 a.m. Pacific

Who:

• Holly Hunt, School Health Branch, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Susan Zepeda, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
• Finessa Ferrell, Colorado Legacy Foundation

What:

The coordinated school health model has proven to be an effective framework for creating healthy learning environments and programs for students across the country. Numerous programs and initiatives, including those promoting healthy eating and active living (HEAL), have benefited from the coordinated school health approach, which has long been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This webinar discussed innovative approaches to promoting and implementing the model, as well as opportunities for funders to support coordinated school health programs, especially those focused on promoting HEAL.

Resources:

• Coordinated School Health: Healthy Kids, Healthy School
• More Than Child’s Play
• Well Fed
• https://colegacy.org/category/videos/#prettyPhoto/6/

Related Content

• Hunt PowerPoint – Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 6915 KB
• Zepeda PowerPoint – Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 830 KB
• Ferrell PowerPoint – Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 94 KB