Healthy Children and Families Handbook (password protected)

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From the CDC: Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health

Suggestions for a Successful Year: Develop Your Plans for the Year
Work with the administration, teachers and the PTA board to determine what health issues are most important for the school. When identifying issues to address, consider having a different emphasis, monthly or bimonthly.

Some Suggested Areas of Emphasis

Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Products
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, including Inhalant Abuse
Teen Pregnancy/Prenatal Care
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, including HIV/AIDS
Sex Education
Dental Health
Emotional Health and Self-Esteem
Eye and Ear Health
Nutrition (Diet and Cholesterol Levels)
Air Quality (Indoor and Outdoor)
Physical Fitness for Children and Teens
Immunizations, including Hepatitis B
School Health Issues
Water Pollution
Childhood Obesity

Use the Internet! There is a wealth of health information available there. Don’t forget to check out the National PTA website: www.pta.org

You may wish to access these selected health web sites:

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org

CDC & Prevention - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
www.cdc.gov/ncipc

Partnership Against Domestic Violence
www.padv.org or www.ncjrs.gov

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

National Safety Council
www.nsc.org

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.healthfinder.gov

Coordinated School Health
www.state.tn.us/education/schoolhealth

The Jason Foundation (youth suicide prevention)
www.jasonfoundation.com

For a calendar of health observance
www.healthfinder.gov

The Tobacco & Literacy Education Project
Www.tobaccoliteracy.jsi.com/