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A Healthy School is the central hub from which to support the lifelong health and wellbeing of the child, adolescent and young adult. The Canadian Healthy School Standards were developed by the Canadian Healthy Schools Alliance, a network of organizations on a mission to promote health and well-being in school communities across Canada.
The Canadian Healthy School Standards define Healthy Schools and provide a framework for promoting health and wellbeing within school communities. They outline a set of interrelated actions that support successful implementation, presenting stories from across the country as practical examples. Download the Standards.
Healthy schools are characterized by grassroots partnership building involving school staff (administration, teachers, non-teaching staff), students, parents, and community agencies. A healthy school is underpinned by broad commitment to an evolving shared vision of a safe, healthy and caring school community for students, staff, and families.
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A healthy school involves a holistic approach where school administration, teachers, parents/guardians, students and community agencies work together to create an environment that will have a positive impact on a child’s health and learning. Toronto Public Health’s team of health professionals work to service school communities to create Healthy Sc...
The Healthy Schools approach is integrated school-based health promotion that incorporates health and health messaging into all aspects of school activities and engages the school community at large. There are five components: 1. Curriculum, Teaching and Learning 2. School and Classroom Leadership 3. Student Engagement 4. Social and Physical Enviro...
There is a close connection between health and learning. The Healthy Schools Approach supports improvement in students’ educational outcomes and promotes resilience by addressing school health in a planned, integrated and holistic way. It encourages involvement of all members of the school community (students, parents/guardians, school staff, commu...
A healthy school is a place where students have many opportunities – in the classroom, and in every aspect of their school experience – to foster their physical, mental, social and intellectual development. Healthy schools – also known as health-promoting schools – work with partners from the health and education sectors, and with those ...
Contact Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600 for additional support and resources. Français The Healthy Schools Toolkit was developed to help schools implement the Healthy Schools approach and has been utilized by the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board. It provides a step-by-step guide to creating a ...
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Where comprehensive school health approaches are sustained, health concerns leading to chronic diseases are lowered, quality of life may be improved and future health care costs avoided. What is a Comprehensive School Health Approach? Comprehensive school health is an internationally recognized framework for supporting improvements in students’
