From the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion:

A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of eight interactive components. Schools by themselves cannot, and should not be expected to, address the nation’s most serious health and social problems. Families, health care workers, the media, religious organizations, community organizations that serve youth, and young people themselves also must be systematically involved. However, schools could provide a critical facility in which many agencies might work together to maintain the well-being of young people.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

School Health Index - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pilot Schools - PDF Revised 2007

Secretary's Letter on Planning Guidelines for Possibility of Pandemic Flu - U.S. Dept. of Education

For more information, please contact:

Laura McDowell, Program Manager
Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Education
2020 West 3rd Street, Suite 320
Little Rock, AR  72205
Phone:  501-683-3600
Fax:  501-683-3611

Debby Woods, PANT (Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco)
Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Education
2020 West 3rd Street, Suite 320
Little Rock, AR  72205
Phone: 501-682-1311
Fax: 501-683-3611