What is a Healthy School: Questions and Answers for Elementary Schools  457KB

For more information on Healthy Schools Visit:

• Ontario Physical and Health Education Association provides information and articles about Healthy Schools.
• Ministry of Education provides information about Healthy Schools, as well as information about the Healthy Schools Recognition Program.
• Foundations for a Healthy School chart on the Ministry of Education website provides examples of healthy school initiatives that other schools may want to try.
• The Living School provides information about the Living School provincial project, including history, processes, participants, success stories and research.
• Communities and Schools Promoting Health provides access to many resources in school health promotion. It provides links to research, reports, how-to manuals, planning and assessment tools, lesson plans and student web-quests.
• Canadian Teacher’s Federation has a link to the Health and Learning magazine, where topics related to school health are presented.
• Ontario Public Health Association has a section entitled "Healthy Schools” which provides a listing of helpful websites and publications.