Making Health Academic: Creating Coordinated School Health Programs (CCSHP).  Health is not just the absence of disease – it is complete physical, mental, and social well-being. A school health program that effectively addresses students’ health, and thus improves their ability to learn, consists of many different components. Each component makes a unique contribution while also complementing the others, ultimately creating a whole that is more than just the sum of its parts. CSHPs traditionally include eight components.

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).  School staff wellness programs promote the well-being of all school employees who serve as role models for students. Schools with staff health promotion programs find that teachers are more energetic and optimistic, can better handle job stress, and are absent less often. When teachers are enthusiastic and healthy, they are role models of healthy living for students and the community. A healthy school staff also decreases school costs due to fewer substitute teachers, lower insurance costs, and a decrease in turnover expenses.

The Center for Adolescent Health is committed to assisting urban youth to become healthy and productive adults. Together with community partners, the Center conducts research that identifies the needs and strengths of young people and tests programs designed to promote the health and well-being of young people.  Take a look at their resources for Employee and Staff Wellness.

The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) was founded in 1987 as a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting healthier life styles for all Americans, especially through health promotion initiatives at the worksite. Organizationally, WELCOA serves as an umbrella, linking communities and coalitions together into a supportive network that includes locally affiliated Wellness Councils, Well City initiatives, Well Workplaces, and individual and corporate members throughout the United States.