Coordinated School Health-Resources for NH

What is a Coordinated School Health Program?

A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of eight interactive components: health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, counseling & psychological services, health school environment, health promotion for staff, and family/community involvement. 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.

For more information visit the Coordinated School Health Program.

Why Coordinated School Health?

Why should your school have a coordinated school health program? Find out why each component of a coordinated school health program is important.

• Why is Family and Community Involvement Important?
• Why are School Health Services Important?
• Why is Health Education Important?
• Why is School Environment Important?
• Why is School Nutrition Important?

NH Resources to Enhance the 8 Components of Coordinated School Health

School Health Index

This is a self-assessment and planning tool structured around CDCs eight-component model of a coordinated school health program.

School Health Index Training Manual

This manual is a packaged set of materials for conducting training or presentations on the School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide (SHI). It provides detailed materials and resources on how to implement the SHI in schools. Users can select the most appropriate sections of the SHI Training Manual and customize those components to best suit their needs.

CHSP Component	Resources
Counseling & Psychological Services	NHDOE Office of Guidance and Counseling
Family/Community Involvement	National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education National PTA
Health Education	NHDOE HIV/Health Program Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
Health Services	NHDOE Health Services NH DHHS Asthma Control Program NH DHHS Brest and Cervical Cancer Program NH DHHS Diabetes Education Program
Healthy School Environment	NHDOE School Safety Resources
Nutrition Services	NHDOE Food & Nutrition Services NH DHHS ObesityPrevention WIC Program
Physical Education	America On the Move The President's Challenge on Physical Fitness NH DHHS Nutrition and Physical Activity