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School Health
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- Nutrition
- Related Issues
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- Organizations
- Law and Policy
- Statistics
- Children
- Teenagers
Overviews
- Overviews
- Back to School Tips (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Back-to-School Basics: Promoting Your Child's Health (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dealing with Chronic Illnesses at School (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Health Problems at School (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- School Health (American Cancer Society)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- AAP: No to Soft Drinks in Schools (Nemours Foundation)
- Healthy Dining Hall Eating (Nemours Foundation)
- School Lunches (Nemours Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School List (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Asbestos in Schools (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances)
- Backpack Safety (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- College Transition: Managing Stress and Maintaining Health (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Creating a Safe School for Latex-Sensitive Children (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
- Environmental Virtual Campus (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Guide to Playground Safety (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Basics for Schools (American Lung Association)
- KidsWalk-to-School (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Day Care Centers (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
- Managing Asthma in the School Environment (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division)
- Mercury in Schools (University of Wisconsin-Extension, Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center)
- Mold in Schools (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division) - Links to PDF
- Parents Ask about Occupational Therapy Services in Schools (American Occupational Therapy Association)
- Radon in Schools (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division)
- School Bus Stops (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- School Injuries (National Safe Kids Campaign)
- School Success (Arthritis Foundation)
- Should You Worry about School Violence? (Nemours Foundation)
- Sick School Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- Starting School (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish - Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus (Nemours Foundation)
- Surviving Culture Shock at School (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Tox Town (National Library of Medicine) - Requires Flash Player
- What You Should Know about Reducing Diesel Exhaust from School Buses (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality) - Links to PDF
Research
- Research
- Children with Disabilities and Injuries at School (Nemours Foundation)
- Health Report Cards Help Increase Parent Awareness of Children's Weight Problems (Nemours Foundation)
- Hidden Risks of School Suspension and Expulsion (Nemours Foundation)
- Indoor Air Quality and Student Performance (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division) - Links to PDF
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Facts about&School Safety (Dept. of Education)
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information)
- School Health Policies and Programs Study: State Report Cards (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Healthy Youth! Asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- School Health Policies and Program Study: Violence Prevention (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Links to PDF
Children
- Children
- Diabetes in School (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)
- School Counselors (Nemours Foundation)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Back to School (Nemours Foundation)
- Getting Along with Your Teachers (Nemours Foundation)
- How to Make Homework Less Work (Nemours Foundation)
- Understanding School Violence (Nemours Foundation)