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HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY SCHOOLS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
“Health is not an endpoint that is to be
achieved…
it is a resource for daily living”
(World Health Organization)
 About Healthy Schools
The Healthy Schools initiative in Manitoba promotes the health and wellness of
students, their families, school staff, and school communities. This
initiative is a partnership between Manitoba Health/Healthy Living,
Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth, and Healthy Child Manitoba
(which is a partnership of all departments connected to children). We
believe that good health is important for learning. We know that
schools are in a unique position to influence healthy child, youth,
and family development.
We focus on six important health issues in the school community:
We draw on the principles of comprehensive school health. We
understand that the needs, issues, and concerns of students, families,
and schools differ from community to community. Five key
elements make up the Healthy Schools model:
- Access to health and social supports
- Integrated teaching strategies
- Healthy physical and social environments
- Community partnerships
- Healthy lifestyle choices
The first step in our project was to develop a Healthy Schools
Framework. We based the framework on information and advice we
gathered during a provincial consultation held in December 2002. The Healthy Schools
framework guides educators, health professionals, parent councils and others as
they work towards comprehensive school health in their communities.
Click
for the Healthy Schools Booklet
in Acrobat (PDF)
format. File size is 610 kb.
For more information about
Healthy Schools, please contact:
Healthy Schools
Phone: (204) 788-6679
Email: healthyschools@gov.mb.ca |
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