Key School Health Resource Updated Spring 2011
Key School Health Resource
Updated Spring 2011
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Assessment, Data and Surveillance
ChildTrends Databank
Diversitydata.org
KidsCount
Monitoring the Future
National Youth Tobacco Survey
National Coalition on Childhood Obesity Measures Registry
Obesity Trends - CDC
RWJF InteractiveTobaccoMap
School Health Index
School Health Policies and Program Study (SHPPS)
School Health Profiles
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
WellSAT (Wellness School Assessment Tool)
Funding
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools – Grant Alerts
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research - List of Obesity-Related Funding Opportunities
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Listservs
American School Health Association – Comprehensive Health Education Network
To Subscribe: Send an email to
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools -
News Alerts
Weekly Insider
CDC – Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity – Physical Activity Listserv
To subscribe: Contact to be added to the listserv.
CDC – Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity – Chronic Disease Network
To subscribe:Send an email to the text (not subject) of email write “SUBSCRIBE CDN-LIST”.
National Association of County and City Health Officials – Chronic Disease Network
To subscribe: Send a blank email to
National Organizations Funded by CDC/DASH for Preventing Chronic Disease
American Association of School Administrators
American Cancer Society *
American Lung Association
American School Health Association
Council of State Governments *
Directors of Health Promotion and Education *
National Association of Sport and Physical Education
National Association of State Boards of Education
National School Boards Association
Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (The Society)
* Funded in collaboration with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Newsletters
CDC – Preventing Chronic Disease
To subscribe: Information can be found on this page
Council of State Governments – Health Policy Highlights and Healthy States E-Monthly
To subscribe: Information can be found on this page
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools – Weekly Insider
To subscribe: Information can be found on this page)
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity – Bi-weekly News
To subscribe: Information can be found on this page
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research - Monthly Newsletter
To subscribe: Information can be found on thispage.
USC Prevention Research Center News – Email newsletter about physical activity
To subscribe: Email the center at , with your name, title and organizational affiliation)
Policy/Legislation Databases
CLASS Database - Classification of Laws Associated with School Students - NIH
Database of StateNutrition and Physical Activity Legislation- CDC/Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Education Bill Tracking Database- National Council of State Legislatures
ENACT Local Policy Database for Nutrition and Physical Activity- Prevention Institute
Federal Legislative Updates on Obesity- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Food Policy and Legislation Database- Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Promising District Practices in School HealthWebsite - National Association of State Boards of Education
School Health Policy Database- National Association of State Boards of Education
School Health Resource Database- NationalSchool Boards Association
State Policy Index for Issues in Child Nutrition- School Nutrition Association
Programmatic Resources
CDC Learning Connection (Public health learning products)
Evidence Analysis Library for School-Based Interventions– American Dietetic Association
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices – SAMHSA
Database of Research-Tested Intervention Programs – National Cancer Institute
Exemplary and Promising: Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Programs - Department of Education