The Center for Health and Health care in Schools supports the good health of children and adolescents by working with parents, teachers, health professionals and school administrators to strengthen successful health programs at school.

This web site combines information on key school health issues with guidance on organizational and financing challenges. High-quality school health programs are the most direct, efficient ways to assure that all children get the help they need to lead healthy and productive lives.

New Grant Alerts

Building Healthy Communities Grant Program (Michigan)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Wayne State University's Center for School Health, and...


Community Support Grants
The mission of BJ’s Charitable Foundation is to enhance and enrich the communities BJ’s stores serve...


It’s All About the Fruits and Veggie’s Grant Program
Jamba Juice and the National Gardening Association's KidsGardening are offering the It's All...

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News Alerts

Obama Administration Awards Nearly $300 million to States for Enrolling Eligible Children in Health Coverage
January 6, 2012. More than $296 million was awarded to 23 states as a performance bonus for ensuring more children have health coverage, HHS Secretary Kathleen...
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Washington State Proposed Budget Cuts Hit Immigrant and Refugee Families
January 24, 2012. Budget cuts targeting services especially important to immigrant and refugee families have been proposed by Washington State Governor Christine...
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Weekly Insider

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email on a weekly basis.

This week’s issue – January 19-24, 2012

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Spotlight

Thought Leader Dialogue: Advancing Integrated Mental Health and Education Research



September 21, 2011

To view the meeting summary and details about the conference, click here.


What's Happening?

A November 2011 Health Affairs article by Center staff Donna Behrens & Julia Lear asks why dental care is out of reach for many kids and how in-school care can help.



To read the full article, click here.




The Impacts of School-Based Behavioral and Emotional Health Interventions on Educational Performance is an annotated bibliography that describes recent rigorous research from peer-reviewed literature.



To access the full document, click here.




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Teens Run DC

 

Teens Run DC is helping at-risk young people meet life and fitness goals through a school-linked running program.

In 2010, Teens Run DC began collaborating with Olga Acosta Price, director of CHHCS, for help with program development and evaluation design.