
In addition to the resources available from the American School Health Association, such as the Journal of School Health, ASHA Publications, Conferences and Resolutions, other organizations have produced key resources that will help people interested in implementing high-quality school health programs. Though such a list can never be complete, each resource includes additional references.
Information About School Health Programs
Book: Health is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health
Programs.
Web site: Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of
Adolescent and School Health .
National Organizations and Federal Agencies with an Interest in School
Health
Web sites: National Coordinating Committee for School
Health and Safety.
The School Mental Health Project at UCLA
has a resources and gateway site for mental health
resources.
Policy Guidance
Book: Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn from National Association of State Boards of Education.
Web sites: National Guidelines for Health, Mental Health, and Safety in Schools. Model school wellness
policies that comply with the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, developed by the National
Alliance for
Nutrition and Activity, of which ASHA is a member.
School Health and Academic Achievement
Web site: A PowerPoint presentation titled Making the
Connection: Health and Student
Achievement describes the research linking various aspects of school health programs with
measures of
academic success and can be downloaded from the web site of the Society of State Directors of Health,
Physical Education, and Recreation.




