8 Components of a Coordinated School Health Program

·Health Education—Addresses the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions to health

·Physical Education / Physical  Activity—Provides cognitive content and learning experiencesin a variety of activity areas such as basic movement skills, physical fitness, rhythms and dance, games, teams, dual and individual sports

·Health Services—Services provided to students to appraise, protect, and promote health

·Nutrition Services—Includes access to a variety of nutritious and appealing meals that accommodate the health and nutritional needs of all students

·Health Promotion for Staff—Includes opportunities for school staff to improve their health status through activities such as health assessments, health education, and health-related physical activities

·Counseling and Psychological Services—Services are provided to improve students’ mental, emotional, and social health

·Healthy School Environment—Includes the physical and aesthetic surroundings and the psychosocial climate and culture of the school

·Parent / Community Involvement—Represents an integrated school, parent, and community approach for enhancing the health and well-being of students

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The CSH model focuses on six critical health behaviors identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that contribute to the leading causes of death among youth and young adults.  These critical behaviors are:

·       Inadequate physical activity

·       Unhealthy eating behaviors

·       Tobacco use

·       Sexual behaviors that may result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted

        diseases and unintended pregnancies

·       Alcohol and other drug use

    ·       Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence