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Developing Healthy School Communities: Handbook

Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta

This document provides an overview of the work funded by the Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund (AHSCWF; University of Alberta). Through the AHSCWF a variety of projects are funded that support the development of healthy school communities. This is a great resource that provides background information on the important components of supporting comprehensive school health.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jhfq-aY6uGnyzenVCmoZ7Mgzb-AGQRK2/view

Developing Health Communication Campaigns

Public Health Ontario

This presentation deck outlines the different steps of the health communication campaign planning model and illustrates how you can apply these steps to your own situation. The resource also provides a 12-item checklist to help you develop persuasive health communication messages.

http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/Developing_health_communication_campaigns_2012.pdf

Champion and Team

Physical & Health Education Canada

This website outlines different types of programs that can help school communities create a healthy school environment. More specifically, it provides examples of relevant programming, and connects wellness champions and school community members to help them share their ideas and experiences.

http://www.phecanada.ca/home

Apple Schools: Alberta Project Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating

The APPLE Schools Foundation

This website provides information on the Alberta Project Promoting Active Living & Healthy Eating (APPLE) Schools. The website also includes a wealth of resources related to supporting comprehensive school health.

http://www.appleschools.ca/

Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund

School of Public Health, University of Alberta

Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund offers funding support for school jurisdictions in Alberta seeking to create healthy school communities using a Comprehensive School Health Framework. This website provides information on upcoming grants, success stories of previous wellness initiatives, Alberta-based data resources, and information about comprehensive school health.

http://www.wellnessfund.ualberta.ca/

Advocating for Change

Community Tool Box

This resource outlines key steps that can be taken to raise awareness about an idea and ways to identify potential sources of opposition to a new idea.

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/advocating-change#node_toolkits_full_group_outline

Advocacy Toolkit

College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta

This webpage provides valuable information and resources about how to translate ideas to decision-makers (e.g., school leadership team).

https://www.nurses.ab.ca/about/what-is-carna/policy-priorities-and-research/advocacy-toolkit

Workplace – National Standard

Mental Health Commission of Canada

This webpage provides an outline of the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the workplace. The webpage offers suggestions for implementation in a separate guide that a wellness champion could use to promote psychological health and safety in their school environment. Both the ‘standard’ and ‘implementation guide’ are available by download.

https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/what-we-do/workplace/national-standard

Working Together to Support Mental Health in Alberta Schools

Government of Alberta

This resource provides relevant information related to mental health practices and guides the implementation of a whole-school approach to promote positive mental health.

https://education.alberta.ca/media/3576206/working_together_to_support_mental_health.pdf

Wellness School Toolkit

The Wellness Movement – Government of New Brunswick

This toolkit offers ideas on championing wellness in the areas of mental fitness and resilience, physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco free living.

http://www.wellnessnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wellness_School-Toolkit_BIL.pdf