Ever Active Schools Program Comprehensive School Health

Becoming an Ever Active School is more than just joining a program... it is the first step in adopting a more comprehensive approach to health in your school.

The school setting for health promotion is gaining momentum internationally as teachers, parents, health professionals and many others seek ways to address the health and social issues of school aged children and youth. The Health Promoting School approach (HPS - also called Comprehensive School Health) is a way to link health and education within the school setting. The instruction, environment and services/support available in that setting are part of a strong HPS foundation that allows for interaction to occur between the home, the school and the community.

The Health Promoting Schools model includes:

'whole' school
student participation/leadership
multiple strategies
curriculum/teaching methods
social/physical environments
home, school and community
champion(s) in school
facilitation of the planning process
evidence-based/promising practice
evaluation

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The following organizations also support the Health Promoting Schools approach: