This school-based approach promotes adolescent health and well-being.
CDC works with state, school, community, and national partners to promote student health in schools.
- The work, priorities, and impact of CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health
- These resources can assist agencies that currently receive funding from DASH.
- Several practices can improve the health, safety, and school connectedness for LGBTQ+ youth.
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child is CDC’s framework for addressing health in schools.
- Videos, infographics, and toolkits can encourage healthy behaviors and environment for adolescents.
Youth Health
Key trends in adolescent behaviors and experiences from 2015-2025.
Learn how YRBSS helps us understand health-related topics affecting youth, including mental health.
- Schools and parents can support healthy eating habits and support messaging about good nutrition.
- Schools can encourage students to get the nationally recommended daily physical activity.
- There is a role for everyone in supporting teen mental health.
- School health services staff coordinate the care and support for students with chronic conditions.
- Learn how teen screen use affects health and get tips for safer, healthier digital habits.
- Adequate sleep helps students stay focused, plus improve concentration and academic performance.
- Health disparities have a significant impact on how well students perform in school.
School Health
The School Health Profiles surveys assess school health policies and practices across the U.S.
Classroom management involves teacher and student actions to promote learning and well-being.
- Promote youth mental health and well-being with the action guide's six proven in-school strategies.
- With safe environments, students are able to connect with supportive adults at school and home.
- Parents play a big role keeping their child safe and healthy from infancy into their teen years.
- Learn how to access and use the HECAT to examine health education curricula.
- Youth Advisory Councils work with school districts on policies and practices that affect students.
- ABES highlights the challenges our nation’s youth faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.