Funded School Health Partners
Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement Through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools (DP18-1801)
CDC Healthy Schools funds 17 state education agencies, providing them with technical assistance and developing specialized tools, recommendations, and resources to help in the work they do for school health. State grantees support the implementation and evaluation of evidenced-based strategies and activities to:
- Prevent obesity and reduce the risk of children and adolescents developing chronic disease in adulthood.
- Manage chronic health conditions prevalent in student populations including poor health, asthma, food allergies, seizure disorders, diabetes, other diseases, and disabilities or conditions.
This work is funded by the CDC cooperative agreement, Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement Through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools (DP18-1801 Healthy Schools).
The state grantees are:
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Washington
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) complement and strengthen the work of the state grantees by emphasizing:
- Training and professional development.
- Technical assistance.
- Education and dissemination.
- Programmatic implementation and evaluation using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health (DP13-1305)
CDC Healthy Schools funded all 50 state health departments (and the District of Columbia Health Department) to reduce the risk factors associated with childhood obesity, manage chronic conditions in schools, and promote the well-being and healthy development of all children and youth. This work was done through the cooperative agreement, State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health (cooperative agreement #1305).
Learn more about the success stories on impact and reach of CDC-funded school health projects.
