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    • About CDC Healthy Schoolsplus icon
      • Feedback
      • Notice of Funding Opportunity
    • Health and Academicsplus icon
      • Dietary Behaviors and Academic Grades
      • Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors and Academic Grades
      • Alcohol Behaviors and Academic Grades
      • Tobacco Product Use Behaviors and Academic Grades
      • Other Health Behaviors and Academic Grades
    • Improving School Healthplus icon
      • Characteristics of an Effective Curriculum
      • Local School Wellness Policy
      • National Health Education Standardsplus icon
        • Standard 1
        • Standard 2
        • Standard 3
        • Standard 4
        • Standard 5
        • Standard 6
        • Standard 7
        • Standard 8
      • School Employee Wellnessplus icon
        • Tips for Promoting School Employee Wellness
        • School Nurses Mental Health Study
      • School Health Guidelines
    • Assessing School Healthplus icon
      • School Health Indexplus icon
        • Introduction
        • Instructions
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • Resources
        • Glossary
      • Wellness Policy in Action Toolplus icon
        • Glossary
        • How to Interpret WPAT Results
      • Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Toolplus icon
        • FAQs
      • Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)
    • Managing Health Conditionsplus icon
      • School Health Servicesplus icon
        • Acute and Emergency Care
        • Care Coordination
        • Chronic Disease Management
        • Family Engagement
      • Chronic Health Conditionsplus icon
        • Asthma
        • Diabetes
        • Epilepsy
        • Food Allergies
        • Food Allergies in Schools Toolkit
        • Obesityplus icon
          • Youth Obesity Maps (2003-2019)
          • Body Mass Index (BMI) Measurement in Schools
        • Oral Health
    • Promoting Healthy Behaviorsplus icon
      • Physical Education and Physical Activityplus icon
        • Physical Activity Facts
        • Physical Education
        • Inclusive School Physical Education and Physical Activity
        • Recess
        • Classroom Physical Activity
        • Physical Activity Before and After School
        • Staff Involvement
        • Family and Community Engagement
        • Youth Physical Activity Guidelines
      • School Nutritionplus icon
        • Childhood Nutrition Facts
        • Nutrition Education
        • Time for Lunch
        • School Meals
        • Smart Snacks
        • Celebrations and Rewards
        • Food and Beverage Marketing
        • Water Access
        • Water Access Microlearning Videos
        • Staff Role Modeling
        • Energy Drinks
        • What School Nutrition Professionals Need to Know About COVID-19
        • Modifying School Spaces During Mealtimes to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
      • Out of School Timeplus icon
        • Supporting Students with Chronic Health Conditions in School-Based OST Programs
      • Sleep and Health
      • Healthy and Supportive School Environmentsplus icon
        • Strategies to Create a Healthy and Supportive School Environment
        • Strategies to Help Parents and Families Create Healthy and Supportive School Environments
        • School Connectedness
        • Protective Factors in Schools
        • How Families Can Support Student Health and Emotional Well-being
        • Toolkit for Schools: Engaging Parents to Support Student Health and Emotional Well-beingplus icon
          • Graphics
          • Newsletters
          • Social Media Posts
    • Data and Researchplus icon
      • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
      • School Health Profiles (Profiles)
      • School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS)
    • Training and Professional Developmentplus icon
      • Professional Development 101 and 201
      • e-Learning Series: Training Tools for Healthy Schoolsplus icon
        • Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
        • Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)
        • Parents for Healthy Schools
        • School Health Guidelines
        • School Health Index
      • Professional Development Practices
      • Guide to Evaluating Professional Development
      • Understanding the Training of Trainers Model
      • Professional Development Follow-Up Support
      • How to Build a Training Cadre: A Step-by-Step Processplus icon
        • Phase 1: Assessment
        • Phase 2: Recruitment
        • Phase 3: Action
        • Phase 4: Evaluation
      • Guide to Promoting Professional Development
    • Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)plus icon
      • Components of WSCC
      • Strategies for Using the WSCC Framework
    • Virtual Healthy School
    • Parents for Healthy Schoolsplus icon
      • Parents for Healthy Schools Resources
    • Communications Centerplus icon
      • Web Graphics
      • Featuresplus icon
        • Dental Sealants Can Improve Students’ Oral Health
        • Give Your Kids a Healthy Body and Mind This Summer
        • School Nurses Help Keep Students Healthy
        • Access to Water in Schools
        • Back to School
        • Eating Healthier at School
        • Engaging Parents to Promote Healthy Schools
        • BAM Dining Decisions Mobile Game
        • Sleep in Middle and High School Students
        • Virtual Healthy School
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    • Funded Partners
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    • BAM! Body and Mind Classroom Resources for Teachersplus icon
      • Unit 1: CDC Basics
      • Unit 2: Nutrition
      • Unit 3: Physical Education and Activity
      • Unit 4: Health Conditions and Diseases
      • Unit 5: Disabilities and Birth Defects
      • Unit 6: Mental Health, Child Development, & Hygiene
      • Unit 7: Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
      • Unit 8: E-cigarettes and Alcohol
    

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