Selected "101" Packets
The following "101" packets are designed to provide a general overview of selected school health topics. The packets contain excerpts from publications, articles, sample policies and more from the
School Health Resource Database. They do not include curricula and are not intended for classroom use.
You may browse the packets online by clicking on any of the "101" packet titles below. Many of the packets' abstracts include links to the full text of materials.
You may also request hard copies of any "101" packet by completing a request form. Please note that only four "101" packets may be requested at one time. Packets are available free of charge and will be provided to you within 2-4 weeks.
To complete a request form for "101" packets and/or additional information from the School Health Resource Database,
please click here.
Note: The documents included in the packets below may contain links to their full texts and/or to publisher websites. While we provide these links for your convenience, their content does not necessarily reflect the opinion of NSBA nor does it imply endorsement of any kind.
Resources
- Addressing Wellness Policies 101
[PDF 40,679kb]
Includes information on overweight and obesity among youth, children's eating and physical activity behaviors and their health consequences, the link between wellness and learning, and guidance on developing, implementing, and evaluating wellness policies and programs.
- Asthma in Schools 101 [PDF 35,776kb]
Provides statistics on asthma prevalence among youth, strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school health program, guidance to improve asthma management in schools, and policies to promote asthma-friendly schools, including actions to reduce asthma trigger exposure.
- Building Community Support for Addressing School Health Issues 101 [PDF 38,424kb]
Presents information and guidance about dealing with issues and conflict related to school health programs, including strategies and sample policies to strengthen parent/family/community involvement and establish school health advisory councils.
- Coordinated School Health Programs 101 [PDF 37,809kb]
Contains information on the need for and an overview of coordinated school health programs, the link between school health programs and student learning, and guidance to establish effective policies and practices, including referrals to state models.
- Food Safety 101 [PDF 37,954kb]
Contains information on foodborne illness and outbreaks and guidance for establishing food safe school programs and policies.
- Healthy Eating 101 [PDF 38,872kb]
Contains background on nutrition and childhood obesity, dietary guidelines and tools to promote healthy eating, and policy development strategies and success stories to improve the school nutrition environment and promote wellness.
- HIV/AIDS Policy Development 101 [PDF 37,557kb]
Includes information on HIV/AIDS prevalence, transmission, and testing, guidance for schools in HIV prevention education, and policy development tools related to students and staff with HIV, infection control, and confidentiality.
- Physical Activity 101 [PDF 39,378kb]
Presents data on physical activity levels among youth, recommended guidelines for physical activity, and policies that promote quality, lifelong patterns of physical activity and wellness.
- School Health Issues in Communities of Color 101 [PDF 37,297kb]
Includes statistics on health risk behaviors among racial/ethnic minority groups, information on health disparities with data on specific health issues, and guidance for culturally and linguistically appropriate strategies that address health disparities among youth of color.
- Sexual Orientation Issues for Schools 101 [PDF 37,981kb]
Includes information on sexual orientation and gender identity and guidance to create a supportive and safe school climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth and protect students from harassment and hate crime.
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention 101 [PDF 36,931kb]
Includes current trends and statistics related to teen pregnancy, research findings on teen pregnancy prevention programs, and program and policy development recommendations to promote and enhance school-based teen pregnancy prevention efforts.
- Tobacco Use Prevention 101 [PDF 36,788kb]
Provides current trends related to cigarette smoking and other tobacco use and information about developing and enforcing tobacco-free school policies and programs, including examples of state-level tobacco education policies.
- Disclaimer:
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The "101" documents were compiled and are being supplied by NSBA's School Health Programs solely for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research in keeping with the U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or of NSBA. Any editing has been done only for space, style, or coding purposes. NOTICE: Copyright law may protect materials in each of the "101" packets.