School Health Leadership Councils
A Coordinated School Health Program is an effective system designed to connect health with education. This coordinated approach to school health improves students' health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities, and schools working together. Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) supports the establishment and ongoing activities of School Health Leadership Councils that utilize the coordinated approach to school health. An overview of Coordinated School Health Programming is available at the Maine Coordinated School Health Programming website.
HCCA currently provides support to School Health Leadership Councils in the following school districts
- Monmouth Schools
- RSU 38 (Maranacook Area Schools)
School Health Leadership Councils have chosen from a variety of initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of students and staff. Among them:
- Conduct the School Health Index health assessment to prioritize wellness
initiatives - Review and enhance school tobacco use policy to meet Partnership for a Tobacco Free Maine guidelines and receive free tobacco-free campus signage
- Create and promote indoor and outdoor walking opportunities on school
campuses for staff, students, and community members
- Review and enhance school substance abuse policy utilizing the How to Guide provided by the Office of Substance Abuse
- Monitor the implementation of nutrition related policies including
- Maine Department of Education Chapter 51 and Chapter 435 and the Federally required local School Wellness Policy
HCCA is pleased to announce the availability of mini-grants to create and coordinate School Health Leadership Councils. For more information and an application, contact Renee Page.
Our local service area includes: Augusta, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Richmond, Vienna, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winthrop.
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