School Health

What does the Healthy Schools Team do?

Your Healthy School Team works with students, parents, staff, school boards and community agencies to protect and promote healthy schools. We rely on trusted plans such as the Canadian Healthy Schools Standard to guide our work

Your Healthy Schools Team has a special focus on mental health, substance misuse prevention, and parenting supports but we also cover topics such as: getting ready for kindergarten, clinical supports for students, food in schools, injury prevention and many more!

You can find us both in the classroom engaging with children and youth in health promotion and leadership opportunities and in the community: researching, assessing community needs, developing services and addressing the social determinants of health. 

How do the Healthy Schools Team help schools become healthier?

The Healthy Schools Team follows trusted plans such as:

• Foundations for a Healthy School 

• Healthy Schools Alliance and Canadian Healthy School Standards 

SWPH uses data about our community to understand what schools need and follow Ontario laws to guide our work like:

• Immunization of School Pupils Act

• Health Promotion and Protection Act

• Personal Health Information Protection Act

• Education Act

Where can I find more information on School Health?

Pick the information that’s most helpful for you:

• Information for Parents and Guardians

• Information for Educators