WSCC External Resources

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy Schools Program
Provides a 6-step process through which schools can create and implement a plan to make healthy changes.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Resources
Provides resources in the areas of physical education, employee wellness, physical activity, health education, nutrition services, smart snacks, and policy and environment.

ASCD Learning and Health Resources
Provides information on the WSCC model, its components, ideas for implementation, and information on how to incorporate health and wellness into school improvement plans.

ASCD School Improvement Tool
Guides schools through an assessment to identify and develop a plan to address needs related to the whole child tenants and the components of the WSCC model.

CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Provides information about various factors related to health, the school health index, and professional development.

CDC Virtual Healthy School
Demonstrates how components of the WSCC model can be integrated into a school and how schools can partner with local communities to meet the needs of the whole child.

NACDD’s Report on Local Health Department and School Partnerships
Provides real life examples of how school districts can leverage partnerships with local health departments to work toward healthier and more successful schools.

NACDD’s WSCC Resources
Provides a wide array of guides, toolkits, pre-made presentations, and success stories about school health and the WSCC model.

Steps to a Healthy School
Provides a step-by-step process for schools to follow as they work toward improving health and academic outcomes. Each step contains information and links to a variety of resources.

WellSAT 3.0 Wellness School Assessment Tool
Provides tool that schools and districts can use to assess their health and safety policies.