Resources

Healthy School Communities provides information, products, and resources related to school health promotion and online community networking. These resources help educators integrate health issues into the curriculum and address nonacademic barriers to learning.

Use the following resources to find out how school health affects student achievement. (ASCD members need to log in for full access.)

Healthy School Communities Resources

• Creating a Healthy School Using the Healthy School Report Card: An ASCD Action Tool, Canadian 2nd Edition (2011)
• Creating a Healthy School Using the Healthy School Report Card: An ASCD Action Tool, 2nd Edition (2010)
• The Healthy School Communities Model: Aligning Health and Education in the School Setting (PDF)
• Learning, Teaching, and Leading in Healthy School Communities (PDF)
• Developing Our Healthy School Communities fact sheet (PDF)
• Healthy School Report Card online analysis tool and demonstration account (PDF)

Healthy School Report Card Resources by Characteristic

• Characteristic 1: School Health Program Policy and Strategic Planning
• Characteristic 2: Coordination of School Health Programs
• Characteristic 3: Social and Emotional Climate
• Characteristic 4: Family and Community Involvement
• Characteristic 5: School Facilities and Transportation
• Characteristic 6: Health Education
• Characteristic 7: Physical Education and Physical Activity
• Characteristic 8: Food and Nutrition Services
• Characteristic 9: School Health Services
• Characteristic 10: Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
• Characteristic 11: School-Site Health Promotion for Staff

Blog Posts

• The Huffington Post
• The Washington Post
• Whole Child Blog

Other ASCD Resources

Podcasts 

• More Than Just Gym: Integrating Movement Across the School Day, Whole Child Podcast, November 3, 2011
• Inclusive Learning: Meeting Each Student's Special Needs, Whole Child Podcast, August 4, 2011
• ASCD Returns on Healthy School Communities, EduTalk, July 29, 2011
• What's New at ASCD?, EduTalk, May 27, 2011
• Beyond Our Halls and Walls: Getting to Community Engagement, Whole Child Podcast, May 12, 2011
• PE, Recess, and Beyond: The Implications of Movement, Whole Child Podcast, December 9, 2010
• A Whole Child Approach to Addressing Bullying, Whole Child Podcast, September 7, 2010
• The Whole Child Needs a Whole Teacher, Whole Child Podcast, August 5, 2010
• Developing Principals to Lead a Whole Child School, Whole Child Podcast,  May 6, 2010
• Meeting Students Where They Are: Preparing Them for What's Next, Whole Child Podcast, January 7, 2010
• Preparing for H1N1, Whole Child Podcast, September 10, 2009
• Data: What We Don't Know May Hurt Us, Whole Child Podcast, July 16, 2009
• Join the Conversation, Whole Child Podcast, October 2, 2008
• Other editions of The Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education

Webinars 

• Healthy School Communities Virtual Conference (2011)
• L2L Webinar Series: Vision in Action: The Whole Child Initiative (2010)
• L2L Webinar Series: Developing Successful Community Partnerships (2009)
• L2L Webinar Series: Creating a Healthy School Community (2009)
• L2L Webinar Series: Educating the Whole Child (2008)

Books 

• The Well-Balanced Teacher: How to Work Smarter and Stay Sane Inside the Classroom and Out (2010), by Mike Anderson
• Keeping the Whole Child Healthy and Safe: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership (e-book, 2010), edited by Marge Scherer and the Educational Leadership staff
• Educating the Whole Child: An ASCD Action Tool (2008), by John L. Brown
• Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed (2008), by Hugh Price
• Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom (2007), by Judy Willis
• Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher (2006), by Judy Willis
• Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd Edition (2005), by Eric Jensen
• Bullying and Harassment: A Legal Guide for Educators (2004), by Kathleen Conn
• The School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know (2004), by William C. Bosher Jr., Kate R. Kaminski, and Richard S. Vacca
• The Respectful School: How Educators and Students Can Conquer Hate and Harassment (2003), by Steven L. Wessler and William Preble
• Education and Public Health: Natural Partners in Learning for Life (2003), by Jenny Smith
• How to Prepare for and Respond to a Crisis, 2nd Edition (2002), by David J. Schonfeld, Robert Lichtenstein, Marsha Kline Pruett, and Dee Speese Linahan
• Every Child Learning: Safe and Supported Schools (2001), by Learning First Alliance

Educational Leadership Articles 

• Health and Learning (issue theme), December 2009
• Educating the Whole Child (issue theme), May 2007
• "The Violence You Don't See," Summer 2006 (online only)
• The Whole Child (issue theme), September 2005
• "A Case for School Connectedness," April 2005
• Schools as Learning Communities (issue theme), May 2004
• New Needs, New Curriculum (issue theme), December 2003/January 2004
• Creating Caring Schools (issue theme), March 2003

Newsletters 

• "Cyberbullying: Is It Happening in Your Class?," Education Update, January 2011
• "Seeing the Signs: Recognizing Eating Disorders in Your Students," Education Update, May 2010
• Health and Learning (issue theme), ASCD Express, December 23, 2009
• "Another Set of National Standards," Is It Good for the Kids? June 2009
• "Full-Service Community Schools," Infobrief, Summer 2008
• "Nurturing Good Nutritional Habits," Education Update, April 2008