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	Leading the Way was developed to improve youth leadership skills and to encourage participation in physical activity. It will support young people to develop the skills they need to successfully plan, organize and implement their own programs. Who should use Leading the Way? Leading the Way is designed for anyone who is developing leaders among children and youth in a school or community setting:
	Health Promoting Schools - A proactive approach to creating healthy school communities A toolkit for Student Leaders This toolkit can help you build a school environment that promotes health - a health promoting school - that will benefit not only your entire school, but your community as well.

Free Resources

• Canada’s Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

  Canada’s Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity - Will help you make wise choices and learn about the benefits of eating well and being active.  To order your free copy or to download the Guide visit: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/guide/index_e.html

• Canadian Journal of Public Health
  The Canadian Public Health Association, in cooperation with the Canadian Association for School Health, publishes a regular series of inserts on school health promotion three times per year. The Winter 2008 insert focuses on the roles of the public health nurse and public health staff in schools.
  Health and Learning
  

• Canadian Best Practice Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

  The Canadian Best Practices Portal is an online resource for decision makers in practice, policy and research. It is a virtual front door leading to an array of evidence- based best practices interventions, systematic reviews, and resources for health promotion and chronic disease prevention. The Population Health Approach is used as the organizing framework, providing you with a systematic approach to planning.

  To obtain further information, visit http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/

• School Health Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
  These vibrant announcements promote the importance of school health in the development of active healthy learners. Feel free to print and distribute them around your school and community or to publish them in newsletters and school resources.
  o PSA-1 (PDF, 90 KB)
  o PSA-2 (PDF, 136 KB)
  o PSA-3 (PDF, 126 KB)

• Health Promoting Schools: A Quality School Health Toolkit (PDF, 610 KB) – Created by PHE Canada for anyone who wants to help make their school a “health promoting school”. It has been adapted with permission from the Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition Toolkit called Making Health Happen. If you or anyone else you know has ever thought about, or talked about, making your school a healthier place, then this toolkit can help.

• QSH Overview Presentation (PDF, 310 KB) – This slide presentation provides a brief description of the Quality School Health initiative. It is ideal for users tasked with presenting information on Comprehensive School Health/Health Promoting Schools.

• QSH Information Brochure (PDF, 887 KB) – This ready-to-print brochure provides the Who, What, Where, Why, and When of a Quality School Health program. It includes eight steps to getting started with QSH.

• What is Comprehensive School Health (CSH)? (PDF, 156 KB)
  This informative document defines Comprehensive School Health and gives practical advice for making the link between health and learning.

• Partners for Health: Schools, Communities and Young People Working Together (PDF, 494 KB) - This research paper was a joint project of the University of Toronto, PHE Canada, the Canadian Association for School Health (CASH) and Health Canada. It clearly explains the link between health and learning, and outlines the important role schools play in promoting the health of Canadian children and youth.

• Always Changing - Is a puberty education program for grades 5 & 6 that is endorsed by CAHPERD. It is available at no cost due to the generous support of Always and Tampax.

• Vibrant FACES – Is a physical activity and self-esteem program for grade 7 & 8 girls that is endorsed by PHE Canada. It is available at no cost due to the generous support of Always and Tampax.

Member Resources

• Quality School Health Clipboard
  The Clipboard is PHE Canada’s popular teaching tips publication that provides ready to implement lesson plans and activity ideas. The Clipboard is published in two different themes: Quality School Health and Physical Education and Intramurals. View the Quality School Health Clipboard sample –Health Promoting Classrooms (.pdf, 1.5 MB)
• Physical and Health Education Journal
  Published quarterly, the PHE Journal is PHE Canada’s signature periodical, offering leading-edge articles to professionals.
  • Special Issue on Quality School Health, Vol 70, No. 2, Spring 2004
    (Available for purchase through www.excelway.ca)

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