Shine Light on Depression brings together diverse organizations to amplify the conversation around teen depression and suicide. Collaborating organizations: American School Health Association, Anthem, Inc., Erika’s Lighthouse, JetBlue Airways Corporation, and the National PTA. Visit the Shine Light on Depression website. Visit the Shine Light on Depression website.

The Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information( COE PHI) develops and increases access to simple, clear, and actionable educational resources, trainings, and technical assistance for consumers and their families, as well as individuals at the front lines of care. In addition, COE PHI develops resources for state agencies and communities who need to know how to promote patient care while protecting confidentiality. COE PHI is driven by four main aims including: increasing access to expert training, increasing access to individualized technical assistance, increasing access to high-quality resources, and strengthening healthcare provider systems.

As a dissemination partner, ASHA provides EPA’s guidance and recommendations to prepare schools, child care facilities, and states to build a voluntary implementation program to reduce lead levels in drinking water. All 50 states are participating in the WIIN 2107 Lead Testing School and Child Care Program Drinking Water State Grant Program. Learn what is happening in your state to address lead in school drinking water.

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ASHA is a proud member of the working group convened by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to revise the Health services Assessment Tool for Schools (HATS). The Academy developed the HATS over a decade ago to help school districts across the country improve their school health services through examination of health service quality and comprehensiveness, infrastructure, and policies/protocols. The HATS has been used by school districts across the US to identify gaps and strengths and enhance provision of school health services, but much has changed over the past ten years! Funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides an opportunity for the AAP to engage in a thoughtful and timely review and expansion of the HATS to ensure availability of tools that address the needs and issues most salient to school health and student needs today and going forward.

Health services Assessment Tool for Schools (HATS).

ASHA partners with NAHPL to grow and advance professional leaders who will promote health and physical literacy among K-12 students. ASHA and NAHPL coordinate to provide resources and professional development to constituents of each organization.

National Committee on the Future of School Health Education, a partnership with SOPHE to develop recommendations for strengthening school health education programs.

NAHPL

National Committee on the Future of School Health Education. A partnership with SOPHE to develop recommendations for strengthening school health education programs.

A CDC Healthy Schools project focused on integrating school employee wellness within a district or school’s policies, systems, and infrastructure to address social determinants of health, health equity, social and emotional stress/learning (SEL), and risk factors that contribute to chronic disease.

The American School Health Association (ASHA) and The Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education (The Society) are proud to host the invitation-only School Health Action Congress. This Congress is a convening of state-level leaders around the most pressing needs of students and schools. Goals of the School Health Action Congress include: (1) better connecting of state-level leaders, (2) providing opportunities to learn from each other, (3) supporting efforts to build strong institutions that prioritize student health and wellbeing, and (4) activating state-level decision-makers to advocate for the health of students.