What is a Coordinated School Health Program?
A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of eight interactive components: health education, physical education, health services, nurtition services, counseling & psychologica services, health school environment, health promotion for staff, and family/community involvement. Schools by themselves cannot, and should not be expected to, address the nation’s most serious health and social problems. Families, health care workers, the media, religious organizations, community organizations that serve youth, and young people themselves also must be systematically involved. However, schools could provide a critical facility in which many agencies might work together to maintain the well-being of young people. For more information click on Coordinated School Health Program. Why Coordinated School Health? Why should your school have a coordinated school health program? Click the links below to find out why each componet of a coordinated school health program is important.
