Foundations for a Healthy School

Healthy Schools Framework

A healthy school promotes physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being for the whole school community. It’s a healthy environment to learn, work, and play. A Healthy Schools approach involves the whole school community coming together to take action to help kids lead healthy and active lives. 

School staff, parents and community partners can access the Timiskaming Health Unit’s specialized services related to environmental health, family health, immunization, oral health, sexual health, tobacco enforcement, workplace wellness, and school health promotion.

We offer:

• Lending Library – borrow a wide range of teaching materials, free of charge. 
  
• Curriculum links and information to support school health and classroom learning by topic 
  
• Other public health services within your school, including dental screenings, immunization clinics, sexual health clinics, and inspections
  
• Public Health Dietitian support and advice for schools to run Student Nutrition Programs and the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program, as well as support for food literacy and healthy eating education curriculum. 
  
• Information on reporting infectious diseases
  
• Support for healthy school policy development and grant applications
  
• Resources for parents Junior Kindergarten Resources / Resources pour la maternelle
  
• Support from our Tobacco Enforcement Officer
• Support to our schools with Planet Youth Timiskaming
  

We can also collaborate with school community members in ways that work best for your school. We can join meetings for student council, parent council, youth groups, or any health-related group.

School Public Health Nurses (PHNs)

School nurses work as a team to support elementary and secondary schools for all school health needs. 

Inquiries from school staff can be directed to our dedicated email address, monitored Monday-Friday.

schools@timiskaminghu.com |   ecoles@timiskaminghu.com

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