School Health Related Links

Pennsylvania Department of Health Links

• Emergency Preparedness & Bioterrorism Fact Sheets for School Officials
• Injury Prevention
• Pennsylvania Department of Health Public Health Information Clearinghouse
• Fact Sheets on Common Diseases and Conditions

Pennsylvania Research and Statistical Links 

• Pennsylvania State Data Center - Demographic and Economic Data

• Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) - Home Page
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Regulations - Chapter 22 PA Code
• Pennsylvania Department of Food and Nutrition Services
• Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN) 
• School Health Services Certification and Assignment Scope (K-12)
• School Nurse Certification Programs
• Chapter 12 Student Services Toolkit

• Pennsylvania Bulletin Online
• Pennsylvania Code Online
• Pennsylvania Legislature - Electronic Bill Room

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Adolescent-Related Publications (Tools to address suicide deaths among youth 15-19 years old)

• NVDRS and Suicide: How the National Violent Death Reporting System is Being Used to Prevent Suicide
• Guide to Engaging the Media in Suicide Prevention
• Ask & You Will Receive: A Fundraising Guide for Suicide Prevention Advocates 
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Health Insurance Links

• Resource Guide to Low Cost/No Cost Health Insurance Options in Pennsylvania

Center for Disease Control Links

• Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Home Page
• CDC - 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study
• CDC - Adolescents and School Health
• CDC - Division of Adolescents and School Health (DASH) - Home Page
• CDC - Health Schools/Healthy Youth
• CDC - School Health Index
• CDC - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Other U.S. Government Health Links

• Healthy People 2010
• Healthy School Environments
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Growth Charts Training

School Health Related Organizations Links

• Action for Healthy Kids
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Child Health & Safety Information
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)
• American School Health Association (ASHA)
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• Center for Safe Schools

• Children's Grief Education Association

• Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America
• Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
• Health in Schools
• Health Privacy
• HealthierUS
• Immunization Action Coalition and the Hepatitis B Coalition
• Making Health Academic Creating a Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP)
• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership (PAP)
• Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)
• Pennsylvania Optometric Association
• Project PA - Promoting Nutrition-Friendly Schools in Pennsylvania
• Sight For Students
• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
• What's Asthma All About