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What Works in Schools

What Works in Schools

For Parents, For Teachers & Principals

WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOLS is an approach to school-based health from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The program has been shown to improve health behaviors and experiences, support mental health and reduce suicidality in the schools that implement the...

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  • Establishing a school wellness committee

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School Health Coordinator testimonial

"The Model speaks to young people about taking responsibility for their own health and well-being. The Wheel metaphor is practical and easily understood by any age and could be adapted to a wide range of learning styles. The student-friendly ideas can easily be integrated into curriculum and extra-curricular health promoting lessons and activities. It builds on all of the principles of health promotion."

Teacher testimonial

"Finally we have a framework into which all our work fits like a glove! The Wellness Resource has provided both philosophical and practical threads that logically and creatively tie together the many varied themes we develop in our program."

Counselor testimonial

"As a First Nations Counselor I have adopted the Wellness Wheel Model to address the diverse needs of my students. It encompasses all aspects of life and is not specific to any one culture or society. I not only encourage the students to use the Model, I use it in my own life as well."

Recent Blog Posts

  • Adolescents are in the midst of a full-blown mental health crisis
  • Hold the phones! Cellphones in classrooms?
  • What Works in Schools
  • A community’s ills will be reflected in its schools
  • Establishing a school wellness committee
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