Welcome to Living Healthy Schools.com. This is our opportunity to keep you informed about the interesting and creative strategies students, teachers, families and communities are carrying out to make our schools a healthy place to learn.

The website contains information about new and ongoing programs focusing on healthy eating, active living, and living smoke-free. We have also included resources and links to information and education tools of students, teachers, parents and community partners.

Over the coming year, as new programs are launched, you will find additional information and links to help you in making your school a healthy place to learn.

Keep up to date on what is happening in your community and other regions of the province by visiting our on-line events calendar and our Living Healthy in Action archive. Add your own event and/or take the time to update visitors on what’s happening in your school.

Through the Healthy Schools Healthy Students Initiative, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is supporting positive changes that make a difference in the health of our students and schools by creating school environments that support healthy living for children, youth and the larger school community.

Comprehensive School health
Comprehensive school health is an internationally recognized framework for supporting improvements in students’ educational outcomes while addressing school health in a planned, integrated and holistic way. It is not just about what happens in the classroom. Rather, it encompasses the whole school environment with actions addressing four distinct but inter-related pillars that provide a strong foundation for comprehensive school health:

• Social and physical environment;
• Teaching and learning;
• Healthy school policy; and
• Partnerships and services.
  

When actions in all four pillars are harmonized, students are supported to realize their full potential as learners – and as healthy, productive members of society.