Island Health works as a partner with schools, school districts and communities for student health and well-being. Medical Health Officers serve School Boards under the BC School Act.
How can Island Health support your school?
- The Healthy School Team can help your school:
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- identify health priorities or topics to focus on
- provide links to community resources and services
- support connections with community partners
- share and interpret health information
- find resources and grants to support healthy school projects
- support student and staff health and wellbeing
- explore and collaborate on healthy schools plans
Contact the Healthy Schools team for further information.
- Anaphylaxis
- Body Image and Media Literacy
- Common Childhood Diseases
- Covid-19
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COVID-19 - BCCDC
COVID-19 safe schools - Ministry of Education
K-12 Schools and COVID-19 - BCCDC - Dental Health
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Island Health Dental Program
BC Healthy Kids Program
Canada Child Dental Benefit for children under 12
First Nations Health Authority Dental Benefit - Diabetes and Glucagon
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- Diabetes in Schools: includes general information on type 1 and type 2 diabetes, glucagon administration, low blood sugar and planning – Province of BC
- Nursing Support Services: support for school staff caring for children with diabetes – BCCH NSS
- Basqimi (nasal glucagon) administration - Basqimi
- Diabetes at School: resource for caregivers and schools to help children with type 1 diabetes
- Eating Disorders
- Food and Nutrition
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Canadian Food & Nutrition Resources for Educators (K-12)
Free calls/emails to Dietitians (811) - HealthLink BC
Food and Nutrition Information and Handouts - HealthLink BC
Let’s Talk: Mealtime Conversation Cards for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Nurturing Confidence – Food, Eating and Bodies in Schools
School Food Programs – connect with healthy schools staff at your public health unit - Granting Programs
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BC Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program
Island Health Resilience and Safety Grants, Focus area two: Increasing youth resilience
Island Health Youth Harm Reduction Award - Hand Hygiene
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Hand Hygiene - BCCDC
Keeping children safe handwashing video & more - BCCDC
Handwashing - HealthLinkBC
Wash your hands video for kids - Do Bugs Need Drugs - Immunization and Vaccines
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Immunizations - Island Health
Kids Boost Immunity Curriculum Resources Gr 4-12
School Immunization Schedules & Factsheets - HealthLinkBC - Injury Prevention
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Concussion Awareness Training Tool - CATT
BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Injury Priorities - BCIRPU - Kindergarten Preparation
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Preschool Age Children (0-5 years old)
Support the Transition to Kindergarten - Province of BC
Helping your Kindergartener with Separation Anxiety - Anxiety Canada
Kindergarten Information for Teachers - Province of BC
Early years development instrument - Human Early Years Partnership with UBC - Lice Management
- Mental and Emotional Health
- Nursing Support Services
- Physical Activity and Literacy
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Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines - CSEP
Physical Activity & Literacy in BC Schools - Free lesson plans, pro D & more (K-12) - School PAPL
PLAYBuilder - fun physical activity & games for the gym, classroom & outdoors (K-7) - School PAPL
Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council - ISPARC - Seizure Care
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BC Epilepsy Society- Partners in Teaching
Center For Epilepsy & Seizure Education in BC
Epilepsy - HealthLinkBC
Nursing Support Services: support seizure care in the school setting – BCCH NSS - Sexual Health/Maturation
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Island Health Youth Clinics
Healthy Sexuality
Teaching Sexual Health - lesson plans & tools for teachers (Gr 4-12) and parent resources - School Newsletter Inserts
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Island Health provides newsletter inserts that schools can include in communications to their school community.
- Sleep
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Getting a Good Night's Sleep - Anxiety Canada
Sleeping Well - Kelty Mental Health
Sleep Recharges You: Educator Resources - American Sleep Education - Substance Use (including Vaping and Smoking)
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Youth & Family Substance Use Resources
Overdose Prevention Services
The ABCs of Youth Substance Use
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research/Helping Schools
Vaping and Smoking Resources for Schools - Websites
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- Resources and evidence to support health, well being and achievement in children and youth at schools – Joint Consortium for School Health
- Programs and resources for school health, including comprehensive school health tools and teach food first - Healthy Schools BC
- Curated and contributed curriculum based content from educators and contributors - ShareEdBC