Intentional injuries, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, dietary behaviors, physical activities and sexual behavior have been addressed in an on-going endeavor to improve health status of students and eventually impacting academic achievement. Akron Child Guidance assists in counseling programs for students and staff focusing on suicide prevention, stress reduction, coping skills. In return, Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools have provided office space for this agency within a school building in the district. The fourth practice involves conventional patterns of funding and research. A segment of the duties of Stow Health Promotion Coordinator is to locate and apply for funding for the five health risk priority areas.
Funds are available with collaboration and investigation.
To this end Stow-Munroe Falls have receive monies from local agencies, PTA, and local businesses to implement programs and activities. The collaboration process has resulted receiving grants and awards from American Heart Association, Ohio Department of Health Block Grants, Nutrition Education Training monies, Safe, Drug-Free Schools, Metropolitan Life Healthy Me Award. Public schools have been remiss in developing research and assessment data for educational programming within the instruction arena. The Coordinated Health Program at Stow has relied on KSU to assist in gathering assessment data. The district is currently exploring a relationship between the College of Education Partnership Committee in evaluating Tobacco and Drug Programming at Stow-Munroe Falls.