Return to Top S chools are increasingly seen as the hub of efforts to promote the health and well-being of our nation's children.
Prevention is the theme.
If we want to address serious health and social problems, we must confront them when they are small, before they become unmanageable. We must give children the skills they need to grow into healthy adolescents and productive adults. And, the best place to do this work is where most children gather each day - our schools. H ealth education is more relevant to good health today then ever before. At the turn of the 20th century, the major causes of premature disability and death in this country were infectious diseases.