Education and public health
Subtitle: natural partners in learning for life
By: Jenny Smith.
Contributors: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Health education -- United States; Public health -- United States; Health behavior -- United States; Students -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Community and school -- United States
Other titles: Self-Sustaining Programs Collection.
Description: Describes the lessons learned from school-community partnerships and provides insight into how schools and community public health agencies can work together to improve student achievement, behavior, and health. Using examples from diverse communities, the author discusses the intersections between education and public health, keys to successful projects, and ways to connect to the curriculum.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106)

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Learning for life --; title: Why public health? --; title: Partnerships --; title: Champions and the infrastructure --; title: Single focus --; title: Student engagement in the community --; title: Assessment and review --; title: Administrative support --; title: Getting started ---- Final comments-- References-- Appendix-- Sample forms and tools-- Resources for education-- Bibliography-- Internet resources.