NASBE's Safe and Healthy Schools Project
NASBE aims to assist policymakers and practitioners create safe, healthy, and nurturing school environments for all of the nation's children and youth.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

The Safe and Healthy Schools Project maintains a constantly-updated online database of state school health policies of all 50 states' laws and policies regarding 39 major topics in school health.

NASBE has also developed an array of landmark policy guides on a variety of issues concerning children, youth, and school health that have helped inform the development of education policies across the country. Foremost among these are:
· Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide, Parts I, II, III
·Someone at School has AIDS: A Complete Guide to Education Policies Concerning HIV Infection
· How Schools Work and How to Work with Schools: A Primer for Education Professionals
· Building Business Support for School Health Programs: An Action Guide
· Special theme issue of The State Education Standard on "The Obesity Epidemic: What Schools Can Do" (December 2004)
· Special theme issue of The State Education Standard on Coordinated School Health Programs (Autumn 2002)

Visit Publications, Articles, and Policy Briefs for a full list of policy-oriented documents.

Project staff members are available to assist policymakers to develop new or revise existing policies and programs. Our staff can facilitate on-site retreats and study sessions, lead workshops, and make presentations at meetings or conferences. Contact us for more information.

NEW

Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn PT. III Policies on Asthma, School Health Services, and Healthy Environments.
This latest addition to Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide includes best-practice policy language that can be adapted to fit local circumstances, full explanations, excerpts of actual state and local policies, notable quotations, and lists of key resources and organizations that offer specialized expertise.