January 8, 2024
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening are excited to announce the launch of the 2024 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant! This grant will award a total of 170 programs $500 in funding to start or improve their youth gardens or greenspaces. Any nonprofit organization, school district, university, government entity, or…
Read More [+]January 8, 2024
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducts biennial surveys of public middle and high school students to track progress in efforts to reduce health risk behaviors…
Read More [+]January 8, 2024
The Pattonville School District was awarded a grant from Missouri Healthy Schools (MHS), a program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The five-year grant will provide at least $70,000 annually and will allow Pattonville to continue to promote…
Read More [+]January 8, 2024
Check out the latest news from Missouri Healthy Schools!
Read More [+]January 3, 2024
Funding from Pivotal Ventures and MacKenzie Scott recognizes the critical role of school-based health centers. SBHA has been awarded $23 million from Pivotal Ventures, founded by Melinda French Gates, and MacKenzie Scott in recognition of our work to expand healthcare access in schools that serve families with the lowest incomes.
Read More [+]November 9, 2023
Each year, during 2018–2023, the number and proportion of weekly ED visits for eight mental and behavioral health conditions were up to two times higher during the school semesters compared to summers among children and teens aged 10–17 years. Among children aged 5–9 years, the number and proportion of…
Read More [+]November 9, 2023
Check out this guide for a step-by-step framework to implementing a trauma-informed approach with the communities you or your organization serve.
Read More [+]November 9, 2023
Evening activities teens choose to do may have more long-term impact than they imagine on both physical and mental health. The issue is sleep, according to research from Brigham Young University that was just published in the “Journal of Research on Adolescence.”
Read More [+]November 9, 2023
The AAP, with support from the CDC, recently recorded an educational event with subject matter experts to provide pediatric clinicians with the practical tips, knowledge, and resources to navigate systems of care to support families/caregivers of children who were recently identified with a delay or disability. Learners will understand…
Read More [+]We’ve seen rapid expansion of our after-school activities, [and an] increased [number of] students meeting their healthy fitness zones.
