School Health

We can help your school:

• Use student health data to identify trends and inform decision-making.

• Connect with statewide resources, training, technical assistance, and community partners to support student health.

• Prevent illness, injury, and chronic disease through evidence-informed public health strategies.

• Prepare for and respond to infectious diseases, outbreaks, and other public health concerns.

• Promote healthy school environments through evidence-based policies and best practices.

• Understand and comply with regulatory requirements like managing asbestos and lead paint, testing for lead in water and PCBs, and cleaning safely.

Your Local Health Office can provide consultation, outbreak response support, health promotion resources, and connections to community partners. Find your local health office here 

For information, resources, guidance and trainings:

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model

We recommend the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model as a framework for supporting health in schools. 

The WSCC model recognizes that student health and learning are closely connected. It provides schools with a framework for coordinating policies, programs, and partnerships that support students’ physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.

Across Vermont, many supervisory unions and school districts have formed wellness teams, often using the WSCC model, to guide health-related policies, procedures, programs, and activities that support student well-being.

Learn more about the WSCC model