Contacts

Christine Philley - School Health Administrator

Vacant - HIV Prevention Program

Stephanie Robinson - Education Specialist, Sr.

Resources

• 2006 Mississippi Comprehensive Health Framework

• T.E.A.C.H. Mississippi Manual 
  • Introduction
  • Kindergarten-Second Grade
  • Third-Fifth Grade
  • Sixth-Eighth Grade    
  • Nine-Twelfth Grade
  • Appendix

• Healthy Newsletter Tidbits

• Childhood Asthma Factsheet

• Road of Life – Cancer Prevention for Kids Resource is a free, easy to use elementary health education resource geared towards 3rd – 5th graders. The goal of this program is to eradicate preventable cancers and diseases of excess by educating children about fitness, nutrition and tobacco use decisions they can make to lead to healthier lives.

• The Mississippi Fire Marshal's Office with support from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is offering free to schools Risk Watch an unintentional injury prevention curriculum for Pre-K through 8th grade,which includes a 45 minute teacher workshop. Supplies are limited. For further information contact Tammy Peavy (601) 359-1061 or tammy.peavy@mid.state.ms.us

• Cooking with MYPYRAMID

• West Nile Resources
  • Mosquito Patrol Guide
  • Coloring Sheet
  • Bookmark
  • Baseball Poster
  • Football Poster
  • Soccer Poster

• Mississippi Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment Assessment Tool
• Mississippi Prevention Data Improvement Project

• Coordinated School Health Implementation Resource

• Centers for Disease and Control  School Health Index (SHI) - The SHI is a self-assessment and planning tool that schools can use to improve their health and safety policies and programs. It's easy to use and completely confidential.

• The School Health Profile, developed by the CDC, is a survey administered biennially to middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers to assess health policies and programs in states and large urban areas.  The 2006 National Profile & Mississippi Fact Sheet are available electronically.

• Health Education Curriculum Assessment Tool (HECAT)
  
  

• Health in Action - This database offers a broad array of health and physical education activity ideas, developed by teachers for use by their fellow educators to help them fulfill the requirements of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act. Fully searchable, Health in Action provides all the information you need to prepare an activity for your students.

Data

• 2007 Mississippi SmartTrack Survey Statewide Report

• Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
  • National
  • Mississippi

• For additional resources please visit these sections of the 2006 Mississippi Comprehensive Health Framework at
  • Resources
  • Glossary