Coordinated School Health Partnership (CSHP) is an effective system designed to connect health (physical, emotional and social) with education. This coordinated approach improves children's health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities and the schools working together.
 
The Tennessee Department of Health is working with the Department of Education and other federal, state and local agencies to prepare to respond to the outbreak of a novel flu virus, commonly referred to as swine flu.
 
Jim Hodge, Coordinator Karla Gentry, Assistant

 

 
School Health Index Grades K-5
School Health Index Grades 6-12

 

Health Resources

TAKE 10!  provides teaching resources for grades K-5.
America On the Move is a national initiative dedicated to helping individuals and communities across our nation make positive changes to improve health and quality of life.
 About Faces - This site gives great information about different parts of your face - from your eyes to your oral cavity
 Activity Cards - Is there an activity you want to know more about? Not sure of how to play or what gear you'll need? Look no further — it's all right here (and you'll even meet Xperts like you)!
 Air Quality Index - Learn how air pollution is measured, about the Air Quality Index (AQI), and how the index can be a quick way to tell people how good or bad something is. The AQI uses colors, and numbers, and words to tell you about the air.
 America Museum of Natural History - Infection Detection Protection - Learn about microbes and infection. Learn about flu and how microbes spread.
 BAM! - (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Learn about yummy foods that are good for you. Play in the game room and take the BAM challenge quiz. Find out ways to make your body and mind healthier, stronger, and safer.
 Children's Inn at NIH - Located in Bethesda, Maryland, National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical research facility in the world. Children receive treatment for illnesses such as cancer, heart, lung, blood, bone and growth disorders, mental illnesses, and HIV infection.
 Eat Smart - Play Hard! Power Panther Zone - Meet Power PantherTM! He travels all across the country to talk to kids, like you, about how important it is to eat smart and play hard. He is very fast and physically fit. So he will show you how eat smart and use the Food Guide Pyramid as a guide.
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