DASH BC has created the Healthy Schools BC web portal, which serves as a consolidated resource for the education and health sectors, as well as the wider community, that assists in accessing the array of school health resources available in BC.
 
The portal also demonstrates how these programs and resources can work together in a planned, coordinated way under the comprehensive school health framework. Using this framework, identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an evidence-based approach to improve student health, the portal is a dependable and up-to-date resource that brings together existing programs and resources searchable by topic, individual needs and geographic location.
 
The portal has information for a variety of audiences and can be of interest to many different user groups including, but not limited to, educators, administrators, parents, students, health authority staff, community service groups, program leads and government. Individuals who lead programs for school-aged children can sign up and post their programs/resources.
 
Visit the website at www.healthyschoolsbc.ca.

(source: www.firstcallbc.org)