Healthy Schools

Healthy children are better able to learn. The opposite is true as well – students who get a good education tend to be healthier for life. Given the inextricable link between health and education, schools provide an ideal setting for children to learn healthy habits that can benefit them for the rest of their lives.

Based on the recognition that health and learning are interdependent, B.C. Healthy Schools promotes policies and programs that reflect a comprehensive school health approach, to support student’s physical, social and emotional well being.

News Releases and Updates

• Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools updated for 2010
• New Canadian Resource to Support Positive Mental Health in Schools (PDF, 2.29MB)

Did you know?

• H1N1
• Daily Physical Activity
• Food and Beverage Guidelines
• Healthy Schools Network
• Healthy Living Performance Standards
• Tobacco-Free Schools
• Anaphylaxis
• School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program
• Action Schools! BC