Links for Coordinating School Health Programs
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Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
CHHCS was established to explore ways to strengthen the well-being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools. CHHCS is a policy and program resource center located at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
www.healthinschools.org
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting health and safety. The CDC's mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."
www.cdc.gov
CDC Adolescent and School Health
The CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) is part of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) and is dedicated to the health of our youth.
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
Children's Defense Fund
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
www.childrensdefense.org
Children's Institute
Assistance from the Children's Institute International includes child and family assessment, prevention, sexual abuse treatment, domestic violence intervention, family treatment, Early Head Start programs, and more.
childrensinstitute.org
Healthier U.S. - Healthier Us
For information on the HealthierUS Initiative and children's health, visit:
www.healthierus.gov
Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMP) - The people dedicated to helping us live longer and healthier lives.
Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMP) is a new initiative that was established to link aspects of four Bureau of Health programs: Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM), Maine Cardiovascular Health Program (MCVHP), Community Health Program (CHP), and the Bureau of Health Coordinated School Health Programs (BOH, CSHP), in collaboration with the Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health Program (DOE, CSHP).
www.healthymainepartnerships.org
Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report
The Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report keeps people in touch with all developments in the reproductive health area.
www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports
Keeping Maines Children Connected
There are an increasing number of children and youth who are experiencing transitions into or out of their home, school, and community resulting in disruptions in their education. The child-serving state agencies of the Children’s Cabinet are working together to develop an integrated protocol among school, districts, state agencies, correctional facilities, and in-patient psychiatric facilities so youth feel more supported as they live through difficult transitions. It is a collaborative effort among Department of Corrections, Department of Education, Muskie Institute, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services. For more information:
http://www.state.me.us/cabinet/KMC&YC.html
KIDS Consortium
Now in its second decade, the KIDS (Kids Involved Doing Service) Consortium is a 501(c))(3) organization that works in partnership with over 40 school districts around Maine and neighboring New England states to involve K-12 students in addressing real challenges faced by their communities. Working together, teachers, administrators, and community partners identify, research, and work to solve problems in their communities. With guidance from KIDS, teachers implement service-learning projects that match school curricula and state standards, providing a powerful “hands on” learning experience that improves the community and brings academics to life. Recently, KIDS Consortium has compiled a toolkit of resources educators and community health organizations interested in engaging students in service-learning projects focused on a range of health issues, including substance abuse and underage drinking.
www.kidsconsortium.org
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol-Free
The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free coalition strives to prevent early use of alcohol. The web site includes information for everyone from parents to policymakers on preventing alcohol use among youth. The site includes statistics, programs, research and breaking news.
www.alcoholfreechildren.org
Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC)
MADSEC is the professional association for administrators of special education in the State of Maine.
www.madsec.org/index.html
Maine Children's Alliance
The Maine Children's Alliance collects information from various organizations, and develops, promotes and advocates a substantive strategic plan to insure positive change for children and their families.
www.mekids.org
Maine Communities for Children
Communities for Children is a statewide initiative of the Maine Children's Cabinet designed to create a partnership between state government and local communities to promote positive child and youth development by measurably improving the well-being of children in every Maine community and to increase educational attainment and achievement levels of all Maine children.
www.maine.gov/cfc
Maine Education Association (MEA)
The MEA is a democratic, member-run association of all persons actively engaged in the education profession and currently includes teachers, retired educators, educational support personnel, student-educators, employees of Maine Public Broadcasting Co., Technical College faculty and administrators, and University of Maine faculty, professional employees, and clerical/support employees.
www.maine.nea.org
Maine Marks Information
Maine Marks is a project of the Children's Cabinet. The goals of the Maine Marks: "Every child has the opportunity to be a child and the education, resources and support to become a healthy and productive adult." "Every family recognizes the responsibility and rewards of raising children and is provided the support necessary to fulfill their role." "Raising children is a shared community responsibility which includes a process of establishing and modeling clear standards of behavior." "State agencies collaboratively support families and communities, keeping family and children at the heart of all decisions."
www.mainemarks.org/intro
Maine Office of Substance Abuse
The Maine Office of Substance Abuse provides resources on prevention and treatment, information on programs and services, and more.
www.maine.gov/bds/osa
Maine Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
The purpose of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program is "to prevent violence in and around schools and to strengthen programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. It requires parental involvement and coordination with related federal, state, and local efforts and resources; and makes federal assistance available to states, local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education for selected programs, services, and activities."
www.mainesdfsca.org
Maine School Board Association
The mission of the MSBA is to enhance the education of all students in Maine's public schools by identifying and serving the needs of local school boards through board development, information and support services, and by advocating for all Maine public schools at the state and national levels.
www.msmaweb.com/msba.htm
Maine School Superintendents Association
The purpose of the Maine School Superintendents Association is to provide leadership and support to its members in order to effectively promote exemplary educational opportunities for all Maine students.
www.msmaweb.com/mssa.htm
Maines Promise (a local branch of America's Promise)
The basic objectives of Maine's Promise will help to support the efforts of the state of Maine in reaching the goals emerging from the President's Summit. The goals are: to establish new or enhance existing mentoring programs, to facilitate life/career skills trainings for at-risk youth, and to develop both long-term and short-term community service projects, linking at-risk youth with other adult volunteers in a shared accomplishments
www.mainementoring.org/Maine'sPromise.htm
Making Health Academic
Making Health Academic is a five-year project funded by CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). The goal is to provide current information, action steps, resources, and links to help those interested in establishing local CSHPs.
www2.edc.org/MakingHealthAcademic
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Maine (NAMI)
NAMI Maine provides support and resources to families whose children have mental illness or an emotional/ behavioral disorder.
me.nami.org/ChildrensProgram.htm
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP)
ReCAPP provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and health educators will find up-to-date, evaluated program materials to help with their work with teens.
www.etr.org/recapp
Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM)
The mission of the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM) is to reduce death and disability from tobacco use among Maine citizens by creating an environment supportive of a tobacco-free life.
www.tobaccofreemaine.org/
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Action Center
This site provides assistance to Safe Schools/Healthy Students and School Action Grantees. The focus of the project is to enhance the safety of the school environment; to reduce self-reported drug, alcohol, and tobacco product use and abuse; to provide early, effective, and affordable interventions for troubled children; and to foster growth in resiliency and the reduction of risk factors in early childhood through family outreach programs.
www.sshsac.org
Safeteen (from Maine Department of Labor)
The Safeteen kit was developed to provide Maine employers and teen workers with the tools to understand the responsibilities and requirements of workplace safety.
www.maine.gov/labor/bls/safeteen
Technology for Maine Schools/EdLinks
The Maine Department of Education's Technology for Maine Schools Links Page provides links to some useful learning resource sites.
www.maine.gov/education/links
