Whether the topic is Pandemic flu preparedness, Hepatitis B immunization, psychotropic drugs and kids, teen sex or childhood obesity and school food, a lot of subjects that involve schools, kids and health are finding their way into the nation’s news media. This segment of the web site is designed to provide some quick background information on health at school as well as provide some help to school health professionals who may be asked to work with reporters and other members of the media on school health topics that are in the news.

School Health Basics This section provides an organization chart to help explain ‘who’s in charge’ of school health as well as articles and powerpoint presentations that offer an overview of the history and financing of school health. Political and policy questions are also explored.

Press Releases Press releases issued by CHHCS over the past decade track the major issues explored by the Center.

Find an Expert Press are invited to contact the Center to get help at no charge in locating expert sources of information on health services, school environmental health issues, health promotion and health education.

News Alerts Recent and archived news stories distributed by the Center during the past six years.

Working with the Media Experts that the Center has worked with such as Burness Communications have provided invaluable advice to the school health field as to how to tell its story. While a number of the documents focus on school-based health centers, the advice applies to most all situations a school-located program is likely to face.