Statewide School Health Services Center: .
www.schoolhealthservicesny.com
Healthy Schools NY of Western Suffolk BOCES
Program related links
Tools Used by Healthy Schools NY
Rudd Center's WellSAT: Wellness School Assessment Tool
By completing the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT), users will be able to assess the quality of their school district’s wellness policy, and will be provided with personalized guidance and resources for making improvements, based on the assessment.
The SHI is a self-assessment and planning tool that schools can use to improve their health and safety policies and programs. It's easy to use and completely confidential.
Policy Affecting School Districts
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
New Food Allergy Guide For Schools Established Jan. 2012.
Past Presentations and Media Outreach by Our Staff
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Grants for School Districts
Fuel Up to Play 60- Up to $4,000 per year is available to any qualifying K-12 school enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. Next Deadline 2/1/2012
Jamba Juice: It's all about the fruits and veggies gardening grant- grant program to provide schools with $500 in gardening supplies, curriculum, soil amendments and plants to help create engaging nutrition and gardening experiences. Next Deadline 2/15/2012
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Web Resources for Your School
General Health
New York State Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tobacco, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and School Health Index information and prevention source. Free publications, CDs, DVDs on Health, research data, tobacco use quit guides and surgeon general's report and more.
National Institute of Health - Step by step help in quitting smoking, including live chat service and an on-line quit guide.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
CDC's School Health Guidelines to Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Wellness Wake Up Messages- Messages you can add to your daily class or school announcements that highlight tips, facts, and other information on healthy living in a student friendly manner.
Physical Education and Physical Activity 
New York State Education Department
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Nutrition
Colorful Myplate Poster for your Classroom
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Yale Rudd Center For Food Policy and Obesity
Tobacco
New York State Smokers Quitsite
Other Resources
Suffolk County Prevention Resource Center is dedicated to strengthening communities and empowering lives. As a non-profit resource center we are committed to building and supporting healthy drug-free communities through public education, professional training and the provision of effective tools for those working to prevent drug and alcohol abuse
The Asthma Coalition of Long Island