Your partner in school health
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re dedicated to helping meet the unique health needs of schools and communities.
Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools
Schools are passionate about ensuring that all students succeed, but they can’t address the health of their employees and students alone. That’s why Kaiser Permanente created Thriving Schools. We’re committed to serving as a valuable partner in health to schools and districts across the country, helping to ensure that teachers, staff, and students have the support they need to thrive — in learning and in health.
Our Objective
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re committed to health. That means not only delivering great health care but also creating communities where people can be healthy in all the places they live, learn, work, and play.
Thriving Schools is Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to healthy schools.
Schools play a central role in our communities and in our lives. Not only do they provide vital settings for learning and development, but they also serve as community anchors for social interaction, emotional support, and access to food, physical activity, and health care.
Healthy Schools Lead to Better Learning Outcomes
When teachers, staff, and students have access to supports that meet their unique needs around physical, social, and mental health our schools are healthy.
And healthy schools remove barriers to cognition, improve engagement and attendance for students and adults, which leads to better learning and work environments.
Adults with stronger learning outcomes have improved economic opportunity and overall well-being.
Healthy populations have increased economic prosperity, reduced healthcare costs, and strengthened social cohesion.
Priorities
Healthy schools are dependent on several factors. Two of the most important sit at the intersection of health and education: supporting educator well-being and preventing chronic student absence.
