Model School Wellness Policies
Looking to create, update, or implement a local school wellness policy for your school or district? Use this site as a template to guide you in the process.
Local School Wellness Policies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a wealth of resources about school wellness policies and how to put them into action.
Build an Effective School Wellness Policy
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation offers some helpful steps and resources to help you get started with forming a wellness committee and refreshing your school’s wellness policy.
School-Based Health Alliance
School-Based Health Alliance is the national voice for school-based health care, working to bringing health care to where students already spend the majority of their time: in school.
Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People
The Office of the Surgeon General has created this website with tools and information about the risks of e-cigarettes for young people.
Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
Stanford Medicine, together with educators, parents, and researchers, has created a set of theory-based and evidence-informed resources aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of tobacco and nicotine.
Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
This guide from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is aimed at supporting health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent vaping.
CDC Office of Smoking and Health
CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is the lead federal agency for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control. Their webpages offer a number of resources focused on reducing and preventing tobacco use, particularly in youth.
Tobacco-Free District Model Policy
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation developed a comprehensive tobacco-free district model policy, administrative rules, and code of conduct language that addresses restrictions required by federal law and guidance to manage specific considerations around the commercial use of tobacco products…
This is Quitting
This free and anonymous text messaging program from Truth Initiative is designed to help young people quit vaping. The first-of-its-kind quit program incorporates messages from other young people like them who have attempted to, or successfully quit, e-cigarettes.
