Manitoba Healthy Schools

About Healthy Schools

The Healthy Schools initiative in Manitoba promotes the health and wellness of students, their families, school staff, and school communities. This initiative is a partnership between Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors, Manitoba Education, and Healthy Child Manitoba (which is a partnership of all departments connected to children).

We focus on six important health issues in the school community:

• Physical Activity
• Healthy Eating
• Safety and Injury Prevention
• Substance Abuse and Addictions
• Sexual Health
• Mental Health

We draw on the principles of comprehensive school health. We understand that the needs, issues, and concerns of students, families, and schools differ from community to community. Five key elements make up the Healthy Schools model:

• Access to health and social supports
• Integrated teaching strategies
• Healthy physical and social environments
• Community partnerships
• Healthy lifestyle choices

The first step in our project was to develop a Healthy Schools Framework. We based the framework on information and advice we gathered during a provincial consultation held in December 2002. The Healthy Schools framework guides educators, health professionals, parent councils and others as they work towards comprehensive school health in their communities.

For more information about Healthy Schools, please contact:

Healthy Schools
Phone:  (204) 788-6620
Email:  healthyschools@gov.mb.ca