From the ECS State Policy Database: Curriculum--Physical Education - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health--Child Abuse - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health--Nutrition - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Curriculum--Sex Education - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health--Mental Health - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Health--Teen Pregnancy - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

State Guidance: Responding to the H1N1 Flu PDF - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a framework to assist schools and districts in developing and/or improving plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic. Following the framework are examples of action that state policy leaders can take to assist schools and districts. (Molly Ryan, Education Commission of the States, May 2009)...

School Graduation Requirements: P.E./Health - This database provides 50-state information on high school graduation requirements in physical education and health. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, January 2006)...

State Policies Related to Student Health and Nutrition MS Word PDF - Student health and nutrition have become significant issues in education policy deliberations. Many state politicians and education officials have begun discussions around solutions of this decline in health of school-age youth. The consensus: set school standards for physical activity. This ECS StateNote describes the types of activities and legislation states have put in place around nutrition and physical activity. (Jon-Michael Hanna, ECS, May 2005)...

School Health Profiles 2010: Characteristics of Health Programs Among Secondary Schools - The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, territories, and tribal governments. Profiles surveys are conducted every 2 years by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. Profiles monitors the status of: school health education requirements and content, physical education requirements, school health policies related to HIV infection/AIDS, tobacco-use prevention, and nutrition, asthma management activities, and family and community involvement in school health programs. (CDC, November 2011)...

Legislative Brief: Coordinated School Health - Tennessee’s Coordinated School Health initiative began in 2000 with a pilot study in 11 LEAs. In 2006, the General Assembly established an annual appropriation of $15 million dollars to expand the initiative to all 95 counties. This legislative brief outlines the Coordinated School Health model, traces the growth of such initiatives in Tennessee, and reviews performance outcomes for the past 10 years. (OREA, September 2011)...

Shape of the Nation Report 2010 - Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity but only 5 states require physical education for children in every grade. Just three states require that kids get at least 150 minutes of physical education every week in elementary school. Daily recess is only required in nine states. Keeping tabs on all of this is the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association. The key finding in the report: The majority of states mandate physical education throughout all grade levels, but most do not require a specific amount of instructional time and about half allow exemptions, waivers and/or substitutions. (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, June 2010)...

Promoting Health Communities and Preventing Childhood Obesity: Trends in Recent Legislation - The report summarizes state legislation enacted in two broad policy categories - healthy eating and physical activity, and healthy community design and access to healthy food - divided into 16 topic areas. (Amy Winterfeld, Douglas Shinkle and Larry Morandi, NCSL, February 2010)...

State Mandated School Eye Exam and Vision Screening Laws - A state-by-state listing for school eye exams requirements and vision screening laws. (Prevent Blindness America, 2008)...

School Foods Report Card 2007 - Over the last decade, states have been strengthening their school nutrition policies. However, no state received an A grade in the most recent evaluation, though two states (Kentucky and Oregon) received an A minus. Fifteen states received a B grade, while 14 states received Cs or Ds and 20 states received Fs. Only 11 states have comprehensive school food and beverage nutrition standard, according to this report. (Center for Science in the Public Interest, 2007)...