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Funded Partners:
National Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
NSBA, whose mission is to foster
excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership,
is committed to helping school policymakers make informed decisions about
health issues affecting the academic achievement and healthy development of
students and the effective operation of schools.
NSBA's Program in Action
NSBA is funded under two Capacity-Building Assistance
categories:
- Preventing Chronic Diseases: Preventing Initiation and Reducing Tobacco Use.
- Preventing Chronic Diseases: Promoting Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHPs).
For Preventing Chronic Diseases: Preventing Initiation and Reducing Tobacco Use,
NSBA is
- Convening a consortium of national organizations and state
affiliates to promote strategies for preventing youth tobacco use and
strengthening tobacco-free schools policies.
- Targeting technical assistance, information, and resources to school
boards nationwide to help them establish and strengthen policies and
practices to support tobacco-free schools and prevent tobacco use by
children and adolescents.
- Profiling (via website) local school district “best practices” that
effectively support policies and practices for preventing tobacco use
and establishing tobacco-free schools.
- Partnering with the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and
other parent and family involvement organizations to identify proven
strategies that address how schools can target priority health risk
behaviors and demonstrate the link between student health and academic
achievement.
- Assessing model or sample policies of state school board
associations for alignment with established tobacco policy
recommendations and standards.
For Preventing Chronic Diseases: Promoting Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHPs),
NSBA is
- Using a variety of communication and professional development
activities to promote and disseminate Coordinated School Health Program
(CSHP) policy information and guidance to state education agencies (SEAs)
and local education agencies (LEAs) for addressing health issues.
- Identifying strategies to increase the participation of local school
administrators in implementing practices that support a coordinated and
integrated approach for schools in addressing health issues.
- Establishing a “best practices” website focused on providing local
school boards access to success stories and effective practices for
addressing priority health issues through a CSHP framework.
- Identifying strategies that LEAs use to collaborate and coordinate
with local community groups to strengthen the ability of SEAs and state
school boards associations to provide technical assistance to LEAs and
increase effective collaboration regarding health issues.
- Developing and disseminating model CSHP policies and fact sheets to
NSBA Federation Members and state school boards associations’ policy
staff to build capacity for integrating CSHP into policy work with local
districts and states.
- Collaborating with the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and
other parent and family organizations to develop and implement
strategies that engage parents and families with school boards in school
health-related policy and practice decisions.
- In collaboration with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network and the
Rhode Island Department of Education, develop and disseminate policy guidance
and enhanced parent information on food allergies and anaphylaxis in schools.
Other NGOs funded under this category:
See Also
Funding
Announcement 601 [pdf 245K] (CDC-RFA-DP06-601). Provides more
information on the NGO funding requirements for providing capacity-building
assistance.
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