Alberta

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Alberta
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Alberta Profile

• Population 3.5 million (2007 estimate)
• 600,000 students (2116 schools)
• 62 public, separate and Francophoneschool boards
• School councils
• One provincial governance board and9 health
  regions

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Healthy Kids Alberta!

• A provincial cross-ministerial child and youth
  wellness
• framework that includes an action plan to
  address
• Healthy birth outcomes Improving the health of
  babies born to low-income women
• Child and Youth Mental Health Plan (Positive
  Futures) Building resiliency or the ability to
  respond positively to lifes challenges
• Healthy Alberta School Communities Strategic Plan

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Healthy Alberta School Communities Strategic Plan

• Joint initiative between Alberta Education and
  Alberta Health and Wellness with a School Health
  and Wellness Manager reporting to both
  Ministries.
• Five strategic directions Leadership,
  Partnership, Review and Research, Shared
  Learning, and Innovation
• Priority wellness issues Healthy eating/Physical
  activity, Positive social environment/School
  connectedness, andHealthy choices.
• Intended result Improved health and learning
  outcomes for school-aged children and youth in
  healthy school communities.

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Benefits of JCSH membership

• Knowledge generation specific to
• Healthy eating / active living
• Positive social environments / Social
  connectedness
• Healthy Choices
• Knowledge exchange and resource sharing to
• promote healthy school communities
• Knowledge translation to support
• Partnerships between health and education
• Health literacy in school communities