Healthy Schools Campaign - clean enviornment, healthy children, better education
 

Donate to HSC!

Click here to make a donation to the Healthy Schools Campaign! You have the power to help make healthy schools a reality by joining our effort to create healthy change at the local, regional and national levels. If you would like to make a donation in honor of a child, a friend or a family member, we will send a card to your honorees letting them know that a gift has been made in their honor.

 

 

School Nurse Resource Center

Check out nurse-specific leadership training (a new session begins in Jan. 2009!), articles and blogs as well as tools and information on school wellness and environmental health. Be sure to sign up for our school nurse e-mail list!

Check out the School Nurse Resource Center »


 

Cooking up Change 2008

HSC is pleased to announce that Cooking up Change, our annual benefit, took place on Oct. 23, 2008 at Salvage One in Chicago. The event combined the energy of a culinary competition with the health-promoting messages at the core of our mission.

Check out photos from the event »


 

Welcome, Generation Green Members!

Welcome to Healthy Schools Campaign! I hope that you will join us in making schools healthy places in which to learn and work. Please take advantage of the many resources we have available. To sign up for our free magazine or e-newsletter, click here or call us at 800-HSC-1810.

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Quick & Easy Guide to Wellness

Healthy Schools Campaign is pleased to announce The Quick & Easy Guide to School Wellness, a resource to help schools bring about meaningful changes in student wellness by identifying the many ways to promote student nutrition and fitness.

Click here to access the information online or to order a copy of the brochure and CD. More »

Quick and Easy Guide to School Wellness
 

 

Quick and Easy Green Cleaning

Visit HSC's GreenCleanSchools.org for online access to the second edition of The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, a free resource with step-by-step instructions for starting a green cleaning program in your school.

GreenCleanSchools.org also features expert commentary on green cleaning news; "Ask Steve," a question-and-answer column by one of the nation's leading green cleaning experts; success stories; regulatory and market updates; and upcoming events and educational opportunities.

 

 

Run for Healthy Schools!

The Healthy Schools Campaign charity athletics team welcomes new members! You can make a difference for children’s health, well-being and readiness to succeed at school and in life by racing for the healthy schools team.
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Green Clean Schools Act

The Green Clean Schools Act will go into effect in Illinois on May 9, 2008, requiring all schools to adopt green cleaning programs. In this context, green cleaning is defined as cleaning for health without harming the environment. Click here to learn more »

 
 


 

Healthy High Performing Schools

Action and Resource Guide for Healthy Schools

This free resource guide is designed to introduce school districts to the latest ideas and strategies aimed at improving the health and efficiency of new and old schools.

For school officials, community leaders and concerned parents interested in building schools with lower-cost, high-efficiency systems. Click here to download »


 

Action and Resource Guide

Action and Resource Guide for Healthy Schools

The essential handbook on school environmental hazards and strategies for improving school environmental health.

Includes up-to-date Illinois laws and regulations, comprehensive resources and organizing information, and guidance applying them in your community schools. Learn more or order now »


HSC Magazine

HSC has released the Fall 2008 issue of Heatlhy Schools! Read about healthy fundraisers, walking to school, fighting health disparities, and much more. Look inside »

Don't forget to subscribe to our free magazine. The next issue will be published in Winter 2009.

 

 

Change the future of school food! Click here to sign the petition supporting a healthy reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act »


 

Order Fresh Choices: Easy Recipes for Pure Food When You Can't Buy 100% Organic by HSC founding executive director Rochelle Davis. Learn more and order today »


 

Calendar

12.4.08 | EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Symposium »

Check out all events at the HSC calendar »


 

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In the News

9.30.2008 | Padres y maestros combaten la obesidad infantil en escuelas hispanas Chicago

September 2008 | America’s Healthiest Schools

5.15.2008 | Green cleaners required in Illinois schools

3.20.2008 | Kids dig healthy eating

12.31.2007 | Putting heat on school menus

10.19.2007 | Students compete in healthy school lunch contest

10.17.2007 | 8th Annual Good Eating Awards: Rochelle Davis

9.6.2007 | Schools Ripe for Green Cleaning

August 2007 | Food Affair — The French Approach to Healthy Eating and Enjoyment »

4.26 | Class Caters to Healthy Life »