Island Health works as a partner with schools, school districts and communities for student health and well-being.
How can Island Health support your school?
The Healthy School Team can help your school:
- identify health priorities or topics to focus on
- provide links to community resources and services
- support connections with community partners
- share and interpret health information
- find resources and grants to support healthy school projects
Medical Health Officers serve School Boards under the BC School Act.
- Anaphylaxis
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Allergy Aware Resources for School Communities
- Body Image and Media Literacy
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Learn More
- Common Childhood Diseases
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Quick Guide to Common Childhood Diseases - BCCDC
HealthLinkBC File Search
- Covid-19
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COVID-19 - BCCDC
COVID-19 safe schools - Ministry of Education
K-12 Schools and COVID-19 - BCCDC
- Dental Health
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Island Health Dental Program
BC Healthy Kids Program
Canada Child Dental Benefit for children under 12
First Nations Health Authority Dental Benefit
- Diabetes/Glucagon
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Glucagon Administration in the School Setting
Knowing how and when to administer glucagon to students with Type 1 diabetes is essential for any new and returning school staff who support these students. This 18-minute video, created by our colleagues in Fraser Health, describes the why, what, when and how to support students with/who are at risk of severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). At the end of the session, learners will be able to:
• State and recognize the causes of low blood sugar
• Respond to low blood sugar in a student with Type 1 diabetes
• Administer glucagon by injection or nasal spray
- Eating Disorders
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Learn more.
- Epilepsy
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BC Epilepsy Society- Partners in Teaching
Center For Epilepsy & Seizure Education in BC
Epilepsy - HealthLinkBC
- Food and Nutrition
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Canadian Food & Nutrition Resources for Educators (K-12)
- Hand Hygiene
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Hand Hygiene - BCCDC
Keeping children safe handwashing video & more - BCCDC
Handwashing - HealthLinkBC
Wash your hands video for kids - Do Bugs Need Drugs
- Immunization & Vaccines
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Immunizations - Island Health
Kids Boost Immunity Curriculum Resources Gr 4-12
School Immunization Schedules & Factsheets - HealthLinkBC
- Kindergarten Readiness
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Preschool Age Children (0-5 years old)
- Lice Management
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Head Lice
- Mental and Emotional Health
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Mental Health & Wellbeing Literacy: Resources for Schools
- Sexual Health
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Island Health Youth Clinics
Healthy Sexuality
Teaching Sexual Health
- School Newsletter Inserts
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Island Health provides newsletter inserts that schools can include in communications to their school community.
Contact your local health unit for copies of newsletter inserts related to communicable diseases.
- Substance Use
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Youth & Family Substance Use Resources
Overdose Prevention Services
The ABCs of Youth Substance Use
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research/Helping Schools
