Healthy students are better learners and better-educated individuals are healthier. A healthy school is one that consistently strengthens its capacity as a healthy setting for learning, playing, and working.
Students will have many opportunities in every aspect of their school experience to foster their healthy physical, mental, social and intellectual development.
Northern Health supports the Comprehensive School Health Framework, an approach to healthy schools that links health and education professionals, families, and surrounding communities to promote the health of people in the school setting.
View a short video about Comprehensive School Health
Allergy And Anaphylaxis Information
Canadian Best Practices Portal for School Health
- Public Health Agency of Canada – Best and promising practices and program planners for promoting school health.
Communications to Schools from Medical Health Officers
- 2020 BC Winter Games in Fort St. John (PDF)
- Seeking Immunization Enrollment Info – Superintendents of Independent School Authorities (PDF)
- Vaping Awareness Letter to Schools (PDF)
- 2019/20 MHO Letter to Schools (PDF)
- Measles Campaign Letters to Superintendents, Principals and Parents (PDF)
- Northern Health Supports for Schools (PDF)
- Opioid Overdose Information for Schools (PDF)
- Public Health Approach to Non-Medical Cannabis (PDF)
- Population and Public Health Dental Services for Children (PDF)
- Requirements Under BC’s New Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation (PDF)
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education (PDF)
- Ways to Prevent and Manage Communicable Diseases in Schools (PDF)
Diabetes and Glucagon Information
Epilepsy and School
Healthy Eating
Immunizations and Schools
- BC Immunization Schedule for School Age Children
- Immunize BC
- Kids Boost Immunity
- Grade 6 consent form (PDF)
- Grade 9 consent form (PDF)
- Preparing your child for immunization (PDF)
At school entry (4-6 years of age) students are offered vaccinations against Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis/Polio, Measles/Mumps/Rubella/Chickenpox (MMRV) and any other childhood vaccinations that may be overdue. Kindergarten immunizations are offered through Primary Care Homes where information is sent home regarding these dates and times.
Infection Control and Prevention
Injury Prevention
Mental Health & Emotional Wellness
- Anxiety BC – Resources for educators, youth & families
- Bullying & Harassment Assessment Toolkit for schools
- CASEL – Framework for Systemic Social and Emotional Learning
- Child & Youth Mental Health Resources
- Erase = expect respect & a safe education
- Foundry BC – Local youth care hub (Prince George and soon to be in Terrace!) and online information, peer support, apps and tools
- iMinds – Curriculum, tools and resources to support educators on drugs and mental health
- Mental Health Toolkit – Joint Consortium for School Health
- MHCC Headstrong School – Based Activities Toolkit (PDF)
- Northern BC Crisis Center
- Northern Health – Mental Health & Substance Use
- Teenmentalhealth.org – School Mental Health Curriculum Guide
- WE Schools
- Youth Mental Wellness Toolkit
Physical Activity
- Action Schools! BC
- Active for Life – Elementary Teachers Toolkit for developing physical literacy
- Canadian Public Health Association – Children’s Unstructured Play Position Statement & Toolkit
- Doctors of BC’s – Be Active Every Day
- HASTe BC – Active & Safe Routes to School Toolkit.
- Live 5-2-1-0: Healthy Communities for Kids
- Moving Ahead: School-Based Interventions to Reduce Physical Inactivity & Sedentary Behaviour (PDF)
- ParticipACTION – Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth (PDF)
- PartcipACTION – Teen Toolkit for the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (PDF)
- Physical Activity Action Guide
- Spring & Fall GoByBike Week – Bike to School Week
- 24 Hour Movement Guidelines for Children & Youth (PDF)
Road Safety
- For Educators – ICBC
- Road Sense Kids: Activities to Learning Road Safety – ICBC (PDF)
Sexual Health
- Alberta Health Services Teaching Sexual Health – Lesson plans
- Interior Health Sexual Health Teaching Toolkit – Includes lesson plans & other links (PDF)
- NH Elementary School Sexual Health Manual – A Guide for Grade 4-7 Teachers includes lesson plans (PDF)
- Options for Sexual Health – Information and services
- Options for Sexual Health Education Resources – Professional development opportunities for teachers
- Scarleteen – Sexuality and relationships information for teens & emerging adults by youth, for youth
- Sex and U – Information & Resources from the Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada
- Sex Information and Education Council of Canada
- School Based Sexual Health Education (PDF)
- SOGI 123
Special Needs
Substance Use
- Cannabis Education Resources – Resources to help you better understand the new Canadian cannabis legal system
- Canadian Centre on Substance Use – houses lots of reports and information on substance use trends, practices from a prevention, and harms reduction approach
- Get Cannabis Clarity – Provincial Cannabis Website
- Here to Help BC – Detailed information on substances, guides and pamphlets on safer consumption, youth consumption, ways to talk to youth, and families
- Kelty Mental Health Resource hub – has a broad range of mental health and substance use information for children, youth and families
- LET'S TALK OPIOIDS, including Fentanyl – A Parent's Guide to Understanding Opioid Use by Youth (PDF)
- Northern Health – Mental Health & Substance Use
- Weed Out the Risk – An Anti-Crash Course on Cannabis and Driving
Youth Engagement