School Health Program

The School Health Program provides leadership and coordination for preventive health and safety services to children and families through collaborative partnerships with other state agencies and organizations. Services provided include: policy and standards development, technical assistance, assessment, outreach, training, and resource provision.

Target Population:

• Children ages 5-18
• Families & communities
• Schools & agencies that serve children

Project Outcomes:

• Foster and increase communication and resource sharing between state agencies
• Have healthy, educated students who become adults equipped with health-related skills, beliefs and practices conducive to a lifetime of learning, good health, productivity and economic success
• Address health education, risk reduction, prevention and treatment
• Establish partnerships – families, schools and communities
• Develop, implement and evaluate programs
• Create policies and regulations
• Train school health personnel
• Provide technical assistance and consultation
• Support community/school programs
• Report data on health status and develop solutions in community partnerships (Administer TOTS, 1^st Grade, 5^th Grade, and YRBS assessment tools)
• Assure quality improvement
• Provide for direct services as needed
• Mobilize community partnerships and action to solve local problems
• Improve school environments
• Establish school health standards
• Reduction of preventable diseases and injuries in children and families
• Healthier future generations in Oklahoma

For more information, please contact the Canadian County Health Department Health Educator at (405) 354-4872

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EPA Air Quality and Outdoor Activities: Recommendations for Schools (104.9k .pdf)

Guidelines: A School Hearing Screening Program (195k .pdf)

Guidelines: Hearing and Middle-Ear Screening (151k .pdf) 

Health and Academic Achievement (2.1MB .pdf)

Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed in School (4.3MB .pdf)

Managing Asthma A Guide for Schools, NHLBI 

Oklahoma Emergency Guidelines for Schools (534k .pdf)

School Connectedness (927KB .pdf)

Standards For School Health (83k .pdf )

Student Food Allergies: A Policy Guide for Schools(4.8MB .pdf)

Weather Guidelines for Schools (294.4k .pdf)

Contact Information:
Canadian County Health Department
100 S. Rock Island
El Reno, OK  73036
Phone: (405) 262-0042

1023 E. Vandament
Yukon, OK  73099
Phone: (405) 354-4872