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Abbreviations Used Below: ASCD  - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DHPE - Directors of Health Promotion and Education DoH - North Dakota Department of Health DPI- North Dakota Department of Public Instruction EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency NASPE - National Association for Sport and Physical Education NIH - National Institutes of Health  SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration US HHS - United States Department of Health and Human Services USDE - United States Department of Education USDJ - United Stated Department of Justice You can also click on "Back to the Top" after each section to return to the top.

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A-Z Index of Additional Agencies and Organizations Afterschool Snack Program (DPI)   Abstinence Abstinence Clearinghouse  Abstinence Education Program (DoH) Health Education Curriculum Content - Abstinence Fact Sheet (DPI)    Abuse - See Violence Prevention Academic Connection to Health Health & Academics Data & Statistics (CDC)  Healthy and Using Wellness to Boost Performance (NASSP) Research Review: School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement Alcohol Above The Influence.com Al-Anon Family Groups Alcohol & Other Drug Use (CDC) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)  The Choice Game (Several Sources Foundation) Curriculum Supplement Series (NIH) Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems   Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)  North Dakota Substance Abuse (ND DHS) ND Substance Abuse Prevention Stop Underage Drinking Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (Pacific Institute) What a Teen Should See When It Comes To Alcohol (FL Office of Drug Control & FL Dept of Children & Families) Allergies The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) ( Allergy Support Group American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAI) Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)  Asthma Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics  American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAI) Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

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BMI Charts Adult BMI Calculator: English (CDC) BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen (CDC) Body Mass Index (CDC) Body Weight in North Dakota (DoH) Children's BMI Tool for Schools (CDC) Weighing and Measuring Students in School Settings: Executive Statement (ND Healthy Weight Council) Weighing and Measuring Students in School Settings: A Position Paper (ND Healthy Weight Council) Brain Research Related to Health Brain Activities are Different in Alcoholics (Healthy Brain Info) Brain Exercise and the Benefits (Healthy Brain Info) Brain Research and the Patterns of Understanding (Health Brain Inf) Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina Depression, Alcohol and My Poor Little Teenage Brain (PsychCentral) Dopamine & Lack of Exercise (Livestrong.com) Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking (USDJ) Exercise and the Brain: Something to Chew On (National Institutes of Health) Inside the Teenage Brain: Interview with Jay Giedd (PSB) Insulin Action on Brain's Reward Circuitry Linked to Obesity (Science News) Matt Bellace, PhD A neuroscientist and a comedian that is motivational speaker who talks about at-risk behaviors and encouraging kids to look for natural highs.  He wrote the book A Better High. Persistent Cannabis Users Show Neuropsychological Decline from Childhood to Midlife (National Academy of Sciences) Teenage Cannabis Use Leads to Cognitive Decline (NewScientist) Teen Safe: Learn How To Keep Your Teen Safe in Just 15 Minutes (CeASAR Children's Hospital Boston) Time-Lapse Imaging Tracks Brain Developing from Ages 5 to 20 (Imaging Genetics Center) The Adolescent Brain – Why Teenagers Think and Act Differently (EDinformatics) The Teen Brain & Developing Body (Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill & Carrboro) Bullying A Guide for Parents: Bullying, What Parents Can Do About It (Penn State)  Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case that Made History Documentary (Teaching Tolerance)  Bullying Fact Sheet (DPI) Bullying Intervention Strategies That Work (Education World) Bullying.org Bullying Prevention Curriculum, Second Edition (WI DPI) Bullying Prevention Policy Guidelines (WI DPI) Bullying Prevention Resources (Josephson Institute) Cybergbullying (Stopbullying.gov) Cyberbullying Research Center Home of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (Hazelden Foundation)  Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (Clemson University) Rats & Bullies (McMillan Media Filmworks) StopBullying.gov (US HHS) Back to the Top

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Contact List for Safe & Healthy School Issues (DPI) Compulsory Attendance/Truancy Fact Sheet Coordinated School Health (DPI)   CharacterCounts (Josephson Institute) Classroom Activities – See Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Physical Activities in the Classroom Community Involvement Guide: The Next Generation of Community Participation  Crisis Management (Also, see Emergency Planning) Disaster Preparedness and Response for Schools (National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities) North Dakota Youth - Crisis (Phone numbers to call during a crisis) Resources for School Crisis Management (DPI) School Crisis Guide (NEA Health Information) Curriculum - Also see Lessons and Physical Activity in the Classroom The Choice Game (Several Sources Foundation) Curriculum Supplement Series (NIH) Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) (CDC) HIV/AIDS Curriculum 2012 Edition: A Supplement to a Comprehensive Health Curriculum (NY City Dept of Education) Michigan Model for Health Curriculum National Health Education Standards (CDC) ND Health Content Standards (DPI)   ND Physical Education Content Standards (DPI) Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) (CDC) Safe & Drug Free Curriculum (DPI)   Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum (USDA) UT Health Science Center Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) Curriculum Cyberbullying Cybergbullying (Stopbullying.gov) Cyberbullying Research Center   Back to the Top

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Data on School Health (DPI) Dating Violence Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Links (DoH) (half way down the page)  Preventing Dating Violence (Hazelden Foundation) Dietary Behaviors - See Nutrition Disaster - See Crisis Management Drugs Alcohol & Other Drug Use (CDC) Club Drugs (NCJRS)  CADCA: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America  Narcotics Anonymous National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign  Consortium for Substance Abuse Prevention (NDUS) Office of National Drug Control Policy  Partnership at Drugfree.org Back to the Top

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Early Childhood Good nutrition and physical activity is important right from the early years on.  These sites cover health topics from birth through age 6. Making Physical Activity a Priority (BHF National Centre: Physical Activity+Health) Parents LEAD Emergency Planning (Also, see Crisis Management) Emergency Planning (USDOE) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Kids  Environmental Protection Healthy School Environments (EPA)  Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments (EPA) Back to the Top

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (DPI) Fuel Up to Play 60 Funding Opportunities (DPI) FERPA FERPA: Basic Guidelines for Faculty and Staff - A Simple Step-by-Step Approach for Compliance (NACADA) FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (USDE) HIPPA and FERPA (NASN) HIPPA and FERPA: An Update on Privacy Rules (Center for Health and Health Care in Schools) Fitness - Also see Physical Activity and Nutrition Presidential Youth Fitness Program President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Fundraisers Healthy School Fundraising Success Stories (Center for Science in the Public Interest) Sweet Deals: School Fundraisers Can Be Healthy and Profitable (Center for Science in the Public Interest) Back to the Top

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Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) (CDC) Health Guidelines for North Dakota Schools (DPI) Healthy People 2020 Head Lice (DoH) HIPPA and FERPA: An Update on Privacy Rules (The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools) HIPPA and FERPA (NASN) Hazing Stop Hazing Health & Academic Connection Health & Academics Data & Statistics (CDC)  Research Review: School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement  Healthy and Using Wellness to Boost Performance (NASSP) Health & Wellness National Prevention Council Action Plan Health Education Health and Physical Education Requirements ND Health Content Standards (DPI)   North Dakota High School Graduation Requirements - 2010, 2011, and Beyond (DPI) HIV/AIDS Prevention AIDS.gov (US HHS) HIV/AIDS Curriculum 2012 Edition: A Supplement to a Comprehensive Health Curriculum (NY City Dept of Education) HIV/AIDS Prevention (CDC)  HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DPI) HIV/AIDS Resources (DPI)    HIV Counseling and Test Sites (DoH) HIV Prevention: Testing (DoH)   Back to the Top

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Incentives - Alternatives to Food as a Reward (DPI)    Influenza - ND School Influenza Surveillance Program (DoH)    Infection - ND Child Care/School Infection Control Manual (DoH) International AIDS Society  Immunizations 2012-2013 School Immunization Requirements (DoH) Immunization - The North Dakota Immunization Program (DoH) Internet Use Center for Safe and Responsible  Internet Use   Cybergbullying (Stopbullying.gov) i-Safe: The Leader in e-Safety Education Back to the Top

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2011 Legislative Fact Sheets (DPI) Let's Move Let's Move in School (AAHPERD) Lice: Head Lice (DoH) Lockdown Drills Fact Sheet (DPI) Lesson Plans - Also see Physical Activity for Classrooms and Curriculum Bullying Prevention Resources - Character Counts! Lesson Plan Bank (scroll half way down) (Josephson Institute)   Curriculum Supplement Series: Curriculum Supplements - Middle School, Grades 6-8 (NIH) CharacterCounts Lesson Plans (Josephson Institute) Collaborating Classrooms - MyGarden Health Education Instruction Resources & Tips (Illinois School Health Association) Health Lesson Idea Menu (PE Central)  Health Literacy "Mini-Lessons" (Project Read) Health, Nutrition, P.E. and Sexuality Education (Nancy's gifs) Healthy Steps for Healthy Lives (Nestle Family) NASPE's Teacher Toolbox  Voyage: The Quest To Be Our Best (USDA) Scholastic - Lesson Plans (Scholastic)  Serve Up Classroom Nutrition Activities (Education World)  Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum (USDA) STD 101 in a Box - Read-to-Use Presentations (CDC)  TeacherVision (under the Subject tab, there is a bullet for Health and Safety) (TeacherVision)  Back to the Top

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Medication Management At School (Center for Health and Health Care in Schools) Back to the Top

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ND Kids Count Nutrition 101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education  ChooseMyPlate (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (DPI) Healthy Eating (Fuel Up to Play 60) Healthy North Dakota (DoH) John C. Stalker Institute - Your Source for Nutritious Learning Mindless Eating - Why We Eat More Than We Think New Meal Pattern Rules (DPI) ND Child Nutrition & Food Distribution (DPI)  Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools (CDC)  Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools: Leading the Way toward Healthier Youth (IOM) Smarter Lunchrooms Movement: It's Not Nutrition Until It's Eaten (Cornell University) Back to the Top

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Oral Health Program (DoH) Obesity Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation: Report Brief  Adult Obesity Facts (CDC) Aim for a Healthy Weight (NHLBI)   Body Mass Index, Calculate Your BMI (CDC) Childhood Obesity and Nutrition Issues in the United States: An Update on School-based Policies and Practices (Center for Evaluation & Education Policy) Strategies to Overcome & Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance  The Obesity Epidemic (CDC Video) Back to the Top

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Parents A Guide for Parents: Bullying, What Parents Can Do About It (Penn State)  Let's Move in School - PTA/PTO Toolkit  National Parent Teacher Association Parent and Family Engagement (USDE) Parent Engagement (CDC) Parents LEAD Parents. The Anti-Drug   ParentFurther.  a Search Institute Resource for Families Partnership at Drugfree.org  The School Day Just Got Healthier Toolkit (UDSA)  Teens: Advice from experts and real moms for parenting your 13-18-year-olds (Disney Family.com) Physical Activity Healthy North Dakota (DoH) Physical Activity for Classrooms - Also see Lesson Plans and Curriculum. 10 Simple Activities to Encourage Physical Activity in the Classroom    Brain Breaks (Michigan Dept of Education) Energizers: Classroom-based Physical Activities Energizers Classroom Physical Activities (Beactive North Carolina) Fit Kids Activities on Video (NC Health Wellness) In-Class Physical Activity Breaks (Fuel Up to Play 60) Integrating Physical Activity into the Complete School Day (NASPE) JAM (Just-a-Minute) School Program (Health-E-tips) Let's Move   Let's Move in School (AAHPERD)  Mississippi Move To Learn Classroom Tools (Pinterest) NASPE's Teacher Toolbox  Ultimate Camp Resource's Most Popular Camp Activities & Games    Physical Education 101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education ND Physical Education Content Standards (DPI) North Dakota High School Graduation Requirements - 2010, 2011, and Beyond (DPI) Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) Tools for Observing Quality Physical Education (NASPE) Policy Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (Connecticut State Dept of Education) Bullying Prevention Policy Guidelines (WI DPI)  Childhood Obesity and Nutrition Issues in the United States: An Update on School-based Policies and Practices (Center for Evaluation & Education Policy) Local School Wellness Policy (CDC)  Local School Wellness Policy (USDA)  Local Wellness Policy (DPI)  Model Local School Wellness Policies (National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity) Model School Wellness Policies (National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity) Nonsmoking Policy for Children's Services (Cornell University Law School) Policy in Action: A Guide to Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy (University of California) Pounds and Policy: Building a Healthier Nation with Effective Communication and Legislation (STOP) Principals' Wellness Policy Implementation Manual (Minneapolis Public Schools)   Results on School Policies and Programs: Overview of Key Findings (YES!)  School District Wellness Policies: Evaluating Progress and Potential for Improving Children's Health Three Years After the Federal Mandate (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) School Employee Wellness (DHPE)  School Health Policies and Practices Study (CDC)  Positive Behavior Support - See Response to Intervention Pregnancy (Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy) The Choice Game (Several Sources Foundation) The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy  By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing  Prevention - See Health & Wellness Back to the Top

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ND Roughrider Health Promotion Conference Recess 60 Alternatives to Withholding Recess (Peaceful Playgrounds) Bullying Prevention Tips for Recess Monitors (About.com) Increasing Physical Activity Through Recess (RWJF) Peaceful Playgrounds Playground Injuries: Fact Sheet (CDC) Recess Before Lunch: A Guide for Success (MT Office of Public Instruction) Recess - Developing a School Recess Plan (Chicago Public Schools) Recess for Elementary School Students: Position Statement (NASPE) The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance (CDC) - Includes a section called "Recess Studies" on page 19 The Crucial Role of Recess in School (American Academy of Pediatrics) Research Active Living Research Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Research, Prevention and Training  (Johns Hopkins) CenterStone Research Institute Cyberbullying Research Center Doing What Works: Research-Based Education Practices Online (USDE) The Prevention Researcher  Promising Practices Network  Response to Intervention Response to Intervention - Behavior (RTI-B) (DPI)  RTI-B is the new name given to the ND DPI initiative formerly known as Positive Behavior Supports (PBS). Back to the Top

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Safe & Healthy School Checklist (DPI) SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US HHS) Significant Contagious Diseases Model School Policy for North Dakota Schools - Provided by the ND School Board Association  ND Substance Abuse Prevention Safe & Drug Free Elementary & Secondary Education: Title IV-21st Century Schools (USDE) Lead and Manage My School:  Safe & Drug-Free Schools (USDE) Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (USDE) Safe & Drug Free Curriculum (DPI) Safe and Drug Free Program (DPI) Safe & Drug Free Schools Professional Development (DPI) School Safety COPS Community Oriented Police Services (USDJ) - School Safety Toolkit Lead and Manage My School:  Safe & Drug-Free Schools (USDE) Multi-Hazard School Safety Planning (ND LEAD/ND Emergency Services) National School Safety and Security Services  Safe & Civil Schools: Practical Solutions, Positive Results!  Safe Schools, Healthy Students  School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Effective School Health Advisory Council: Moving from Policy to Action  Elements of Comprehensive School Health Health School Communities (ASCD)   Lead and Manage My School:  Safe & Drug-Free Schools (USDE) ND Coordinated School Health Guidebook (DPI) Safe & Healthy School Checklist (DPI) SHAC Action Plan (DPI) SHAC Membership Worksheet (DPI) SHAC Webinar Training (DPI) School Wellness Council Toolkit (Alliance for a Healthier Generation) School Nurse National School Nurse Association North Dakota School Nurses Organization  Self-Injury Focus Adolescent Services Self-Injury Poorly Understood Problem (CNN.com Health)  Self-Injury: You Are Not the Only One  Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs (US HHS)  Sexual Behavior   American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA)  The Division of Disease Control (DoH)  HIV/Ryan White (DoH)  HIV/AIDS Universal Precautions (DPI)  Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)  Sexual Education Future of Sex Education (FOSE) Let’s Talk About Sexual Health 5-Minute CDC Video    National Sexuality Education Standards Core Content and Skills, K-12: A Special Publication of the Journal of School Health Prevention of HIV/AIDS, other STIs and Pregnancy: Interventions for Adolescents (USA.gov and US HHS) Sex, etc.  (Rutgers University) Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines (CDC) Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Research, Prevention and Training  (Johns Hopkins) The Choice Game (Several Sources Foundation) Data & Statistics: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CDC)  National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (CDC)  Practitioner's Handbook for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CDC)  Sexually Transmitted Infections (Creative Visions Foundation) STD 101 in a Box - Read-to-Use Presentations (CDC) Social Determinants Social Determinants (Healthy People 2020) Students - Sites for Students Choices!  (Produced by Townsquare Media) Note: If book does not come up, click on the icon in the far left corner to view as full screen and it will appear. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Kids Kids Health from Nemours  National Crime Prevention Council (McGruff Crime Dog)   Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Students Against Violence Everywhere  The Cool Spot: The Young Teen's Place for Info on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure  Substance Abuse - See Drugs, Alcohol,and/ or Tobacco Suicide Prevention If you are thinking about suicide, talk to someone you trust or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1.800.273.TALK(8255). In an emergency, call 911. American Association of Suicidology  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention  Preventing Youth Suicide (Violence Prevention Works!)  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US HHS) Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High School (SAMHSA) Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Education Development Center, Inc) Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide (University of South Florida) Back to the Top

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Tobacco  BreatheND (Official Portal for North Dakota State Government) Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids  Cessation (Quitting) Programs (DoH)    ND Quits (Official Portal for North Dakota State Government)  Nonsmoking Policy for Children's Services (Cornell University Law School) Smoking & Tobacco Use (CDC) Tobacco Prevention and Control (DoH) Back to the Top

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Violence Prevention Center for the Prevention of School Violence  Children's Exposure to Violence, It's Everyone's Responsibility (Safe Start Center) Covenant House: Opening Doors for Homeless Youth National Child Abuse Hotline (Child Help) National Coalition Against Domestic Violence North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services Students Against Violence Everywhere Back to the Top

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WellSAT: Wellness School Assessment Tool Upcoming Webinars (DPI)  Weight of the Nation Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation - Report Brief  Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation - Recommendations  Weight of the Nation Conference Weight of the Nation: Confronting America's Obesity Epidemic (HBO Documentary Films) Wellness Policies - See Policies Back to the Top

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Youth Risk Behavior Survey (DPI) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Resource Guide (DPI) Back to the Top

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