School Health Arkansas Department of Health

School Health

The Arkansas Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Health - School Health Program includes:

Obesity prevention/Act 1220 of 2003
Arkansas State School Nurse Consultant
School-Based Health Centers
Coordinated School Health

These programs all work collaboratively within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model, which is an expansion of the Coordinated School Health (CSH) framework and include the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Educational Services Cooperatives, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, amongst many other partners. Coordinated School Health/ WSCC is a planned, organized set of health-related programs, policies, and services coordinated at both the district and individual school levels. It emphasizes a unified and collaborative approach to learning and health.

The Student Exposure to Health Care Experiences and Careers Resource Guide is the joint effort of members of health and education sectors who first came together at the 2018 Rural Health Summit at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. The guide includes information and contacts for educational programs operating throughout Arkansas that provide healthcare-related experiences and career exposure for students of all ages.