National Assembly on School Based Health Care (NASBHC) is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to nurture interdisciplinary school-based health care. The National Assembly welcomes members, school-based health care providers, advocates, media, and policy makers to its web site. www.nasbhc.org

The DC Department of Mental Health provides comprehensive mental health services to adults, children, youths, and their families. The goal of the Department of Mental Health is to develop, support, and oversee a comprehensive, community-based, consumer-driven, culturally competent, quality mental health system. Department of Mental Health

CDC Adolescent and School Health (DASH) website provides a range of popular health topics concerning our youth, current data, and statistics on youth's health and behavior and on schools' health policy and programs. Also, databases of fundraising resources are available on this website. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, GWU provides alternative approaches to school-based health programs and services through the CHHCS website. E-journal, news alerts, and print publications are also available on the website. www.healthinschools.org/

The HPV Vaccine: What Health Care Providers Need to Know
The HPV vaccine provider fact sheet is now available online.
www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm and www.fda.gov/WOMENS/getthefacts/hpv.html

OSSE's Wellness and Nutrition Services Department (WNS): Wellness and Nutrition Services (WNS) promotes the development of nutritionally sound bodies by ensuring that all children and some mentally and physically disabled adults in the District of Columbia have access to healthy, nutritious meals and snacks. http://www.osse.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view,A,1224,Q,536469,seoNav,%7C31193%7C,.asp

Local Wellness Policy: As part of the 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program were required to adopt a Local Wellness Policy (LWP) by 2006. In a partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schoos (DCPS), DC Action for Children, and DC Hunger Solutions, the DCPS' LWP was created. http://www.dchunger.org/pdf/lwp_report_execsummary_apr09.pdf

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Below are two separate links regarding the H1N1 Flu, also known as the "Swine Flu"- the first link is managed by the governement specicially for School Planning, and the second link is a CDC established wesbite specifically as Resources for Child Care Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Universities.
Government Flu website link: http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/index.html
CDC Website link: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/schools/