Healthy school environments can ensure that children have solid foundations for physical, social, and emotional health.
A Working Forum on Healthy Schools aimed to assess stakeholder alignment on opportunities and barriers to creating healthy school environments and to explore systems-level investments that would support their creation. The Forum also examined levers for promoting equity, and sought opportunities to foster school and community collaboration.
The Issue
Creating healthy school environments is a key part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) efforts to build a Culture of Health in the United States. It is also an essential component of RWJF's commitment to Healthy Children and Families. Healthy school environments can ensure that children have solid foundations for physical, social, and emotional health.