Health, Wellness, & Safety Resources
HWS Committee Meeting Resources
Sign-up to receive emails with the resources and advocacy efforts shared at our COPTA Health, Wellness, & Safety Committee meetings. Current
PTA/PTSA membership is required to be added to the list. Check out the recommended resources from our past committee meetings. Follow the link and click on the meeting date in the left column to open the resources document for that date.
HWS Committee Information Sheets
The HWS Committee offers downloadable info sheets on a variety of topics in the areas of technology, transportation/vehicle safety, substance use, mental health, suicide, gun safety, and physical health. Browse Info Sheets.
Healthy Lifestyles & Advocacy Resources from National PTA
Healthy Bodies
Healthy Minds
Healthy Earth
Advocacy
Colorado and National Organizations and Programs
National nonprofit providing programs, funding and resources around nutrition, physical activity, mental health, risk behavior prevention, and skills-based health education through district, school, and family partnerships. AFHK’s Resource Library offers videos, activities, tip sheets, and more to utilize at school or at home to improve kids’ physical and emotional health. AFHK’s Parents for Healthy Kids resources are designed to help parents and caregivers become effective change agents in school and student health.
A multi-faceted, collective impact approach to physical activity in schools led by national organizations and experts. Offers a Guiding Framework, Implementation Guide, Evaluation Handbook, and Menus of Evidence-Based Practices to help bring schools, parents, and partners together to provide an active school environment through physical education and before, during and after school physical activity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works with states, school systems, communities, and national partners to prevent students’ chronic disease and promote their health and well-being. Find information related to a variety of school health topics. CDC’s Parents for Healthy Schools is a set of resources designed to help schools, school groups, and school wellness committees encourage parent engagement in school health.
National nonprofit promoting whole-ingredient, scratch-cooking in schools across the country through trainings, grants, and other resources. Chef Ann’s School Food Advocacy Toolkit provides information and resources to help families and community members work with their schools to improve access to healthy food.
National nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Offers a multitude of parenting guides, practical tips, and strategies to support children’s mental health and social emotional wellness. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
Provides parenting tips, information, and advice on trending health topics, children’s health conditions and treatments.
Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC)
Created by state legislation in 2008, the CSSRC provides free consultation, resources, training, and technical assistance to foster safe and secure learning environments, positive school climates, and early intervention to prevent crisis situations.
Articles, videos, family activities, tips, tools, and other resources on nutrition and diet, cooking, shopping, food safety, and fitness for different age groups, from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
International nonprofit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families. FOSI’s Good Digital Parenting Program provides videos, tool sheets, toolkits and more.
Statewide nonprofit organization that connects people to food resources and drives policy, systems and social change to end hunger. Hunger Free’s Food
Resource Hotline: 855-855-4626
Colorado program providing access to mental health and substance use disorder services for youth. Open to youth 18 years of age or younger, or 21 years of age or younger if receiving special education services. I Matter provides up to six free therapy sessions for youth in Colorado and reimburses participating licensed therapists.
Statewide nonprofit organization that focuses on broad vaccine education, policy advocacy, and access to vaccines. Immunize Colorado runs programs to make vaccines accessible to all, regardless of income or insurance status, and collaborates with local and state organizations.
Jeffco Communities That Care – Twelve Talks
A repository of information, resources and conversation starters about topics selected by parents, teens and community experts from the Jefferson County
Communities That Care Coalition. Topics include alcohol, cannabis, dating, friends, hopefulness & coping, identity, medicine misuse, mental health, overdose, sex & consent, sources of strength, vape & tobacco.
One Chance to Grow Up
Colorado nonprofit initiative created to increase awareness and safeguards for youth related to currently available hemp, psilocybin, and high-potency marijuana products.
A parent-led, national nonprofit providing independent reporting, commentary, and resources on issues that affect kids and families including the latest science-backed research and breaking news affecting kids’ health. Includes need-to-know information about nutrition, sleep, safety, child development and more.
The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) serves as the national voice for health and physical education professionals across the country. SHAPE provides a variety of resources for families to support children’s physical and social emotional health. The organization’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education serve as the foundation for well-designed PE programs.
A national, best-practice youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention program offering training for both youth and adults in secondary schools and community-based settings and an elementary model featuring a fully stratified K-5 curriculum.
National suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. Provides crisis support, advocacy, education, and research.
USDA Food & Nutrition Services – School Meals
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) government website providing current information about federal school meal programs and standards.
Information and resources to help families make healthful eating choices, from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).