CDC Healthy Schools

BAM! Body and Mind Classroom Resources for Teachers

Classroom Resources for Teachers

Welcome to BAM! Body and Mind, a classroom resource portal for teachers of grades 4-8. Teachers can use BAM resources and information to help students make healthier lifestyle choices. Teachers can also check out CDC’s information on school connectednessand classroom management.

Visit Our Virtual Healthy School (VHS)

The VHS is designed for K-12 school staff, staff in state and local departments of health or education, and agencies who have an interest in meeting the needs of the whole child. Those needs include providing students with opportunities to improve their dietary and physical activity behaviors and manage their chronic health conditions (for example, asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy). Parents and community members can also benefit from the VHS because of their powerful role in supporting children’s health and learning and ability to participate on school health teams.

Access the Virtual Healthy School Resource List By WSCC Components for information to support student health and academic achievement.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model

What is the WSCC model?

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, or WSCC model, is CDC’s framework for addressing health in schools.   The WSCC model is student-centered and emphasizes the role of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement and the importance of evidence-based school policies and practices. The WSCC model has 10 components:

1. Physical education and physical activity.

2. Nutrition environment and services.

3. Health education.

4. Social and emotional climate.

5. Physical environment.

6. Health services.

7. Counseling, psychological and social services.

8. Employee wellness.

9. Community involvement.

10. Family engagement.

Learn more about each of the 10 components.