Elizabeth talks with Scott Bailey, a wellness consultant with Ever Active Schools, about the importance of health promotion in schools and why they're an ideal place for upstream approaches to improve wellness. They discuss what Comprehensive School Health is and what it looks like in practice.
Additional Resources:
- Government of Canada: “Social determinants of health and health inequalities”
- Alberta Health Services Provincial Teacher Resource List 2019-2020
- Reimagining School Sport
- Loose Parts Play (like tarps and tires)
- Sports as a Platform for Resilience in Indigenous Schools
- Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program
- Don’t Walk in the Hallway
- Girls Only Run Club
- Youth Run Club in High Schools