Public health: resources
Helpful resources for schools.
Health for Kids is aimed at children aged four to eleven, this website provides health information in a fun and interactive way.
Health for Teens is for 11 to 19 year olds . Launched across the county earlier this year through events attended by secondary schools, it delivers topical health messages, covering a wide range of subjects which enables young people to make the right choices about their health and wellbeing.
Young people have told us:
"There is loads of information about health topics. You can find out about different things you may be too shy to talk to someone about. The layout is fun and easy to use as it has been designed by teenagers for teenagers."
Regularly up dated by the school nursing service, these are a fantastic resource for pupils, parents, carers and teachers. This includes interactive games, signposting to other health services and downloadable relevant information material.
Please enable us to reach a wider audience and continue to promote this highly regarded resource by adding a link to the relevant website to your parent mail system.
For more information, here is a short film about the launch events.
The Change4Life School Zone is a website containing curriculum-linked resources and inspiration to help you teach children about healthy eating and being active. As the site develops it will also provide support on food preparation and cooking, where food comes from, plus great ideas for PE lessons.
Change4Life is Public Health England’s response to the relentless rise in obesity. Its consumer campaigns encourage families with children aged 5-11 to eat well, move more and live longer.
The Mental Health Training is funded by the Department of Health. It has been developed and written by experts in child mental health.
This free web resource encourages all professionals interacting with children and young people to become more skilled in dealing with children and young people’s mental health.
One of the innovative and exciting elements of this resource is the ability to plan and follow a CPD pathway for your specific role or profession.
For more information, please contact Jen Beer at jen.beer@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Please have a look at the following resources:
MindEd: free educational resource on children and young people's mental health for all adults
Healthy Young Minds in Herts: Information on other mental health training available to schools
Just Talk Herts: Resources and information for young people, parents and professionals