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Nebraska Healthy Schools

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) $365,000 (annually for five years) to improve the health of the state’s kindergarten through 12th grade students. The project will improve student health and academic achievement through nutrition, physical activity, and the management of chronic health conditions in schools. 

Four Local Health Departments (LHDs) are developing capacity and supporting 8 priority school districts. They are...

Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department

  • Umo Ho Nation Public Schools
  • Wakefield Community Schools
  • Wayne Community Schools
  • Winnebago Public Schools

Panhandle Public Health District

  • Gordon-Rushville Public Schools

South Heartland District Health Department

  • Harvard Public Schools
  • Hastings Public Schools

East Central District Health Department

  • Schuyler Community Schools

NALHD is one of NDE's partners in this project, along with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, and the Society of Health & Physical Educators (SHAPE) Nebraska.

Resources
Click the links below for resources.

CDC Whole School Whole Child Whole Community (WSCC) page 

Nebraska Department of Education Coordinated School Health page

Whole Community Wellbeing

VetSET Nebraska

Between 2012 and 2021, NALHD's VetSET Nebraska program built capacity and connections that continue to work for Veterans and their families across the state.

Health Literacy

Health Literacy is the collection of skills needed to communicate about health care. Learn more about how NALHD directly addresses health literacy to improve health outcomes for Nebraskans.
Learn more here.

Nebraska's Health Departments

As Chief Health Strategists in districts that cover from 1 to 12 counties, Nebraska’s local public health departments identify and respond to local health priorities and needs.  Find your local health department.