Mental Health Obesity Web Resource
Whether you know or simply suspect that a student has an eating disorder, it can create lots of worry and confusion. Some of the questions and issues that you will see addressed in the Educator Toolkit linked below are: Updated 4/16/2025
Flu/Influenza Web Resource
School administrators, teachers, staff, and parents who are concerned about influenza’s (flu) effects on children can help slow the spread of respiratory illnesses, including flu. On this website, you will find information on preventing the flu as well as downloadable materials and tools for schools. English and Spanish language...
This website includes print and social-media resources to promote a simple, yet effective message fight the flu.One, get vaccinated. Two, help stop the spread of flu viruses. Three, take antiviral drugs if you doctor prescribes them.
This website includes recommendations on annual influenza (flu) vaccination for everyone 6 months and older in the United States on June 27, 2023.
Asthma Web Resource
Asthma surveillance data includes collection and analyses of asthma data at both the national and the state level. National data is available on asthma morbidity, emergency department visits, hospitalizations due to asthma, and asthma mortality.
Do you want to learn about asthma? Here are some fun facts and some games and learning activities that are fun and easy to do at home or in the classroom, whether you are a child, childcare provider, parent, or teacher.
Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children. Asthma causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. If your child has asthma, he or she has it all the time, but he...
Smoking and Tobacco Web Resource
The use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.1
CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provides this set of materials for adult educators serving youth ages 11-18. The presentation and related handouts cover e-cigarettes, health risks, the factors that lead to e-cigarette use, and what youth can do to avoid all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
This website includes evidence-based resources hosted on external sites. We will do our best to edit links to external sites if they change.
