10. Findings re: efforts to address local contextThis is a featured page

The findings by efforts to address community and other contextual factors are as follows:

Low income communities
- head start continuation programs
- school meal programs
- community school programs/school as hub of services
- pre-school/day care programs
- toy lending libraries
- parent resources/training programs
- school dropout prevention/basic literacy
- coordination with housing programs
  • Two provinces (MB, SK) have formal strategies on community schools.
  • One province (NS) is considering “wrap-around” schools. Another (SK) is implementing Schools Plus.
  • There is considerable attention being paid to social determinants in the public health sector but that has not yet translated into concerted action using the school as a site or hub of the community.
  • The International School Health Network has engaged several organizations and individuals in Canada and other countries on a coordinated set of programs as listed in the left hand column.
Aboriginal Communities & Students
  • The International School Health Network is discussing a Canadian and international initiative on how school health approaches can be made more culturally relevant to aboriginal students, schools and communities.
Rural communities
  • There is a strong tradition and movement on rural/small schools in Canada but is it not clear as to whether those discussions have ever examined health and social development in a comprehensive manner.
Inner city, multi-ethnic communities




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