About Us
Health-Promoting Schools is an internationally-recognized approach to supporting students’ educational outcomes while addressing school health in a planned, integrated, and holistic way.
We know "being well" and "doing well" are two sides of the same coin. HPS aims to support both through four key pillars: social and physical environment; teaching and learning; policy; and partnerships and services.
Schools that embrace the HPS approach are designed to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
The HPS Partnership is an overarching term to describe the many partners involved in HPS throughout CCRCE. Central to the HPS Partnership are two key teams: the Core Team and the Steering Committee. Both include representation from CCRCE, Public Health, Mental Health and Addictions and the Department of Communities Culture Tourism and Heritage (CCTH):
The Steering Committee leads decision-making with respect to identifying priority areas, planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting on HPS.
The Core Team supports informed decision- making at the Steering Committee level and facilitates exchange of information across all partners in the informal network, the ad hoc groups and the Steering Committee.
The HPS partner network represents key partners, such as teachers, school administration and community groups that support HPS.
Ad hoc groups are initiated as needed to manage time-sensitive/priority projects or initiatives.
Contact Us
James Shedden
School Health Promoter
Shali Manuel
Youth Engagement Coordinator
shali.manuel@nshealth.ca
Kielyn Jenkins
Nutritionist
kielyn.jenkins@nshealth.ca