This is not a launch that calls for health for education's sake. Nor is it education for health's sake. Rather, it is a call for health and education for each child's sake.
In 2013, ASCD and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened leaders from the fields of health, public health, education, and school health to develop the next evolution of school health to ensure that the health of the student, the teacher, and the school are taken seriously by educators and, in particular, by those involved in the school improvement process. The result is the 2014 launch of theWhole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
"The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model developed by ASCD and the CDC takes the call for greater collaboration over the years and puts it firmly in place. For too long, entities have talked about collaboration without taking the necessary steps. This model puts the process into action."—Dr. Gene R. Carter, ASCD CEO and Executive Director
The WSCC model combines and builds on elements of both the original coordinated school health model and the whole child framework. It aims to strengthen a unified and collaborative approach to learning and health
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