The School Health and Wellness Section enhances school health promotion, health care and services and health literacy through coordinated school health programs.
Learn more about school-based health care.
Our Members
School health and wellness researchers and practitioners address a broad range of school health issues such as obesity prevention, reduction of youth risk-taking behavior, delivery of asthma care, HIV/STD/pregnancy prevention, environmental protection and policy development.
Our Work
We share, discuss, debate and work to improve early childhood, K-12, and college health through effective practices and research.
Member Benefits
As a member of our Section, you can help grow our legacy in public health practice! We offer many opportunities to get involved, such as joining Section leadership, collaborating with other organizations and partners, influencing APHA policies and priorities, reviewing abstracts and presenting your research at the APHA Annual Meeting.
Join Us!
Your participation is vital to our continued success. Become an active member of the Section when you join APHA. If you are already an APHA member, you can join as your second Section for no additional cost by updating your member profile.
Attend Events
Check out the APHA calendar for upcoming Section events and browse our sessions at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo.
Visit on APHA LEAD
Members can visit us on APHA LEAD to learn about upcoming events, join in discussions with other Section members, and access our Section’s resource library.
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Contribute
Support our efforts by making a donation.