Healthy Schools and OSHC resource hub

Divided into health priority areas, these resources are designed to help education settings promote health and wellbeing 

On this page

• General
• Healthy Eating and Oral Health
• Physical Activity and Movement
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Sun Protection
• Safe Environments
• Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Sexual Health and Wellbeing
• Climate and Health pathway

*Matched to curriculum
^Funding available under the Schools Mental Health Menu

General

• Introduction to Achievement Program webinar – 30 mins (password: HealthyKids21) 
• Achievement Program

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Healthy Eating and Oral Health

Programs

• Vic Kids Eat Well  
• Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program 
• Smile Squad 
• Victorian Schools Garden Program 
• Junior Landcare 
• Foodbank School Breakfast Clubs program 

Resources

• Phenomenon*
• Australian Dietary Guidelines brochure
• Australian Dietary Guidelines brochure in other languages
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS)
• FoodChecker online menu assessment (HEAS)
• HEAS resources 
• Smile Squad: A guide to supporting good oral health in schools
• Cancer Council’s Lunchbox Builder
• VACCHO’s Healthy Deadly Lunchboxes
• DPV Health’s Fresh Lunchbox Ideas resource
• Nutrition Australia’s Pick and Mix lunchbox resource
• Kids’ Healthy Lunchbox Webinar – Monash Health

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Physical Activity and Movement

• ACHPER – Active Schools^ 
• Bicycle Network – Ride 2 School 
• Bluearth Foundation 
• Transform Us!  
• Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for children and young people (5-17 years) 
• Injury prevention workshop recording – Monash Health

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Be You 
• headspace 
• The Resilience Project 
• Schools Mental Health Menu 
• Respectful Relationships 
• Smiling Mind In Schools^ 
• Body Kind Schools and Butterfly Body Bright program – Butterfly Foundation
• Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools Forum recording – 1 hour (password: Wellbeing2020)

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Sun Protection

• SunSmart school membership
• SunSmart school and OSHC sample policies
• Generation SunSmart online learning
• SunSmart Global UV app 

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Safe Environments

• Kidsafe 
• Day for Daniel 
• eSafety Commissioner for educators  
• eSmart (Alannah & Madeline Foundation) 
• Narragunnawali   
• Harmony Week 
• Foundation House: Schools In for Refugees^  
• Respectful Relationships 
• Every Body Every School toolkit – Inspiro Health 
• Butterfly Foundation^ 

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Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Quit Victoria: ‘Get the facts on vaping’
• Quit Victoria: School curriculum resources*
• ‘No Smoking or Vaping’ signage and resources 
• VicHealth: Vaping conversation guide for parents
• Life Education program  
• Alcohol and Drug Foundation 
• Blurred Minds^
• Positive Choices
• Vaping Prevention Toolkit for Schools – Peninsula Health 
• Quit Victoria: support services

Videos

• Understanding Vaping webinar – Monash Health
• School Vaping Curriculum Resources Webinar – Quit Victoria
• Videos about vaping created by students – Ballarat Community Health
• JBA (Just.Breathe.Air): Safer Cities ‘Youth Vaping’ – Supported by City of Casey  
• Teens Talk Vaping short film – Canadian Institute of Health Research
• See through the haze – Quit Victoria

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Sexual Health and Wellbeing

• Respectful Relationships^ 
• Family Planning Victoria 
• Family Relationships Online 

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Climate and Health pathway

• Taking Action on Climate and Health webinar – 1 hour (password: Nz39arb3) 
• Achievement Program Climate and Health pathway 
• TAKE2 pledge 
• Cool Australia 
• ResourceSmart Schools  
• Victorian Schools Garden Program 
• Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program 
• Junior Landcare 
• South East Water 

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