Healthy Schools resource hub

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

On this page

• General
• Food, Nutrition 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
• Sustainability and Health

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

General

• Healthy Places Healthy Futures

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Food, Nutrition 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 
• FEAST (Food Education and Sustainability Training) – OzHarvest

Resources

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

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Physical Activity and Movement

• Active Schools^– ACHPER Victoria
• Ride2School – Bicycle Network
• Bluearth Foundation 
• Transform Us! 
• Sport4all 
• Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for children and young people (5-17 years) 
• Safe Around Schools – City of Casey
• Connect with a local sports club – Monash Health
• Injury prevention workshop recording – Monash Health
• Primary School Toolkits – Outdoor Victoria

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Be You 
• headspace
• Mental Health Education Program – headspace
• Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) program
• The Resilience Project 
• R U OK? resources for educators 
• Schools Mental Health Menu 
• Our Futures^
• Healthier Hearts & Lighter Minds (primary schools) – Mindfull Aus^
• Respectful Relationships 
• Smiling Mind In Schools^
• BodyKind 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 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
• SECASA Schools Program
• Narragunnawali  
• Harmony Week 
• School’s In for Refugees^ – Foundation House
• Respectful Relationships
• Safe Around Schools – City of Casey 
• Every Body Every School toolkit – Inspiro Health 
• Butterfly Foundation^

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Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol and Other Drugs

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

Videos

• Understanding Vaping webinar – Monash Health and local councils
• School Vaping Curriculum Resources Webinar – Quit Victoria
• Videos about vaping created by students – Ballarat Community Health
• A Safer Cities Project – Just Breathe Air (JBA) – Supported by City of Casey and Monash Health 
• Teens Talk Vaping short film – Canadian Institute of Health Research
• Quit Stories (smoking and vaping) – Quit Victoria
• See through the haze – Quit Victoria

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Sexual Health and Wellbeing

• Respectful Relationships
• Sexual Health Victoria 
• Safe Schools
• Minus18
• Family Relationships Online 
• SECASA Schools Program

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Sustainability and Health

• ResourceSmart Schools  
• Victorian Schools Garden Program 
• Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program 
• Junior Landcare 
• Food from Home 
• South East Water 
• Cool.org 

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