Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model


Health Education


National Resources

Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) (CDC)


National Health Education Standards (Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards)


American School Health Association


Coalition of National Health Education Organizations


Society for Public Health Education


Health Education (Alliance for a Healthier Generation)


The Essentials of Teaching Health Education (SHAPE America)


Sample State Resources

Comprehensive School Health Education (Connecticut)


Comprehensive Health Education - Standards and Health Education Toolkits (Florida)



Physical Education and Physical Activity


National Resources

Physical Education and Physical Activity Resources (CDC)


Action for Healthy Kids


Active Schools


Alliance for a Healthier Generation


Springboard to Active Schools (National Network of Public Health Institutes)


SHAPE America


Sample State Resources

5-2-1-0 Healthy Numbers for Kentucky Families (Kentucky)


Physical Education Plan Writing Guide (New York State)


Creating Healthy Schools and Communities – School Building Assessment Tool (New York State)


Standards and Grade-level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education (South Dakota)


WSCC Physical Activity and Nutrition Fact Sheet (Vermont)



More Resources & Links



Nutrition Environment and Services


National Resources

School Nutrition Resources (CDC)


Nutrition Tools for Schools (USDA)


Action for Healthy Kids


Alliance for a Healthier Generation


Sample State Resources

5-2-1-0 Healthy Numbers for Kentucky Families (Kentucky)


Creating Healthy Schools and Communities – School Building Assessment Tool (New York State)


WSCC Physical Activity and Nutrition Fact Sheet (Vermont)



More Resources & Links



Health Services


National Resources

School Health Services (CDC)


American Academy of Pediatrics


National Association of School Nurses


School-Based Health Alliance


School and Adolescent Oral Health Committee (Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors)


Sample State Resources

Washington's School Nurse Case Management Program Manual (Washington)


Wisconsin Improving School Health Services Project (Wisconsin)



More Resources & Links (for the Management and Care of Chronic Conditions)



Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services


National Resources

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)


American School Counselor Association


Center for Childhood Resilience


Center for School Mental Health (affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine)


National Association of School Psychologists


National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (American Institutes for Research)


School Social Work Association of America


Sample State Resources

Maryland Behavioral Health (Maryland)


Safer Schools Ohio: School Mental Health (Ohio)


Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework (Wisconsin)



Social and Emotional Climate


National Resources

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools


Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)


InfoaboutKids.org (Consortium for Science-Based Information on Children, Youth and Families, American Psychological Association)


National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (American Institutes for Research)


National School Climate Center


Conflict Resoluation at School and on the Playground (Rutgers Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution)


Keep Your Students Safe (K12 Insight)


Teaching and Learning: Pre-K to 12 Education (American Psychological Association)


Sample State Resources

Positive School Cimate (California)


Social/Emotional Learning Standards (Illinois)


Safe & Supportive Schools (Massachusetts)


Social and Emotional Learning - RI Social Emotional Learning Standards: Competencies for School and Life Success (Rhode Island)



Physical Environment


National Resources

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Health Topics


Water Access in Schools (CDC)


National Center for Safe Routes to School


National Drinking Water Alliance - Schools


Creating Shared Use Agreements (ChangeLab Solutions)


Complete Streets Toolkit (Voices for Healthy Kids)


School Safety & Crisis (National Association of School Psychologists)


Schools for Health (For Health)


Sample State Resources

California School & Child Care Integrated Pest Management (California)


Clean, Green, & Healthy Schools (New York State)


School Safety Center (Washington)



Employee Wellness


National Resources

Workplace Health Promotion (CDC)


Health Promotion for Staff (Alliance for a Healthier Generation)


Thriving Schools (Kaiser Permanente)


Workplace Health Solutions (American Heart Association)


Workplace Wellness: Walk This Way - A Guide on State and Local Policies that Support Physical Activity and Wellness in and around the Workplace (ChangeLab Solutions)


Sample State Resources

Let's Go Workplace Toolkit (Maine)


WorkWell North Carolina (North Carolina)


OEA Choice Trust (Oregon)


Worksite Wellness Resource Kit (Wisconsin)



Family Engagement


National Resources

Parents for Healthy Schools (CDC)


Global Family Research Project


National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)


Parents for Healthy Kids (Action for Healthy Kids and National PTA)


A Guide to Engaging Parents in School Physical Education and Physical Activity: Resources and Examples (Active Schools)


Sample State Resources

North Carolina PTA - WSCC Family Engagement (North Carolina)



Community Involvement


National Resources

Coalition for Community Schools


Communities in Schools


Local Health Department and School Partnerships: Working Together to Build Healthier Schools (NACDD)


Partner Build Grow (Center for Health and Health Care in Schools)


Sample State Resources

School and Community Collaboration (Vermont)



Coordinating Policy, Process, and Practice


- From Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child :

"The key to moving from model to action is collaborative development of local school policies, processes, and practices. The day-to-day practices within each sector require examination and collaboration so that they work in tandem, with appropriate complementary processes guiding each decision and action. Developing joint and collaborative policy is half the challenge; putting it into action and making it routine completes the task.


To develop joint or collaborative policies, processes, and practices, all parties involved should start with a common understanding about the interrelatedness of learning and health. From this understanding, current and future systems and actions can be adjusted, adapted, or crafted to jointly achieve both learning and health outcomes."


- From The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: A Guide to Implementation :

"The coordination of policies, processes, and practices (represented by the white band around the five Whole Child Tenets) plays a critical role in creating and sustaining a school environment that supports both learning and health. Districts and schools can use the WSCC model to guide coordination and collaboration between component areas, facilitating awareness of issues across administrators, staff and community partners in different areas. As a result, schools are often able to leverage new resources, reduce duplication, and provide consistent messaging to create awareness and garner support for the identified priority areas.


One of the strategies to achieve coordination is establishing a WSCC team or building on an existing district - and/or school-level team, such as a school improvement team or wellness committee, and expanding it to Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: Ideas for Implementation include representation from as many WSCC components as possible. Guidance for this is provided in Part II. In addition, provides examples of how districts have approached forming a team and integrating WSCC into school district processes and practices. Working collaboratively, a team can take a district or school priority, such as improving school climate and reducing disciplinary referrals, and work through the WSCC components, identifying what evidence-based strategies and practices are already in place, and what might be implemented in each of the component areas that would support the priorities. Some strategies or practices might fit in one or two components, but also reinforce other components. Depending on the priority, it may not be necessary nor make sense to have all ten components involved in every implementation or action. However, using the WSCC model affirms that all ten components are important, and helps to facilitate coordination between them.


Support for the WSCC model and opportunities to leverage and strengthen policies and practices exist at the federal, state and local levels."

There are opportunities in the following areas, some of which can foster integration:

  • Federal Education Policy
  • State-Level Policies
  • District and School-Level Policies and Strategic Plans
    • District and school improvement plans
    • District and school-level policies and practices supporting health and wellness