Welcome to the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) website. The JCSH is a leader in supporting the advancement of comprehensive school health in Canada. Established in 2005, the JCSH is a partnership of federal, provincial, and territorial governments from across Canada, working together to promote the health of children and youth in the school setting.

The Joint Consortium for School Health serves as a catalyst to:

• strengthen cooperation among ministries, agencies, departments and others in support of healthy schools;
• build the capacity of the health and education sectors to work together more effectively and efficiently; and
• promote understanding of, and support for, the concept and benefits of comprehensive school health initiatives.

Research shows that comprehensive school health approaches can lead to improvements in children’s academic achievements, as well as in their heath and well-being – improving their quality of life and helping to reduce pressures on our health care system over the long term.

These initiatives are generally designed, led and implemented at the local, regional or provincial/territorial levels with direct involvement from teachers, students, parents, school administrators, school health coordinators and other partners.

The Consortium is not involved in program design or implementation; rather, it serves to support its member governments by providing a forum, tools and resources for keeping up to date on latest approaches to comprehensive school health in Canada and around the world.

LINKS TO MEMBER WEB SITES

Members of the Joint Consortium for School Health represent the health and education ministries/departments in
the jurisdictions shown on the map below. Prince Edward Island is the lead province. Click on the links below the map to learn more about the JCSH members.

• BC Healthy Schools Web Site
• Saskatchewan School Plus Web Site
• Saskatchewan Health Web Site
• Manitoba Healthy Schools Web Site
• Ontario Healthy Schools Web Site
• New Brunswick Healthy Schools
• Nova Scotia Health Promoting Schools
• Newfoundland & Labrador Living Healthy Schools
• Alberta Healthy U
• Prince Edward Island - Department of Education