Assisted Living
Nutrition & Physical Activity
Mental Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Institute on Mental Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- StopBullying.gov
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- Mental Health.gov
- Teenagers can often be moody or emotional due to the physical and hormonal changes they are experiencing. On top of that, today’s teens face many day-to-day challenges — academic competition, cyber bullying, school violence, and body shaming, to name a few. Mental Health resources for:
• Teachers
• Parents
• Teens in Crisis
• Therapy Resources for Teens
• Mental Health VideosResource Link: Parents’ and Teachers’ Guide to High Schooler Mental Health
Injury Prevention
- Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- American Red Cross
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Students & Distracted Driving: How Parents & Schools Can Teach Safe Habits
- This guide presents hard-hitting statistics about students and distracted driving. It goes through the common distractions and the consequences. It also looks at the various laws around driving and cell-phone use, and includes a search tool to show the laws by state. Perhaps most importantly, this guide provides a lot of info about how to reduce distracted driving among students. There are different sections offering relevant expert advice for teachers, parents and students. There are also additional resources to check out, including places where students can learn safe driving skills.
Maternal/Child Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Maternal Infant Health)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Pregnancy)
- Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Immunization Schedules for Children)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Home Safety Tips 0 – 3 years old)
- Evidence-based information on breastfeeding and parenting
- La Leche League
- March of Dimes
- Northwoods Breastfeeding Coalition
- USDA – Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work
- WomensHealth.gov
Tobacco Use & Exposure
Public Health Laws & Licensing
Wisconsin State Statutes
- Chapter 95 (Animal Health)
- Chapter 146 (Misc Health Provisions)
- Chapter 250 (Health, Admin and Supervision)
- Chapter 251 (Local Health Officials)
- Chapter 252 (Communicable Diseases)
- Chapter 253 (Maternal and Child Health)
- Chapter 254 (Environmental Health)
- Chapter 255 (Chronic Disease and Injuries)
- Chapter 441 (Board of Nursing)