Health and Prevention
Healthy Students are Better Learners
Recognizing the strong link between health and learning, OAISD health and prevention consultation aims to support schools in the implementation of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model. Consultation includes supporting a comprehensive Pre-K-12 health education curriculum, student health behavior data and analysis, assessment of the school health environment to support the whole child, and adequate access to health services including behavioral health.
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Professional Development
Health & Physical Education Newsletters
OAISD Health & Physical Education Newsletters
Health Education
MDE
MiSHCA
Michigan School Health Coordinators Association
- Whole Child Quarterly - Michigan School Health Coordinators' Association Newsletter
HIV/STD & Sexuality Education
- Policy to Promote Health & Prevent Disease & Pregnancy
- Qualified Teachers of Sex Education
- Michigan Revised School Code (PA 451 of 1976) and State School Aid Act (PA 94 of 1979)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
National Sex Education Standards: Core Content and Skills K-12 (2020)
Sex Education Advisory Board Resources
LGBTQ+ Resources
LGBTQ+ Resources
Pride in Diversity Newsletter - The Ottawa Area ISD in partnership with Out on the Lakeshore, has put together resources for our schools to use to make their school environments more inclusive and inviting for all students.
Best Practices for Supporting LGBTQ+ Students: Back to School Edition
MI State Board of Education Guidance
U.S. Department of Education Supporting Transgender Youth in School
LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity Toolkit - MOASH, The purpose of this toolkit is to provide support, strategies, and resources for Michigan health teachers who want to make their sex education lessons more inclusive for all students, particularly LGBTQIA+ students.
Mental Health
Suicide Prevention & Postvention
Ottawa County Suicide Prevention Network
OCSN Mental Health Supports Resources
OASSN 2021 Suicide Response Resources
MDE School Mental Health Webpage
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Self-Care Resources
OAISD Self-Care Resources for Educators and Students
SEL Resources
SEL Resources - Includes resources for educators regarding SEL and the CASEL Competencies
Michigan Model for Health
- The Michigan Model for Health™ (MMH) is a comprehensive health education curriculum that targets Pre-K through 12th grade students utilizing a skills-based approach. The MMH curriculum teaches students the knowledge and skills they need to build and maintain healthy behaviors and lifestyles. Age-appropriate and sequential lessons focus on the most serious health challenges school-aged children face.
- The Michigan Model curriculum is a digital K-12 curriculum that includes links to student worksheets, resources, and videos. has released two different version of the curriculum. To be eligible for these curricula you must have attended a Michigan Model training in the past 5 years and/or be currently implementing.
- Please reach out to Stacey Sills (ssills@oaisd.org) for more information on how to receive these resources/curriculum free of charge.
- The Michigan Model for Health™ Scope and Sequence
Youth Risk Behavior Data
Ottawa County Youth Assessment Survey Website
Since 2005, the Ottawa County Youth Assessment Survey has been used to monitor health risk behaviors in Ottawa County teens. Data from this anonymous survey has been used by local agencies and schools to enact more effective programs and policies to improve the health and well-being of local teens. The website includes the most recent 2021 YAS results, past survey results, FAQs and history regarding the YAS.
Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Ottawa County Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - 2020
Michigan Youth Risk Behavior (YRBS)
MI School Health Survey System
Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT)
CDC Prevalence Data and Data Analysis Tools
Tobacco-Free Report Card (MI K-12 Public School Districts) - 2023
