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Your child spends more time at school than anywhere else except home. Schools can have a major effect on children's health. Schools can teach children about health, and promote healthy behaviors. Physical education classes give children a chance to get exercise.

Schools work to:

• Prevent risky behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use or bullying and cyberbullying
• Encourage healthy habits like exercise and healthy eating
• Deal with specific health problems in students, such as asthma, obesity and infectious diseases

The school building and environment should be a safe and healthy place for your child.

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• Adolescent and School Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Healthy Schools (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Backpack Safety (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Health Problems at School (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Playground Safety (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)

• School Refusal (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

• Your Teenager at School (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• About School Violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Adolescent and School Health: Data and Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017 (Department of Education)

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)

• 4 Ways to Make Homework Easier (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Back to School (Nemours Foundation)

• Backpack Basics (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• School Violence: What Students Can Do (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Test-Taking Tips (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish