Resources for Educators
Employee Wellness
Human resource staff, school administration, teachers, other staff
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Resources Include:
Employee Wellness -To improve employee health and wellness this link includes information on how to incorporate wellness practices within the workplace and how to prioritize employee health.
https://www.healthiergeneration.org/take_action/schools/employee_wellness/
Facts on Health Promotion for Staff -An interactive resource, this website helps promote healthy lives for children and staff within schools, working to support and involve healthy practices everywhere.
https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/_asset/xd1mnq/08-734_EWFactSheet.pdf
Angel Montoya & Laura Lee Summers: 8 Dimensions of Wellness for Educators -Authors and educators Angel Montoya & Laura Lee Summers highlight the realities of teacher burn-out and the eight dimensions of wellness, Social, Intellectual, Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Spiritual, Occupational, and Financial.
https://learningforward.org/journal/looking-ahead/8-dimensions-of-wellness-for-educators/
Breathe for Change: Wellbeing for Educators -This website is made to encourage and empower educators to pursue their personal health and wellness. It includes mindfulness exercises, social-emotional learning, and yoga training.
https://www.breatheforchange.com/
Breathe2Relax: Google and Apple Apps -This stress management app was built to help decrease stress effects on the body and mind by using diaphragmatic breathing techniques. These breathing techniques can help manage stress levels, decrease emotional responses, and stabilize mood.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2health.breathe2relax&hl=en
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246
CDC Resources Include:
School Employee Wellness -This tip sheet and strategy-based resource helps school leadership to include healthy options for employees throughout the school environment.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/employee_wellness.htm?msclkid=8ddf8c67d16111eca88684451c2c8c37
Water Access -This is the CDC’s resource for educators on the importance of water access within schools and how they can implement more water drinking for students.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/npao/wateraccess.htm
Workplace Health Promotion -The CDC created this resource for administration and leadership to analyze and promote health practices within their workplace. It includes resources, scorecards, and personalize a workplace health model.
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.html
ChangeLab Solutions: Making Change: Healthier Vending for Municipalities -ChangeLab Solutions has developed a healthy vending machines promotional guide to increase healthy options and policies.
https://www.changelabsolutions.org/product/making-change-healthier-vending-municipalities
Kaiser Permanente: Staff Breakroom Makeovers -Kaiser Permanente created a “Staff Breakroom Makeover” guide to increase staff well-being and promote comfort in their space.
Missouri Healthy Schools: WSCC in ACTION: Employee Wellness & Efficacy -This PDF document focuses on improving staff wellness by incorporating the WSCC model for the state of Missouri. It includes specific tools and practices.
http://www.mohealthyschools.com/uploads/1/3/3/1/133118008/5_wscc_employee_wellness_and_efficacy_.pdf
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors: A Guide to Improving School Employee Wellness -A detailed downloadable guide was created by the National Associate of Chronic Disease Directors that focuses on employee wellness initiatives, including information about school districts and research findings.