Health & Wellness

Asheboro City Schools encourages children to value good health, and teaches them how to achieve it.  Asheboro City Schools has a key role to play in promoting the health, safety, and well-being of their students. While families are the primary caregivers for children, schools strive to help students learn to take responsibility for their own health. Children’s health is gaining attention at the district, state and national level resulting in positive changes on campus and in the classroom that can help address widespread health issues among our children and teens.
 

America is facing a national health crisis. Many children suffer from chronic illnesses once found only in adults, and obesity is rampant. Many children show signs of high blood pressure or potential cardiac disease. These problems impact all of us. Together we can and must reverse the trend.
 

Health services and student wellness may not seem like top priorities when schools face funding challenges and major time constraints. Yet, an emphasis on health is one of the best investments a school can make. Not only do healthy, physically fit students have a better chance for long-term success, but studies also show:

• Healthier children make better students.
• Physical activity increases test scores.
• Only nutrient-rich food can provide the essential building blocks needed for developing brains.

In Asheboro, the School Board has adopted several policies related to student health:

• Goals of Student Health Services (revised 2009)
• Organization of the Student Health Services (revised 2009)
• Student Health Services (revised 2007)
• Administering Medicines to Students (revised 2005)
• and School Wellness (revised 2006)