Healthy CPS for Community Partners
As a community partner your role is to connect schools with your resources and promote your programming, assist with meeting Healthy CPS criteria, and fill in the gaps where needed.
How to Assist with Healthy CPS
- Overview Healthy CPS with your school partners.
- Attend or promote Wellness Team meetings (community partners can be members of the wellness team).
- Help schools identify the importance of implementing Healthy CPS and the importance of public benefits enrollment/coordination.
- Prepare schools for the Annual Healthy CPS survey.
Healthy CPS Criteria
Health Leadership
- Wellness Champion & Wellness Team
- Medicaid Designee
- Garden Team
- Chronic Conditions Training
- Diabetes Delegated Care Aide
- Seizure Delegated Care Aide
- Sexual Health Education Training
- Safe and Supportive Environments Training
- AED/CPR Certification
Health Instruction
- Sexual Health Education
- Physical Education
- Nutrition Education
- StartWELL: Early Childhood Wellness
- School Gardens
Healthy Environments
- Physical Activity
- Recess
- Celebrations, Rewards, and Fundraisers
- School Food
- Eat What You Grow Certification
- Emergency Management Plan
- LGBTQ+ Supportive Environments
Health Services
- Dental
- Hearing
- Vision
- Medical Compliance
Material Review Committee
The Health and Wellness Materials Review Committee (MRC) serves to ensure that all health- related programs, curricula and other materials provided by outside organizations are approved and aligned with Chicago Public Schools Student Health and Wellness Policies. Organizations that wish to implement their programming, curricula or other materials in CPS schools should use this guide to understand the process for approval.
Healthy CPS Partner Network
The Healthy CPS Partner Network is for current Office of Student Health and Wellness (OSHW) partner organizations that provide approved health and wellness programs and services to schools. This group meets twice a year to help partners understand what OSHW is asking of schools, and how partners can support schools with these health and wellness efforts.
Interested in becoming a Healthy CPS Partner? Email OSHW@cps.edu.