Coordinated School Health
Contact Information
Physical Address:
6400 Uptown Blvd. NE
Suite 340 West
Albuquerque 87110
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The purpose of promoting health and wellness throughout APS schools is to ensure that all students come to school ready to learn or have assistance to mitigate the barriers they have which may interfere with the learning process.
The goals of the APS Health & Wellness Department are to promote safe and drug-free environments which provide the supports necessary to help students increase their academic achievement, maximize their learning potential, and graduate college with the skills needed to be productive, healthy adults.
Other goals of the department are to:
"Health and success in school are interrelated. Schools cannot achieve their primary mission of education if students and staff are not healthy and fit physically, mentally, and socially."
— National Association of State Boards of Education
- Improve developmental and environmental readiness for learning
- Increase personal and external assets
- Increase opportunities for mastery of social and emotional skills and competencies that enhance pro-social behavior
- Expand relationships that value diversity as a source of strength
- Align and support collaborations focused on sustainable initiatives / goals
- Align and communicate common academic and social expectations
- Increase access to services and resources that address barriers to learning
- Maintain healthy and safe environments in which to live, learn, and work
- Create connections in school and out of school with families and the community
Coordinated School Health News
APS Bullying and Violence Prevention Coordinator Presents Information on the Safe Schools Ambassadors Program
March 12, 2013
APS Physical Education Teacher and Daughter Share Information about American Heart Association Programs
March 12, 2013
Parents Dive into Safe School Ambassadors Program
Workshops held to supplement training students receive.
February 5, 2013
Nurtured Heart Approach Grows a Following
Principals and teachers are excited about positive relationships with students.
December 6, 2012
