During these times of social distancing and reduced opportunities to gather, play and connect, DASH has created three new resources aimed at building student connections. Our Virtual Bookclub, Secret Buddy and Spreading Joy resources are connected to the BC curriculum, free to use, and ready to download from our website.

Our 15 pilot schools have been busy at work creating their school team, assessing their assets and needs, prioritizing and action planning all in order to be certified as a Healthy School Community this June. This has been a fantastic opportunity for schools to come together during these challenging times to prioritize the well-being of students and staff. Didn't take part this year? Connect with your regional Comprehensive School Health Facilitator to get on a list for registration for 2021-2022 school year.

DASH is part of the Canadian Healthy Schools Alliance which is a Canada-wide network of organizations promoting health and well-being in school communities to improve learning and set students up for lifelong success. We are happy to report our website has launched. Browse our collection of tools, learning opportunities and best practices from our partners and school communities across Canada: You can follow us on twitter @CdnSchoolHealth

DASH, together with the help from our public health partners and the McCreary Centre Society, has launched a youth led vaping initiative for BC schools. We are rolling out this initiative on a small scale for this school year. If your school is interested in supporting youth to learn the facts about vaping, engage in dialogue, and create their own vaping initiatives then get in touch to find out more and how to pre-register for next year.