News - CHPDP

Highmark Foundation announces 2021-2022 school grants and awards program!

Health and wellness in schools has always been a top priority for the Highmark Foundation. That’s why they are proud to present the 2021–2022 School Grant and Awards Program to schools in central, northeast, and western Pennsylvania — as well…

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New funding opportunity to support schools’ health and wellness initatives

Health and wellness has always been a top priority for the Highmark Foundation. That’s why they're proud to announce the 2020–2021 School Grant and Awards Program for schools in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Schools can apply for grants to support:…

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Did your kids get a new smart device over the holidays?

If so, sign up for Bark, free for one year, and help keep them safer online! Go to www.chpdp.org/bark for more information and to sign up Here’s why you need Bark– In partnership with schools and parents, Bark has: PROTECTED: 4.4 million children PREVENTED: 16 school shootings DETECTED: 20 thousand severe self-harm situations

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Parents are you worried about your child vaping? You should be.

Vaping is at an all time high among teens in the United States and many youth don’t know the serious and potentially life threatening health problems that can occur as a result of vaping. Visit How To Talk To Teens About Vaping for expert advice and help starting the conversation with your teens. If your teen (or…

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School Nurses, Do you want some support managing chronic health conditions?

About 1 out of every 4 children between 2-8 years old have some type of chronic health need. Check out the CDC’s valuable page “Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Schools” for up to date information and research on how to best manage and support children with asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, food allergies and oral health issues. There…

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Did you know that 1 out of 10 children will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday?

If you’d like to learn more about how you can prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual this free online training Stewards of Children® will give you the tools you need. Stewards of Children® is available at no cost to parents, educators, and community members in Bucks, Chester, Somerset, Cambria, and York county and CEUs and Social Work credits…

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Want to be part of making us the healthiest nation in one generation?

Visit the American Public Health Association to learn what part you can play in the “Healthiest Nation in a Generation” challenge. http://www.nphw.org/nphw-2019/fact-sheets

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Sign up for Bark and start protecting your kids for FREE!

Parents sign up today for Bark (for free) and start keeping your children safer online. www.chpdp.org/study

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Latest Publication from our Staff

In December, Clinical Health Promotion published a study about CHPDP’s innovative use of a bullying screening tool in a clinical pediatric setting. This study is the first of its kind in the United States. Click the link to read the full text: Determining the Feasibility of a Bullying Screening Tool_CHP 2018

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Calling all parents of teens and pre-teens….

Watch this short video about Bark to learn more about keeping your kids safer online! Then sign up for free at www.chpdp.org/study Pennyslvania parents–go to www.chpdp.org/study to learn how you can try Bark free for a year!

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