Educator Resources

A UCLA Health department with resources including workout videos, recipes, and other help topics centered around exercise and wellbeing.

The Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is a partner of the Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology within the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. 

The mission of the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is to disseminate mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research.

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, works to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and to empower kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits. The Alliance works with schools, companies, community organizations, healthcare professionals and families to transform the conditions and systems that lead to healthier children.

The California School-Based Health Alliance is the statewide nonprofit organization helping to put more health services in schools. They aim to improve the health and academic success of children and youth by advancing health services in schools.

Thriving Schools is Kaiser's all-in engagement to improve health for students, staff, and teachers. On this site, you’ll find the tools and ideas to help you create healthier school environments, build habits for healthy eating and active lifestyles, and support social and emotional well-being.

Center for Sports Medicine at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children Director of Outreach and Research, Jennifer J. Beck, MD, and Sports Program Manager, Summer Runestad, ATC, provided SBSM with helpful tips for improving circulation and flexibility, as well as a comprehensive injury prevention program. The Dynamic Injury Prevention (DIP) Program contains warm-up exercises, stretches and plyometrics to address proper techniques for stabilizing muscles around the knee joint. Foam rolling techniques apply to various muscle groups and aid in the reduction of joint stress and inflammation.

The Afterschool Alliance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization in the United States whose mission is "to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs." It uses communications and advocacy strategies to increase public and private investments in afterschool programs.

The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children, families, and communities affected by mental illness and learning disabilities.

In 2014, BSN Sports and its physical education division, US Games, made an investment in a curriculum project that would become the fastest-growing public service organization in the physical education and school health community. Today, OPEN serves more than 35,000 teachers worldwide and grows its membership base by more than 1,000 new teachers per month. A portion of every sale from US Games and BSN Sports helps to support the mission and work of OPEN.

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) represents and supports the profession of school psychology by advancing effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior and mental health, and by maintaining essential standards for ethics and practice.

Springboard to Active Schools (Springboard), a national initiative that supports CDC grantees and school health leaders at all levels across the country to promote and improve active school environments.

SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States. The organization’s extensive community includes a diverse membership of health and physical educators, as well as advocates, supporters, and 50+ state affiliate organizations.