Student Health Advocacy Coalition (SHAC)

ABOUT THE STUDENT HEALTH ADVOCACY COALITION (SHAC)
The Student Health Advocacy Coalition (SHAC) is a coalition of national organizations dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of 90 million school-age students.

GOALS

Promote the health, well-being, and academic success of school-aged children and youth through collective advocacy efforts at the national/federal level.
Develop a network of organizations that support the health, well-being, and academic success of school-age children and youth.
Develop a network of policy makers that support the health, well-being, and academic success of school-age children and youth.
Share information and resources about national/federal school health-related legislation, and policy and regulatory issues.

STEERING COMMITTEE	MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Patricia Anderson, Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation	Action for Healthy Kids
Mary Louise Embrey, National Association of School Nurses	Advocates for Youth
Mal Goldsmith, American Association of Health Education	American Association for Health Education
Martha Harris, Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation	American College of Sports Medicine
Deitra Reiser, National Association of School Psychologists	American Counseling Association
Joshua Rovner, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care	American Public Health Association
Elizabeth Walker, National Association of State Boards of Education	American School Counselors Association
Megan Wolfe, National Association for Sport and Physical Education	American School Health Association
Susan Wooley, American School Health Association	ASCD
	Family Violence Prevention Fund
	Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
	National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
	National Association of City and County Health Officers
	National Association of School Nurses
	National Association of School Psychologists
	National Association for Sport and Physical Education
	National Association of State Boards of Education
	National Coalition of STD Directors
	National School Boards Association
	Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion and Education
	Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education
	SIECUS
	School Social Workers Association of America
	Trust for America’s Health
For more information please contact us at SHAC@thesociety.org