The Public Schools of Brookline’s Wellness Committee examines and supports a variety of programs addressing student health. Active since 2007, the committee addresses a range of youth-serving initiatives in areas of nutrition, fitness/recreation, mental health, chemical health, teen dating violence, and climate change awareness. (CLICK HERE to read the Town of Brookline Wellness Policy.) As the committee investigates revising and updating the current policy, it is drawing from survey results as well as a number of local, state and national resources, including the School Wellness Toolkit and Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Facts on Local Wellness Policies.
Brookline’s Wellness Committee includes representatives from Public Schools of Brookline administration, school health staff, physical education/health and fitness, special education, food services, human services, teachers and parents, as well as the Town of Brookline Department of Public Health, including B-CASA (Brookline Coalition Against Substance Abuse) and B-PEN (Brookline Parent Education), the Recreation Department, and members from the community. The committee is currently chaired by Peter Rowe, Deputy Superintendent for Administration and Finance, and it is co-chaired by Coordinator of School Health Services Tricia Laham and Prevention/Intervention social worker Mary Minott.
Suggestions? Ideas? Contact Mary Minott or Tricia Laham.
Brookline’s Wellness Committee includes representatives from Public Schools of Brookline administration, school health staff, physical education/health and fitness, special education, food services, human services, teachers and parents, as well as the Town of Brookline Department of Public Health, including B-CASA (Brookline Coalition Against Substance Abuse) and B-PEN (Brookline Parent Education), the Recreation Department, and members from the community. The committee is currently chaired by Peter Rowe, Deputy Superintendent for Administration and Finance, and it is co-chaired by Coordinator of School Health Services Tricia Laham and Prevention/Intervention social worker Mary Minott.
Suggestions? Ideas? Contact Mary Minott or Tricia Laham.