Division of Adolescent and School Health

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash

In 1988, CDC established the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), within which it created the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). The mission of DASH is to prevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents and young adults.

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity-In CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity provides science-based activities for children and adults that address the role of nutrition and physical activity in health promotion and the prevention and control of chronic diseases.



"Promoting healthy behaviors among students is an important part of the fundamental mission of schools . . . Collaboration and teamwork are vital to the success of a school's effort to promote physical activity and healthy eating through a coordinated school health model . . . Schools need to address the whole school environment including their nutrition services, student health services, physical education programs . . . and family and community involvement."

-Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH, Health Scientist at the Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention