The School Health Programs Department supports a series of programs and services that help each SFUSD school create a healthy learning environment for youth.  These include:

Alcohol Abuse Reduction Program
Providing resources to develop and implement innovative and effective alcohol abuse prevention programs for high school students

Asthma and Indoor Air Quality Program
Serving children with moderate to severe asthma in 30 – 40 elementary schools

California Healthy Kids Survey/Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Conducting local health surveys to inform program planning

Centers for Disease Control/Local HIV Prevention
Educating students, staff and parents about sex and STI prevention, including HIV infection

Community-Based Organization Program
Providing orientations for community-based organizations working on-site in the schools

Comprehensive Health Education Program
Providing classroom instruction to help students move toward health literacy

Comprehensive Safety Plan for Every School
Developing plans to protect kids from physical and emotional harm

Computer Based Health Strategies
Increasing the awareness of health issues using computer tools and strategies

Condom Availability Program
Making sexuality education, abstinence education and condoms available at high schools

Crisis Response
Helping students and staff cope with painful emotions from a community or school crisis

Elementary School Counseling Grant (ESCG)
Enhancing and integrating mental health learning support/counseling services for optimal learning environments at our 19 STAR schools 

Elementary School Health Advocates
Serving as liaison between SHPD and elementary schools to communicate health information

Elementary School Truancy Program
Improving school attendance by connecting families with supportive services

Expanded Collaboratives for Excellence in Learning
(ExCEL After School Programs)
Featured Program
Supporting school/community partnerships including After School Programs, Beacon Centers, Foster Youth Services, Gang Risk Intervention Programs (GRIP), Mentor Programs, Regional Learning Centers, and San Francisco Together Education Accomplishes More (SF TEAM)

Foster Youth Services
Addressing specific needs of foster youth

Health Education Teacher Leaders
Providing current health education information at district professional developments

High School Wellness Programs
Linking youth with on-site and community based health services

High School Health Promotion Committee
Promoting health and creating a safe school community at the high school level

Middle School Healthy School Teams
Promoting middle school health and creating a safe school community

Nurse of the Day
Providing access to current health information for any school

Nutrition Education Project
Featured Program
Promoting healthy food choices and daily physical activity

Positive Alternatives Program
Providing special activities to middle and high school students to increase their self-esteem

Primary Intervention Program (PIP)
Providing early mental health intervention for elementary students to encourage school success

Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
Helping all schools educate and prevent substance use and violence prevention

School Health Center
Providing health assessments and services to students with unmet health needs

School Nurse Referral
Providing all school sites with health consultants

Support Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth
Providing support and resources to create safer learning environments for all students including gay, lesbian, transgender students, teachers and families

Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)
Helping middle and high schools prevent tobacco use