§1621n Comprehensive School Health Education Programs

Summary

Gives federal grants to Indian tribes to build full school health programs for children from preschool through grade 12 on reservations. The money can be used to make health lesson plans and train teachers, link school and community health efforts, promote tobacco-free schools, coordinate with local health services, and run programs on nutrition, personal health and fitness, mental wellness, chronic disease prevention, substance abuse prevention, accident and safety education, infectious disease control, and community or environmental health. The federal health official must also give technical help, set rules for approving grant applications, and require yearly reports that list how many preschools, elementary, and secondary schools were served; how many students; any new curricula; how many teachers were trained; and how parents and the community took part. The Interior Department, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and working with the health official, must create the same kind of program for BIA-run schools, train teachers, coordinate with community services, and encourage tobacco-free schools. Congress authorized $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.