Skip to main content
Minnesota Department of Health logo
  • Main navigation

    • Home
    • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
    • Diseases and Conditions
    • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
    • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
    • Individual and Family Health
    • About Us
    • News and Announcements
    • Translated Materials

Main navigation mobile

  • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
  • Diseases and Conditions
  • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
  • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
  • Individual and Family Health
  • About Us
  • News and Announcements
  • Translated Materials
MDH Logo

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Individual and Family Health
  3. Preventive Health Care For Children, Teens and Young Adults
Topic Menu

School Health Services

  • School Health Home
  • Health Conditions
  • Health Office Operations
  • Health Screening
  • Immunizations and Communicable Diseases
  • Medications in Schools
  • Nursing Practice in Schools
  • School Health Data and Reports
  • School Health Services
  • A-Z Index

Related MDH Programs

  • School-Based Health Centers in MN
  • Healthy Schools and Child Care

School Health Services

  • School Health Home
  • Health Conditions
  • Health Office Operations
  • Health Screening
  • Immunizations and Communicable Diseases
  • Medications in Schools
  • Nursing Practice in Schools
  • School Health Data and Reports
  • School Health Services
  • A-Z Index

Related MDH Programs

  • School-Based Health Centers in MN
  • Healthy Schools and Child Care
Contact Info
School Health Services
651-201-3650
health.school.health@state.mn.us

Contact Info

School Health Services
651-201-3650
health.school.health@state.mn.us

School Health Data and Reports  

CDC’s research brief on chronic health conditions and academic achievement indicates that “students who are able to manage their chronic health conditions tend to have better academic outcomes” (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Research Brief). For every student to be able to reach their health and academic potential, schools need systematic information to be able to allocate the appropriate resources to ensure that every student has the support they need to learn.  

Decision makers and school health services staff at the local and state level need and want information on student health and school health services to make informed decisions that support equitable health and academic outcomes.

 A commitment to health equity requires constant monitoring not only of overall (average) levels of health and the resources needed for health in a whole population, but also routinely comparing how more and less advantaged groups within that population are faring on those indicators (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: What is Health Equity). School health data is needed for local and state organizations to continue work to eliminate disparities and create equity.

The School Nursing Practice Framework™ and the professional school Nursing Practice Standards provide clear guidance that school nurses need to participate in local, state, and national efforts related to data collection, reporting and analysis as a key element of quality improvement. 

  • School Health Office Data Collection 

    Provides general information related to health office data collection and opportunities for reporting.

  • School Health Data Resources

    Included are brief descriptions and links to other data resources for schools in Minnesota including CDC School Health Profiles.

  • School Health: Minnesota Student Survey 

    The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) is a survey of young people, completed every 3 years, regarding a variety of risk and protective factors.

  • School Health: National Association of School Nurses: Every Student Counts 

    Schools and school nurses are encouraged to participate in contributing to a robust national school health data set that will lead to policies that better support the needs of students, increase evidence-based school nursing practice, and better youth health outcomes.

  • Statewide School Nurse Workforce Data 

    Technical report of data specifically focused on the school nurse workforce data, key findings, and recommendations.

 
Tags
  • children youth
Last Updated: 09/25/2024

Get email updates


Minnesota Department of Health logo

Privacy Policy
Equal Opportunity
Translated Materials
Feedback Form
About MDH
Minnesota.gov
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linked In
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of health print search share facebook instagram linkedin twitter youtube