Key topics for parents to explore include:

• Health services
• Supporting healthy weight
• Asthma
• Food allergies
• Diabetes
• Seizure disorders
• Oral health

A Glossary of Terms is available in the Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K-12. It provides definitions of key terms that might be helpful for parents to know.

You can share ideas with parents by using the Ideas for Parents informational sheets, available in Resources. These are one-page documents to provide parents with practical strategies and actions to improve the school environment. There are seven chronic health conditions idea documents that highlight different aspects of managing chronic health conditions and suggest questions and ideas parents should consider for taking action.