Various resources provided throughout this course are intended for:

• Parents. The PowerPoint presentation and Ideas for Parents are directed toward them specifically to highlight how parents can take action.
• Schools groups that work with parents. The guide, Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K-12, provides an overview of a healthy school environment and suggestions for how to use the resources. The Check-In Questions identify ways to track progress in engaging parents.

States or districts can use these resources to collaborate with state and/or district chapters/organizations (e.g., Action for Healthy Kids, PTA/PTO, SHAPE America) to determine how to:

• Build the capacity of groups that work with parents on how to use the resources, such as providing professional development.
• Engage parents as a way to build support for the school health strategies.
• Share Ideas for Parents informational sheets directly with parents.
• Use the Ideas for Parents informational sheets to provide technical assistance to districts and/or schools.

Ways to share the Ideas for Parents informational sheets include:

• Giving them to parents at school events, meetings, or parent/teacher conferences.
• Adding them to students’ work or teacher and parent communication folders.
• Adding them to school websites, newsletters, or e-mail lists.
• Making them available in the parent resource room.