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Health Education Services Office
About Health Education Services Office
The Health Education Services Office (HES) supports districts, BOCES, and schools in their efforts to develop and sustain practices that equitably support the whole child and builds a culture of health and wellness for all students, families, and staff in Colorado PK-12 schools. This office focuses on supports related to health education, school health-related services, and grants.
News and Announcements
View the School Health Services Office page for School Nursing, Medicaid, Brain Injury, and Healthy Schools content.
Professional Development Opportunities
- School Nursing and Health - Professional Development for School Nurses
- CDE Professional Development Calendar - Comprehensive search tool for CDE-hosted professional development opportunities
- Setting the Standard Podcast - In this podcast, the content specialists from CDE's Office of Standards and Instructional Support (CDE's SIS) talk about teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum, and (of course) academic standards.
- Setting the Standard Webinar Series - The Office Standards and Instructional Support webinar series
- The COMTSS Online Academy
- The Landscape of Wellbeing and Belonging Implementation Resources - The Landscape of Wellbeing and Belonging Implementation Resources can help you plan, implement, evaluate, and sustain your efforts to improve wellbeing and belonging in your school community
Grant Opportunities
- Comprehensive Health Education Grant
- Project AWARE
- School Based Mental Health Services Grant
- School Health Professional Grant Program
- State and Local Federal Recovery Funds
- Student Wellness Grant
- Vaping Prevention Education Grant
Community and State Partners
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Health and Human Services
- Office of School Safety
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Colorado Education Initiative
- Healthy Child Care Colorado
Resources
- Resource Banks
- School Nursing and Health Resources
- School Concussion Support and Resource Guide
- School Health Services, Colorado Access (Medicaid)
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Resources
- Project AWARE Resources
- Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee
- The Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee developed a report with a practice that secondary schools may implement to identify students who need substance use treatment, as well as interventions, resources, and referrals. Click here to learn more about the report.
- Resources for Comprehensive Health Topics
- Tools for Teaching Health Skills
Connections Across CDE
- School Health Services Office
- School Culture and Climate
- Standards and Instruction
- School Nutrition Unit
- Office of Learning Supports
- Office of Special Education
- Accountability and Support
- Career and Technical Education
- Educator Effectiveness
- Field Services Division
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
- Child Find and Preschool Special Education
Contact the Health Education Services Team
Director of Health Education Services Office,
State School Nurse Consultant
Sarah Blumenthal, MSN, RN, NCSN
blumenthal_s@cde.state.co.us
303-947-6946
Health Education Services Supervisor
Kristi Elliott
303-968-5736
Program and Grant Contacts
- CDE Student Wellness Grant
- Comprehensive Health & Physical Education
- Evaluation & Research
- Program Assistant for Health and Wellness
- Project AWARE Team Lead
- School Health Professional Grant
- State and Local Federal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)
- Vaping Prevention and Education Grant