Children’s Health Initiatives

Healthy lifestyle choices are the building blocks to lifelong well-being, School Champion Partners, together with the experts at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health will aim to improve the health and well-being of New Jersey’s children through access to educational programs, health experts and community resources for students, parents, and educators.

Focusing on healthy living, mental wellness and access to care, our team will work with your school to customize programs to meet your specific needs.

Currently, all Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Community Outreach programming serves the following counties: Bergen, Hudson, Essex*, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic*, and Union*

*Limited area covered

Become a School Champion Partner

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health offers a wealth of free educational resources on various health topics for students, parents and educators. We are happy to share printable and/or digital health education materials to help empower your school community with important information.

Resources are available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, and Polish

Healthy Plate

English | Spanish | Polish | Korean | Haitian Creole | Arabic | Hindi

RSV, Cold, Covid-19

English | Spanish | Polish | Korean | Haitian Creole | Hindi

Wash Your Hands

English | Spanish | Polish | Korean | Haitian Creole | Arabic | Hindi

Where to go for Care

English | Spanish | Polish | Korean | Haitian Creole | Hindi

Safety Tips

English | Spanish

Sickle Cell

English

View webinars and quick talks covering a wide range of health topics for children of all ages.

Pediatric Health Webinars

School nurses from across New Jersey are encouraged to participate in Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health's continuing education programming, intended to provide valuable instruction to enhance their skills in caring for children and adolescents in the school setting.

The No Hit Zone (NHZ) is a violence prevention program that creates environments where aggression is not tolerated. It provides caregivers with positive, non-physical parenting strategies to build healthier family dynamics through the Positive and Productive Coaching Groups.

We offer a variety of presentations in-person and virtual for students, school staff and parents/guardians focusing on health and wellness. Topics range from Behavioral Health, Injury Prevention, Lung Health, Nutrition and more.

View our program booklet to learn more about all of our current offerings. If you do not see what you are looking for we can work with you to customize a program to meet your school's specific needs.

Program Booklet