Yukon

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Yukon
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Yukon Profile

• Population 32,000 (June, 2007)
• 5,000 students (30 schools, incl. 1 Francophone)
• 3 education areas, 1 Francophone School Board,
  school councils
• Sources Yukon Facts, Yukon Public School
  Directory, information on Public Schools Branch
  of Department of Education, and Yukon Health and
  Social Services, Government of Yukon, accessed
  online at www.education.gov.yk.ca and
  www.hss.gov.yk.ca

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Promoting Health in Yukon Schools (2005)

• HPU, School Health Coordinator a clearing house
  
• Primary role classroom presentations,
  professional development, developing tools, and
  maintaining a support materials
• Guiding framework - Comprehensive School Health

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JCSH Benefits

• Impetus to create the Yukon School Health
  Advisory Committee
• Connectedness with national and international
  expertise
• Sharing what works in Yukon
• Building relationships with other Northern, rural
  and remote jurisdictions