• In the Community

• Caring Foundation

• Charitable Medical Care Grant Program

• Nurse Scholars Program

• Health eTools for Schools

Health eTools Benefits

Here are ten reasons why your school would benefit from using Independence Blue Cross Health eTools for Schools:

1. Complies with federal and state mandates for wellness policies.
   
   
2. Supports and streamlines the implementation of wellness strategies.
   
   
3. Enhances physical education and incorporates physical activity and nutrition education without increases in instructional time.
   
   
4. Supports annual growth screenings for trend analysis and reporting to parents.
   
   
5. Integrates with existing Student Management Information Systems to reduce duplicate entry of student health information.
   
   
6. Complies with federal and state nutrition policies.
   
   
7. Reinforces the role of the school nurse as health educator by freeing time now spent on record keeping and other tasks.
   
   
8. Strengthens the role of nutrition service professionals as nutrition educators/advocates.
   
   
9. Increases interdisciplinary collaboration among wellness teams and Coordinated School Health Council participants.
   
   
10. Provides dynamic tools for creating wellness policies and communication strategies.