Coordinated School Health Team

Candice Tucker
YCS Nurse & Coordinated School Health Team Chair
Contact Email: clawson3@ycschools.us

The YCS board passed a resolution to support the formation of a district Coordinated School Health Team. 

Ypsilanti Community School’s Board of Education recognizes that good nutrition and regular physical exercise affect the health and well-being of students and staff. YCS has the one of the only district-wide Coordinated School Health Teams (CSHT) in the state.

Community Partners

At present, the YCS Coordinated School Health Team members include:

1. Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools (RAHS)- University of Michigan Health System
2. Project Healthy Schools (A community/University of Michigan Health System collaborative)
3. St Joseph Mercy Health System
4. Growing Hope
5. CTC (Communities that Care) Ypsilanti
6. Washtenaw County Public Health Department
7. Ann Arbor YMCA
8. Food Gatherers
9. West Willow Neighborhood Association
10. EMU Bright Futures
11. Washtenaw County Food Policy Council
12. Livingston Educational Service Agency