NEA HIN was established as the NEA’s 501(c)(3) health and safety education division in 1987. The mission of HIN is to improve the health and safety of school personnel and students through the provision of vital and timely information that will increase the professional quality of school employees and improve student achievement.
NEA HIN works with its funding partners, who include the federal government, private foundations, and corporations, to provide health information, training, programs, and materials to NEA’s 3.2 million educational employees. These include both teachers and a cadre of educational support professionals such as school nurses, librarians, cafeteria workers, administrative assistants, custodians, bus drivers, and others. HIN helps employees and students learn and practice healthy behaviors and make healthy decisions, and advocates for adequate health protections in the workplace.
NEA HIN’s programs are tackling some of today’s most critical public health issues, including:
Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery and other school safety issues;
Chronic disease prevention and education;
Social health, including teen pregnancy, STI’s, smoking, and drug abuse
Environmental health indoor air quality and green schools
Physical activity and nutrition including obesity prevention
Mental health, including stress, anxiety, and depression
On the left side of the screen are links to specific topics. We invite you to learn more about the health and safety work being done by NEA HIN by exploring these topics. Find out how you might work with HIN to make school environments healthier and safer places for NEA members and the 43 million students they serve daily.to learn more about the nea health information network, visit the about us section of the website.