Connecticut Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Partnership

CT-WSCC-Final-Logo-Abbreviated-1-1Started in 2023, the Connecticut Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Partnership is a five-year, CDC-funded collaboration between the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health. The goal of the project is to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents in communities in CT that are medically underserved and disproportionately affected by chronic diseases and associated risk factors. We support the implementation of evidence-based policies, practices, programs, and services consistent with the WSCC model.

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model is the CDC’s integrated framework of health and learning. The child is at the center of the model and surrounded by three layers: coordination of policies, processes, and practices in schools; 10 components for organizing school practices; and finally, the community in which the school is situated.

WSCC Model

Learn about the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.

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Our Tools

Access our existing WSCC Tools geared to helping schools focus on the whole child. 

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Trainings

Learn about past and upcoming professional development and technical assistance focused on incorporating the WSCC model into practices. 

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Spotlight Series

Our Spotlight Series highlights innovative work to improve student academic, social, emotional, behavioral, and physical health outcomes using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.

WSCC On-Demand Webinar Series

Our webinar series outlines evidence-informed practices within each of the 10 domains of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model.

CT WSCC Partnership Earns 2026 UConn Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship 

Our Connecticut WSCC Partnership Team has been awarded the 2026 UConn Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Faculty Team - Community Impact category. Presented by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Outreach and Engagement, the award honors an exemplary team and career commitment in addressing critical societal issues that result in impactful, transformational changes in communities.

2026 WSCC Academy

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2026 WSCC Academy! We look forward to seeing you next year!

UConn Whole Child Project Positively Impacts East Hartford Public Schools

Read about how East Hartford students and staff benefit from WSCC action plans in UConn Today.