WHO in our schools

Globalist goals: cut parents out of the picture

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for a foothold in our schools through curriculum and an ever-growing presence in health care provided at School-based Health Centers (SBHCs). The effect of COVID policies that increased in virtual schooling, combined with decreased vaccination levels during the pandemic years prompted the WHO to join up with another U.N. organization, the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 

Recently, the WHO and UNESCO launched their plan to promote new global standards for health-promoting schools.1

Source: Part 2: What is a health-promoting school? (who.int)

WHO and UNESCO want to change curriculum 

“The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that health literacy should be incorporated in the core curriculum as children enter school, supported by a health-promoting school environment.”2 Researchers from UNESCO published a paper in 2020 declaring that schools have a “responsibility” to influence all aspects of children’s lives, including “spiritual and social,” because there’s “increasing absence of parental support at home.”

This graphic sums up the attitude of the U.N. regarding capturing the minds of our children in the name of health. Remember, the WHO is the global public health arm of the United Nations: 

Source: Pulimeno, M., et.al., “School as ideal setting to promote health and wellbeing among young people,” Health Promotion Prospectives, 2020.3

Do you see parents or families anywhere in that graphic? 

The UNESCO authors plainly state, “education and wellbeing are intertwined dimensions.” Schools are a “natural setting for promoting their health…” and a “strategic social environment” where teachers can influence “global development.” UNESCO researchers state that “health-related contents may be embedded in the school curricula as a core discipline, or could be integrated in a health-carrier discipline such as science, or even delivered as extracurricular programme.” 

UNESCO was established right along with the formation of the U.N. in 1945, with the declaration that “since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences to peace must be constructed.”4 And what better place to shape the minds of men than to start in the mandatory schools? 

Since 2015, UNESCO has focused on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4), which targets education, but the COVID school disruptions turned the U.N. agency’s attention to health. “The U.N. agency UNESCO is focused on turning into actions the educational commitments set by the United Nations ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,’” while our UNESCO Chair on Educational Health and Sustainable Development is… paying particular attention to the SDG3 concerning the promotion of “good health and wellbeing” and SDG4 to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”5 

You may have heard of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), which goes hand-in-hand with the medicalization of our children. UNESCO researchers refer to “emotional and social skills” as a “warm blanket of prevention” of “emotional problems” that lead to “social deviations.”6 Twenty-nine states have incorporated SEL into their educational standards directly,7 and most have adopted “Common Core” federal standards, which experts believe have SEL baked in, even if it is not stated openly.8 

Combining health with education is in line with the U.N. Agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals.9 (Listen to SHF’s interview with Alison McDowell for a background.) These goals are focused on collective goals, even when they come at the expense of the individual. “The goal is to stimulate students’ citizenship skills, in particular their sense of responsibility towards personal and collective health, thus empowering young people to take action for a more healthy and sustainable society and to claim – as informed citizens – for policies that positively impact their health and the environment.” 

Source: Pulimeno, M., et.al., “School as ideal setting to promote health and wellbeing among young people,” Health Promotion Prospectives, 2020.10

Merging health and schools is an investment in human capital 

In 2020, with the world in a tailspin from COVID declarations, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) jointly published a position paper calling for urgent investments in school health and nutrition programs to avert generational catastrophe caused by school disruptions from poisonous COVID school policies. The organizations estimated that 1.6 billion children were affected. 

The organizations note that promoting health in children is a “high value investment” and a “sound economic and social investment.”11 Using schools to “promote health,” they say, is the best way to “maximize investment,” which is “more important than ever” after COVID policies devastated children’s lives. 

What does this report have to do with education in the U.S.? It’s not a mandate. It’s not “legally binding” on U.S. schools. But the U.S. is a member of the U.N., the WHO, UNESCO,12 a partner to (and one of the largest donors to) UNICEF,13 and also supports the U.N. World Food Programme as its biggest donor.14 

WHO and UNESCO can use School-based Health Centers to indoctrinate children 

In 2021, the WHO and UNESCO published guidance on school health services.15  

Source: World Health Organization Recommends Comprehensive School Health Services and Provides a Menu of Interventions – PMC (nih.gov) 

In 2022, on the heels of that guidance, the Biden administration started focusing on School-based Health Centers. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act promised “billions” in grants for School-based Health Centers, according to the White House16, 17, to entice states to expand services, especially in mental health. 

Stand for Health Freedom has extensively covered SBHCs, and you can find all of our resources and articles at this link. These clinics are much more than a school nurse’s office. From one of our free printables

In 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported SBHCs were “rare.”18 SHF has uncovered that there has been explosive growth in the existence of these clinics. And that growth will only increase with the hundreds of millions of dollars in grant money being provided by the White House after the WHO and UNESCO teamed up to “make every school a health-promoting school.” 

In that 2011 LA Times article, a pediatrician and proponent of SBHCs celebrated the absence of parents in the clinic:  

Stand for Health Freedom invites you to explore the attempted infiltration and indoctrination of our children using the U.S. school system in a webinar featuring guest Alex Newman, founder of Liberty Sentinel. The SHF-hosted webinar took place the week before the World Health Organization plans to meet to vote on the pandemic treaty and IHR Amendments.

Here’s a preview of some of the topics you’ll find in the webinar: 


References

  1. “Making Every School a Health Promoting School.” World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/initiatives/making-every-school-a-health-promoting-school. ↩︎
  2. Pulimeno, Manuela, et al. “School as Ideal Setting to Promote Health and Wellbeing among Young People.” Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (2020): 316–324. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723000/. ↩︎
  3. Pulimeno, Manuela, et al. “School as Ideal Setting to Promote Health and Wellbeing among Young People.” Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (2020): 316–324. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723000/. ↩︎
  4. Constitution.” Unesco, https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/constitution. ↩︎
  5. Pulimeno, Manuela, et al. “School as Ideal Setting to Promote Health and Wellbeing among Young People.” Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (2020): 316–324. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723000/. ↩︎
  6. Pulimeno, Manuela, et al. “School as Ideal Setting to Promote Health and Wellbeing among Young People.” Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (2020): 316–324. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723000/. ↩︎
  7. “Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards in All 50 States.” Positive Action, August 7, 2020. https://www.positiveaction.net/blog/sel-standards. ↩︎
  8. Zakrzewski, Vicki . “How to Integrate Social-Emotional Learning into Common Core.” Greater Good Magazine, January 22, 2014. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_integrate_social_emotional_learning_into_common_core. ↩︎
  9. “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” United Nationshttps://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda. ↩︎
  10. Pulimeno, Manuela, et al. “School as Ideal Setting to Promote Health and Wellbeing among Young People.” Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (2020): 316–324. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723000/. ↩︎
  11. UNESCO, WFP, UNICEF, WHO. “The Importance of Investing in the Wellbeing of Children to Avert the Learning Crisis.” UNESCO, October 1, 2020. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374730. ↩︎
  12. Lee, Matthew. “US Formally Rejoins UNESCO after Five-year Absence.” Associated Press, July 11, 2023. https://apnews.com/article/us-unesco-6380e9bfc62c02e6669d227590d44341. ↩︎
  13. “The United States of America UNICEF Public Sector Partner.” UNICEF https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/united-states-america. ↩︎
  14. “How the U.S. Leads the Fight Against Global Hunger: Food for Peace and In-Kind Food Assistance.” World Food Program USA, January 2, 2024. https://www.wfpusa.org/articles/the-us-leads-fight-against-global-hunger-food-for-peace-and-in-kind-food-assistance/. ↩︎
  15. “WHO Guideline on School Health Services.” World Health Organization, (2021). https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/341910/9789240029392-eng.pdf?sequence=1. ↩︎
  16. “Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Help Schools Deliver Critical Health Care Services to Millions of Students.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, May 18, 2023. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/18/biden-harris-administration-takes-action-help-schools-deliver-critical-health-care-services-millions-students.html. ↩︎
  17. “Public Law 117–159.” 117th Congress, June 25, 2022. https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ159/PLAW-117publ159.pdf. ↩︎
  18. Andrews, Michelle. “School-based Health Clinics Play Vital Role in Childrens’ Lives.” Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2011. https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2011-sep-12-la-he-clinics-in-schools-20110912-story.html. ↩︎

Jill Hines

Directory of Advocacy
A former banker turned homeschool mom, Jill Hines began researching alternatives to conventional medicine in 2010 and what she discovered changed the trajectory of her life. She corrected a worrisome health issue, and embraced a natural approach to wellness. Advocating for informed consent and parental rights became a full-time mission when she joined the board of the Georgia Coalition for Vaccine Choice and later became the co-director of Health Freedom Louisiana. Due to her advocacy efforts during the COVID crisis, Jill was one of 25 Louisianans selected by Central City News as “a hero of the constitutional crisis.” She was also presented the Impact Award for Outstanding Public Service from the government watchdog organization Citizens for a New Louisiana. Jill now represents hundreds of millions of Americans who experienced censorship due to the Biden administration's efforts to suppress disfavored speech as a plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit Missouri v. Biden. Jill holds a marketing degree from Louisiana Tech University and now passionately “sells” health freedom full-time. Serving as Stand for Health Freedom’s advocacy director provides an incredible opportunity to advance the growing movement to preserve the sacred right to refuse unwanted medical interventions for ourselves and our children without fear of retribution.
“We have lived through a terrifying societal, psychological, and medical experiment which afforded us a knowledge that our forefathers tried to impart and we can no longer ignore: Our freedom is tenuous. For our children’s sake, the time is now to take a stand for health freedom.”

Chrissy Scott

Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager

A labor and delivery nurse with a lifelong passion for maternal and fetal health, Chrissy Scott left her job of 19 years after learning the truth about the harms caused by the medical system. In 2009, she was mandated by her employer to receive the H1N1 vaccine during her first trimester of pregnancy with her second child. She was assured that the vaccine was “safe and effective” for pregnant women, but her son was born with a kidney defect that could have been fatal. She didn’t connect the dots to vaccine injury until several years later when the declining health of her oldest son drove her to seek answers outside of allopathic medicine.

This personal journey ignited in her a new passion for truth and transparency in health care. As SHF’s Executive Assistant, Chrissy facilitates communication and local advocacy initiatives alongside Leah Wilson for their home state of Indiana. She also manages and creates graphics for SHF’s social media accounts and the website’s swag shop.

Chrissy earned her nursing degree from Anderson University and served her entire career at her local hospital. While she’s no longer a floor nurse, her five very active boys frequently test her nursing skills! She homeschools her children and has been co-owner of a successful home décor sign business with her sister.

“Parents, being the experts on their own children, are best suited to make decisions for the well-being of their family. To do this properly, they must be given full and accurate information and be free from force or coercion.”

Ellen Chappelle

Writer/Editor

Ellen Chappelle serves as SHF’s resident wordsmith. A seasoned writer and editor, she’s enthusiastic about ensuring that our content is clear, concise, and inspiring.

Ellen is most energized by working on projects that transform lives. A truth seeker as well as a journalist, she’s disturbed by the lack of accuracy in today’s media and determined to help share fact rather than fiction. And having found greater healing with alternative approaches, she’s also passionate about preserving our freedom to make informed health choices.

Past projects include serving as regional editor of a dog magazine, color and trend specialist for a small cosmetics company, arts columnist, newspaper reporter, ghostwriter, and creator of website content for artists and small businesses.

With a degree in journalism and theatre, Ellen is also a performer. She enjoyed singing and dancing on a cruise ship and traveling with a national musical theatre tour, as well as recording industrial videos, television commercials, and radio voiceovers. She also creates handcrafted jewelry in wire, chain maille, and fused glass.

“Despite what some would have us believe, the fact remains that this nation was founded on biblical principles by people who wanted freedom to worship God and live their lives without government involvement. It’s never been more critical to fight for those rights.”

LEAH WILSON

Executive Director and Co-founder

An attorney with a background in complex litigation and advocacy, Leah Wilson is passionate about children’s health and has researched and worked on child welfare issues for more than a decade.

The overmedication of children in foster care as a form of behavior management is what compelled Leah to become an advocate and foster parent. During her time as a court-appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children, Leah witnessed the rampant use of psychiatric drugs among foster kids. She also discovered that, in addition to many extensive requirements, the state had a policy that all foster children and foster families be fully vaccinated, without exception. Through her involvement in law, health and the foster care system, it became abundantly clear to Leah that the single most important issue affecting child welfare in the United States is the practice of one-size-fits-all medicine via medical mandates. This motivated Leah to expand her advocacy beyond foster care to all children nationwide and to start Stand for Health Freedom (SHF) in 2019.

A graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law, Leah holds dual bachelor degrees in political science and Spanish from Indiana University. In addition to her advocacy work with SHF, Leah is the owner and former operations director of MaxLiving Indy, one of the largest natural health centers in the Midwest. She is also an educator on holistic health as well as a sought-after speaker on issues ranging from religious rights to greening your home.

“Parental rights and religious freedom are God-given natural rights that cannot arbitrarily be taken away by government authorities. Parents are the single most important factor in a child’s success; I stand in full support of this sacred relationship.”

Sayer JI

Director and Co-founder

Sayer Ji is a widely recognized researcher, author, lecturer, activist, and educator on natural health modalities. Among his many roles, he is an advisor to Stand for Health Freedom, a reviewer and editor of the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, an advisory board member of the National Health Federation, a steering committee member of the Global GMO Free Coalition, and the co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed Inc., a revolutionary scientific validation framework.

Most notably, Sayer is the founder of Greenmedinfo.com, the world’s most widely referenced, evidence-based natural health resource of its kind. He founded the platform in 2008 to provide an open access, evidence-based resource supporting natural and integrative modalities. Today, Greenmedinfo.com has more than a million visits per month, serving as a trusted resource on myriad health and wellness topics to physicians, healthcare practitioners, clinicians, researchers and consumers worldwide.

Sayer attended Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he studied under the notable American philosopher Dr. Bruce W. Wilshire. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1995, with a focus on the philosophy of science. His new book, Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience through the New Biology, was released in March 2020 and is an Amazon bestseller.

“I truly believe that education will be our greatest shield against accelerating the erosion of civil liberties, including the right to bodily sovereignty, as well as the greatest catalyst for positive change on this planet moving forward.”

Bailey Kuykendoll

Associate Director

Designer and visual marketer Bailey Kuykendoll began advocating for health and religious freedom and parental rights in 2014 after learning she was pregnant. A self-described skeptic, she’s not afraid to ask questions and do copious amounts of research to reach her own conclusions.

She’s also not afraid of hard work. As SHF’s Associate Director, Bailey truly keeps the organizational boat afloat. Working closely with our State Directors in each state, she ensures that SHF has calls-to-action for health-freedom bills and petitions on our website and across social media, spreading the word to encourage people to contact their legislators. She builds campaigns, graphics, website pages, and relationships.

Bailey earned a design degree from Harrington Institute of Design in 2008. She then served as a production assistant on several shows for HGTV, followed by working behind the scenes on the X Factor, small indie films, music videos, and documentaries. Bailey joined Health Freedom Florida after moving to the East Coast, becoming co-president of the grassroots organization in 2019. While at Health Freedom Florida, she successfully filed a state bill designed to stop discrimination based on your health status. She joined SHF in the fall of 2020.

“God placed a calling on my heart back in 2008 to be a part of something bigger for Him. Twelve years later, the opportunity came knocking to help others lean into their natural-born rights and take a stand for themselves and their families. I knew this is where I was called to be, and I have never looked back.”

Valerie Borek

POLICY ANALYST

Valerie Borek is a passionate advocate for health rights and family privacy. A mother of two with degrees in law and biochemistry, she is perfectly positioned to lead SHF advocates through complex health-rights policy. Her work is guided by a love for American values, uncovering truth, and a passion for empowering others. Valerie has served as SHF’s policy analyst since 2021.

Valerie’s understanding of the value of freedom to make one’s own health care choices is not just academic. Health freedom has kept her boys alive and thriving. Her choice to have home births jump-started her advocacy for health privacy. Her eldest son survived a rare and deadly cancer because her family was able to navigate medical care while holding onto values that were sometimes at odds with recommendations.

Before joining SHF, Valerie specialized in health and parenting rights at her boutique law firm, especially surrounding birth and vaccine rights. She advocated for informed consent in health care and transparent food labeling in her state. She helped found the Birth Rights Bar Association and was honored to present their argument to the Delaware Supreme Court that midwifery is not the practice of medicine, in support of a trailblazing midwife.

“Health is the foundation of how we show up in this world to love, serve, and create. Americans are blessed to live in a country that gets stronger the more we protect fundamental rights, like informed consent and privacy, so individuals and families can thrive.”

Mary Katherine LaCroix

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION

Mary Katherine LaCroix became involved with SHF as a volunteer in 2019 when the religious exemption for childhood vaccines was at risk in her home state of New Jersey. She believes strongly that parents have the responsibility for their children’s health, education, and faith formation and that only they have the right to make medical decisions and manage their care.

She has worked in fundraising for more than 25 years at various educational, cultural, human services, and political organizations. A graduate of the University of Scranton, she holds a degree in History and English Literature.

Mary Katherine is thrilled to have this opportunity to work with and help grow SHF, believing that together we can achieve even greater impact in protecting our rights and caring for our loved ones. She enjoys spending time with her husband, two children and large extended family, as well as volunteering to support the special needs community.

“Parents are taught that they must trust the experts. That’s what we did, until we learned that the experts can be wrong and don’t always know what is best for your child. Parents should instead feel empowered by their natural, God-given ability to advocate and care for their children. SHF is here to give them the tools to do just that.”

Sheila Ealey

Political Analyst

Dr. Sheila Lewis Ealey is the founder and former director of the Creative Learning Center of Louisiana, a therapeutic day school for children who are on the autism spectrum or struggling with other nonverbal intellectual disabilities. The wife of a former U.S. Coast Guard Officer, she is also the mother of four children. Her son was diagnosed with severe autism spectrum disorder at 18 months. He is now a young man and considered moderate and emerging.

Sheila and her twins were featured in the documentary “Vaxxed.” She has traveled extensively, advocating for medical freedom. She continues to educate disenfranchised parents about their fundamental rights to religious and philosophical exemptions, their ability to live sustainably on a limited budget, and the importance of nutrition and biomedical interventions for optimum health with autism. She also writes individual homeschool curriculums for parents of children with autism or intellectual disorders. Sheila is a trustee for the Autism Trust, USA, and on the board of directors of Children’s Health Defense.

Over the past 20 years, she has educated herself to use natural healing modalities for the body and brain. Her formal education includes degrees in communication, special education curriculum, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership in Special Education. Sheila serves as an assistant content advisor and political analyst for SHF.

“It is not the Constitution’s job to protect our liberties, as it is not a philosophical document but a legal one. Its purpose is to limit the powers and authority of our federal government in hopes of preventing an intrusion upon our unalienable rights. We are obliged to maintain our government within its limits.”

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