The SPLASH program is administered by a special unit of the Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity section of the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control, at the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). This unit provides guidance, resources, technical assistance and state-level review and support of all SPLASH activities in the state.

In addition to being the home of the administrative offices of the SPLASH program, other representatives of the MDCH play key roles in planning, advising, and supporting the delivery of SPLASH programming. The contributions from a broad range of disciplines within the MDCH enriches the program and makes a vast array of content expertise available to program participants.

For more information about the Michigan Department of Community Health, visit their web site at www.michigan.gov/mdch

The focus of the SPLASH program is on school-aged children and their families. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is a vital partner with MDE Health Education Consultants and Administrators playing key roles in planning, advising, and supporting the delivery of SPLASH programming in Michigan schools.

Michigan Departments of Education and Community Health are lead agencies in the development of curricular content for the Michigan Model for Health^® and work in collaboration with the Educational Materials Center at Central Michigan University in the publishing and distribution of the curriculum.

For more information about the Michigan Department of Education, visit their web site at www.michigan.gov/mde

The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports was established in 1992 to improve the health of, and increase physical activity among, Michigan residents.  The Michigan Fitness Foundation was created in 1994 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity foundation to expedite Governor's Council policies and programs and provide a broader funding base to pursue its mission of Getting Michigan Moving. 

For more information about the Michigan Fitness Foundation, visit their web site at www.michiganfitness.org/

EPEC (Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum) is an award-winning chronic disease (obesity) prevention program for grades K-12 that is aligned to the NASPE standards for physical education. An easy-to-use, true curriculum that is strong on assessment, EPEC promotes life-long skills in students and is already being used by thousands of teachers to strengthen both the practice as well as the perception of physical education in their schools.

As part of the SPLASH program, participating Physical Education Teachers receive EPEC training and materials for use with their students.

EPEC is a product of the Michigan Fitness Foundation. For more information, visit their web site.

While the Michigan Model for Health^® is a nationally recognized K-12 health education curriculum, in Michigan, the name has become synonymous with the network of School Health Education Coordinators and the State Steering Committee.

All Michigan School Health Education Coordinators are members of a state-wide organization, the Comprehensive School Health Coordinators' Association (CSHCA), and work together it the promotion and support of healthy children and families in Michigan. Most of these Coordinators are also engaged in the SPLASH program.

The Michigan Model for Health Curriculum is an evidence-based, skills-based, comprehensive health education curriculum, published and distributed through a partnership with the Educational Materials Center (EMC) at Central Michigan University. Curriculum and support materials are distributed by the EMC, through the regional Coordinators, to teachers in classrooms throughout the state of Michigan, and directly to schools in over 39 other states. As part of the SPLASH program, all participating classroom teachers received high quality professional development training and curriculum and materials for use with their students.