Ophea (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting school communities through advocacy, quality programs and services, and partnership building.  

Ophea is led by the vision that all children and youth will value, participate in, and make a lifelong commitment to active, healthy living.

To learn more about Ophea, visit www.Ophea.net.

Ophea would like to recognize the following partners who have advised and supported the Living School initiative:

• Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO)
• Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA)
• Ontario Association of Supervisors in Physical and Health Education (OASPHE)
• Ontario Principal's Council (OPC)
• Catholic Principal's Council of Ontario (CPCO) 
• Ontario Parent Council (OPC)
• Ontario Public Supervisory Officers Association (OPSOA)
• Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers' Association (OCSOA) 
• Nutrition Resource Centre
• Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)
• Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition (OHSC)
• Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA)
• Public Health Advisors

A Research Advisory Group has also been maintained, with representation from:

• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
• University of Toronto
• Brock University
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
• The Hospital for Sick Children

Funding support for Living School was provided by the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Canadian Council for Learning.