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Making the Connection:
Student Health and
Academic Success
Building Healthy Students
Family
School
Community
Mississippi’s
children
are facing
a weight,
nutrition, and
health crisis.
Mississippi
Health Challenges
Health Issue
MS
Obesity rates in adults
1st in US
Heart disease deaths
1st in US
Hypertension
1st in US
Sedentary lifestyle (low activity)
1st in US
Diabetes rates
2nd in US
Youth Risk Survey (YRBS)
MS
2003
MS
2007
USA
2005
Overweight
16%
18%
13%
At risk for being overweight
16%
18%
16%
Less than 3 servings milk/day
89%
89%
84%
Less than 5 servings F+V/day
80%
81%
80%
More than 3 hrs. TV/school day
54%
47%
37%
PE one or more days per week
31%
36%
54%
PE every day at school
23%
23%
33%
Health Behavior
www.healthyschoolsms.org/2007yrbsdatapage.htm
Health Issues
Overweight
Undernourished
Sedentary
Diabetes (type 2)
CHD Risk Factors
Academic Issues
Overweight
Undernourished
Sedentary
Diabetes (type 2)
CHD Risk Factors
Percentage of U.S. Children and Adolescents
Who Are Overweight* Hubbard, 2006
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
19
17
17
16
15
11
5
4
1963-65;
1966-70
6
4
19711974
7
5
Ages 6-11
Ages 12-19
19761980
19881994
19992000
20012002
20032004
* >95th percentile for BMI by age and sex based on 2000 CDC BMI-for-age growth charts
**Data are from 1963-65 for children 6-11 years of age and from 1966-70 for adolescents 12-17 years of age
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Being overweight
is an academic issue
Overweight children have more
school absences than children
with a healthy weight.
 Seriously overweight children
report a lower quality of life.
 Weight-related teasing is a major
cause of bullying at school.
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UNDERNOURISHED
Being undernourished
is an academic issue
Optimal nutrition is necessary for
optimal cognitive functioning.
 Zinc, iron,
 B-vitamins, and other nutrients
are critically important to brain
function and brain function.
 Sub-optimal nutrition can affect
academic performance and even
IQ scores.
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UNDERNOURISHED
Importance of Dairy
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Kids who avoid milk are more
likely to be overweight and
to have bone fractures.
Higher milk intake in
children is associated
with lower body fat.
Importance of Breakfast
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Breakfast establishes the foundation for
learning. Eating breakfast improves math
grades, vocabulary skills, and memory.
Students who eat breakfast have fewer
absences, fewer discipline problems, and
fewer visits to the school nurses’ offices.
Youth who eat breakfast are less likely to
be overweight and eating breakfast at
school improves overall nutrient intake.
SEDENTARY
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47 percent watched 3 or more hours
of TV on an average school day.
60 percent did not attend physical
education classes.
76 percent did not attend physical
education classes daily.
47 percent did not play on a sports
team during the school year.
Being sedentary
is an academic issue
Research supports a connection
between being active and
improved brain performance.
 Children who achieve more
fitness standards tend to score
higher on standardized tests.
 Excessive screen time undermines
children's education.
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DIABETES
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Type 2 diabetes - once a disease of people
over 40 - is increasingly common among
children (as young as 9 and 10)
African-American, Hispanic-American and
Native American youth are at a higher risk
of developing type 2 diabetes
CDC estimates “one in three children born
in the US in 2000 will become diabetic
during their lifetime …”
Type 2 diabetes
is an academic issue
Children with type 2 diabetes have
more school absences.
 Fluctuating blood sugar levels
contribute to poor behavior and
other school problems.
 Children with type 2 diabetes
also need more intensive nursing
services.
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Research from U. Georgia and
Medical College of Georgia
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200 overweight, inactive 7-11 year olds
received nutrition education and 20 or 40
minutes of vigorous after-school activity
Three month program reduced body fat
and diabetes risk, while improving bone
density, thinking and decision making
Insulin resistance improved more in the
children who were active for 40 minutes
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
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High blood pressure (HBP) and pre-HBP
are on the rise among youth, esp. among
boys, African-Americans, and Hispanics.
Higher BMI during childhood is associated
with an increased risk of CHD in adulthood, esp. among boys.
Current data suggests that high BMI in
adolescents will increase rates of CHD
among future young/middle-aged adults.
CHD risk factors are
an academic issue
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Like children with other serious health
issues, those HPB and other CHD risk
factors may have more absences.
They may also require more intensive
nursing services while at school.
Young people with these problems are
not fit, healthy, and ready to succeed.
Building Healthy Students
Family
School
Community
Building Healthy Students
Breakfast at home or school
 Physical education/activity daily
 Time to enjoy a balanced lunch
 Health/nutrition education
 Positive non-food rewards
 Smart snack opportunities
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School Wellness
Child Nutrition and
WIC
Reauthorization Act
of 2004
Wellness Policy
A document - approved by the local school
board - that promotes a healthy school
environment. By focusing on nutrition and
physical activity standards, a wellness policy
seeks to improve children’s health, classroom
behaviors, and academic performance.
Mandated by USDA for
School Year 2006-07
What the law required
starting in 2006-07…
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Goals for nutrition education, physical
activity, and activities to promote wellness
Nutrition guidelines for all foods available
during the school day
Ways of measuring how well the policy is
being implemented
Involvement of parents, students, school
board, foodservice, administrators, teachers,
and the public
Mississippi Success:
MDE Board Passes
Vending Regulations ~ October 2006
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As of 2007-2008 all full calorie, sugar
carbonated soft drinks can not be sold
As of 2008-2009 bottled water, lowfat and
nonfat milk, 100% juice, no/low calorie
beverages and light juices or sports drinks
may be sold*
Nutritional standards set for snack vending
* Requirements vary by grade level
www.healthyschoolsms.org/nutrition_services/Vending.html
Mississippi Success:
Mississippi Legislature Mandates
Student Health Councils, November 2006
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A School Health Council (SHC) is an
advisory group composed of committed
individuals from both the school and the
community.
The group works together to provide
guidance and leadership to the school on
all aspects of the school health program.
Mississippi Success:
Mississippi Legislature Passes
Healthy Students Act ~ 2007
Senate Bill 2369
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Mandates for 2008-09 (grades K-8)
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150 minutes per week of Physical Education
45 minutes per week of Health Education
Requires MDE to regulate statewide
improvements in school nutrition
programs
www.cn.mde.k12.ms.us/resources/SB2369041307.pdf
Mississippi Success:
Mississippi Legislature Passes
Mary Kirkpatrick Haskell-Mary Sprayberry Public
School Nurse Program ~ 2007
House Bill 1132
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To provide for a public school nurse program to be
administered by the Department of Education through
the Office of Healthy Schools
To specify the responsibilities of the nurses in the
program
To prescribe the duties of the Office of Healthy Schools
in administering the program
Who benefits?
Administrators
Teachers
Schools
Families
Who benefits?
STUDENTS