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Promoting the Health of Young People Through Schools Elizabeth Coke Haller, M.Ed. Division of Adolescent and School Health Philadelphia, Mississippi January 11, 2006 CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health • Enabling partners to plan and implement effective policies and programs • Identifying and monitoring health risk behaviors and school health policies and programs • Evaluating the effectiveness of policies and programs • Synthesizing and applying research Source: Talking About Health is Academic, 1999 Coordinated School Health Program Health Education Family and Community Involvement Physical Education Health Services Health Promotion for Staff Nutrition Services Healthy School Environment Health Education State CSHP Goals • Establish high-level staffing in SEA and SHA to coordinate, implement, and evaluate school health programs • Establish and implement professional development plans for school health staff • Strengthen school health policies • Improve curricula and instruction • Involve families and communities in CSHP Session Objectives • Defining Coordinated School Health Programs • Impact of Coordinated School Health Programs on the Academic Success of Students • Accessible Programs and Tools Why Schools? • Most young people are enrolled in school • Health programs have long been part of the school experience • School health programs can improve students’ – Health knowledge, attitudes, and skills – Health behaviors and health outcomes – Social outcomes – Educational outcomes Relationship Between Health and Education “No educational tool is more essential than good health.” Council of Chief State School Officers “Health and success in school are interrelated. Schools cannot achieve their primary mission of education if students and staff are not healthy and fit physically, mentally, and socially.” National Association of State Boards of Education Six Key Health Risk Behaviors for Students • Intentional and unintentional injuries • Sexual risk behaviors • Alcohol/drug use • Tobacco use • Physical inactivity • Poor eating habits Coordinated School Health Programs and Initiatives ARE… THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS! Coordinated School Health Program Health Education Family and Community Involvement Physical Education Health Services Health Promotion for Staff Nutrition Services Healthy School Environment Health Education CSHPs… Not one more thing to do but another way to do our thing. CSHP Are… Centered on the Needs of Our Children • Increase connectedness • Identify and build upon youth assets • Develop life skills and sense of competence CSHP Are… Systematic in its Approach • Assess needs and resources • Prioritize • Plan • Implement • Monitor, evaluate, and refine TEAMWORK IS… CRITICAL for TEAM SUCCESS CSHP Are… Built on a Team Effort • Coordination between School Health Councils and School Health Teams • Partnerships • Involvement of students, families, and communities • Link to School Improvement Plan, SchoolBased Site Management CSHP Are… Rigorous • Builds on accurate data • Utilizes sound science • Aims to eliminate gaps and redundancies 10 Volunteers Needed Upfront Help Identify Our 10 TEAMmates • • • • • • Turkey Hat Pedometer/Hat Jump Rope/Hat Umbrella Tie Backpack • Toothbrush/paste and Sun Lotion • BandAids/Gloves • Healthy Snacks/SMART Break Cap • Fire Hat/Shirt TEAMmates are Critically Important to Success • One person can not serve the team solo • One person is not the expert for all 8 components • One person can not share the message and educate for all programs • One person can not represent the other areas – every voice is valued and every voice is valuable • There is no “I” in TEAM CSHP Requires: Designated Leader • Communicates with decision makers • Represents school health leadership • Facilitates CSHP coordination & improvement • Maintains other supports – Policies – Resources – Communications CSHP Leadership Roles & Responsibilities • Develop • Coordinate • Enhance • Diffuse • Maintain • Link • Plan CSHP Utilizes: Participatory Leadership • Lead Health Coordinator • Health Promotion Team • Interdisciplinary School Health Coordinating Council • Community School Health Coordinating Council CSHP Requires: Strategic Planning • • • • • Involving people Assessment behavior / problems / programs Planning Implementation Evaluation CSHP Requires: Professional Development • Inservice training – Initial training – Booster training • • • • Technical assistance Peer coaching Organizational support Involvement in program planning TOOLS & RESOURCES CDC/DASH & National Partners Evaluation Research • Innovative School Nutrition Intervention Evaluations: – Nutritional Quality of Foods and Beverages Available in School Vending Machines in Rhode Island – Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program • Evaluation of Michigan’s Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health • Co-facilitated by CDC/DASH and HRSA/MCHB/OAH • Key partners include: – Professional membership associations – University-based grantees – State Adolescent Health Coordinator Network School Health Councils http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/keystrategies http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth School Health Program Funding Database Why Support a Coordinated Approach to School Health. Washington, D.C.: CCSSO and ASTHO, 1999 School Health Programs: An Investment In Our Future “Schools could do more than perhaps any other single institution in society to help young people, and the adults they will become, to live healthier, longer, more satisfying, and more productive lives.” Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development Questions & Comments Promoting the Health of Young People Through Schools Elizabeth Coke Haller, M.Ed. Division of Adolescent and School Health [email protected]