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Helping Children Maintain
Healthy Weight: What Schools
Want to Know
Julia Graham Lear, PhD
The Center for Health & Health Care in Schools
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University Medical Center
July 7, 2005
The Center for
Health and Health Care in Schools
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School Health Services & Prevention Programs
School Board
Policy
Community
Superintendent
• Parents
• Voters
• Community
Program
Associate
Superintendent
Facilities
Associate
Superintendent
Special
Education
Associate
Superintendent
Pupil Support
Associate
Superintendent
Academic
Affairs
based
Planning &
management
Principals
providers
School-Based
Health Center
- Physical
health
- Mental
health
- Nutrition
School
Nurses
Health
Aides
Guidance
Counselors
Mental health
professionals
School mental
Health program
- Individ. & group
counseling
- Family
counseling
- Teacher
consultations
Testing for
Special Ed.
placement
School
psychologists
Related Services
- Health
education
- Mental health
- OT/PT
- Health Services
- Physical
education
Services &
prevention
-Recess
Policy
Program
Planning and
Management
Community-based sponsor:
- Health system
- Community health center
- Health department
- Hospitals
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
2121 K Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20037
www.healthinschools.org
copyright©2005 Send permissions for reprint to [email protected] or call 202-466-3396.
Community-based sponsor:
- Community mh center
- City/county mh dept.
- Other human services
organizations
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What Do Schools Want to Know?
• How to keep kids in school
• How to perform well on statewide tests
• How to engage families in schoolconnected activities
• How to do non-academic tasks quicker
and easier
• What do some school staff want to
know? What to DO when a child is seriously
overweight? What NOT to do? How to help parents?
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Lost in Translation: In Search of a
Common Language
Education
Nutrition researchers
Keep kids in school
School gardens,
cooking classes, school
menu planning
Engage families
Head Start & parent
nutrition classes (mandatory
participation for parents)
Help with required
activities/tasks -quicker & easier
School Wellness Policies
and Programs
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Assessing the Climate for
Prevention Programs at School
• What is the level of pressure to improve student
achievement?
• Is the administrative staff supportive of implementing
prevention programs?
• Are a majority of teachers supportive of implementing
prevention programs?
• Is there student free time to allow prevention programs to
be conducted during school hours?
• Is the physical environment of the school conducive to
health promotion activities?
Source: Eisen M, Palletto C, Bradner C. Prevention Readiness Checklist
in Problem Behavior Prevention and School-Based Health Centers:
Programs and Prospects, The Urban Institute, December 1999.
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They need to know that you care
before they care what you know.
Bernie Siegel, MD,
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
June 2005
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