Transcript School Health Advisory Councils

Coordinated School Health
Train The Trainer Workshop
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Goals and Objectives
GOAL: Provide information and resources
to assist in development or support for CSH in each
district.
 Objectives
• Help fully understand the value of CSH
• Give understanding of laws
• Provide you with practical information, resources and
strategies to utilize in program planning and
implementation
• Provide best practices in:
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Assessment
Recruitment of a CSH Leadership Team
Organization and Planning based on SHAC recommendations
Effective implementation and Evaluation
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Agenda
1. WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS
2. WHAT IS COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH (CSH)?
3. WHAT IS CURRENTLY GOING ON?
4. HOW DO YOU “DO” CSH?
5. TEA APPROVED PROGRAMS
6. WHAT’S NEXT?
ACTION PLAN
7. TAKING COORDINATION HOME
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Youth Risk Behaviors
Tobacco Use
Poor Food Choices and Inappropriate Portion
Sizes
Inadequate Physical Activity
Alcohol and Drug Use
Sexual Behaviors That Can Transmit HIV and
other STD’s
Unintended Pregnancy
Intentional and Unintentional Injuries, Often
Due to Violence
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National Trends Adults
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1991, 1996, 2004
(*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person)
1991
1996
2004
No Data
<10%
10%–14%
15%–19%
20%–24%
? 25%
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.
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National Trends in Child Overweight
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Texas Health Data 2000-2002
4th
25.6%
29.4%
21.5%
24.9%
32.2%
18.9%
8th
18.8%
21.0%
16.1%
18.2%
25.0%
13.6%
11th
14.5%
17.0%
11.4%
16.6%
23.0%
10.6%
Body Mass Index Above the 95 percentile for age and sex (2000-2002 Span Data)
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Rate of Childhood Overweight-Texas
Overweight
At Risk for
Overweight
4th Grade
23%
19%
8th Grade
20%
19%
11th Grade
19%
17%
•Table 2. Prevalence of overweight1 and at-risk-of overweight2 in Texas
school-age children between 2004 and 2005
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National Diabetes Trends
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National Diabetes Prevalence
1994
2004
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National Diabetes Ethnicity Trends
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Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Refusal Skills
Decision Making
Goal Setting
Communication
Healthy Relationship
Building
Interest in Alternative
Health Promotion
Activities
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What is Coordinated School Health?
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Introduction to CSH
Effective CSH can:
Increase Academic Achievement
Decrease Absenteeism and Drop-out Rates
Reduce the Risk of Premature Death
Decrease Health Care Costs
Improve Economic Productivity and National
Security
Increase School/Community Partnerships to
Address the Health Needs in the
Community
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CSH and the SHAC in Texas
Mandated by Law
Focus on the Whole Child
Involve Coordination and Collaboration
Enhance the School Health Efforts
Increases Communication Between the
School and Community
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Why Coordinate?
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Comprehensive Health Education
A planned, sequential, K-12 curriculum that
addresses physical, mental, emotional and
social dimensions of health.
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Curriculum motivates and assists students to
maintain and improve health, prevent disease
and be good health consumers.
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Incorporates the Texas Essential Knowledge
in Skills
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Is taught by qualified and trained teachers.
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Physical Education
Planned, sequential K-12 instruction that
promotes lifelong physical activity utilizing the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
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Designed to develop basic movement skills,
sports skills, and physical fitness as well as
to enhance mental, social, and emotional
abilities.
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Is taught by qualified and trained physical
education teachers.
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Health Services
Services provided to appraise, protect and
promote health.
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Includes treatment of acute and chronic
conditions as well as preventive services,
referrals to primary health care providers and
education to students and staff.
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Provided by a qualified and trained health care
practitioner or other allied health personnel.
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Nutrition Services
Integration of nutritious, affordable, and
appealing meals; nutrition education; and
an environment
that promotes healthy eating behaviors for
all children
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Follow the U.S.D.A. and Texas Dept. of
Agriculture Guidelines
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Services are provided by qualified and
trained child nutrition staff
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Counseling and Psychological Services
Services provided to improve students
mental, emotional and social health.
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May include individual and group activities
that assess, intervene and refer to
appropriate services.
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Services are provided by qualified, trained
mental health professionals
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Healthy School Environment
The physical and aesthetic surroundings and
the psychosocial climate and culture of the
school.
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The psychological environment that includes
the emotional and social conditions that affect
the well-being of students and staff.
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Health Promotion for Staff
Assessment, education and fitness activities
for school
faculty and staff
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Designed to maintain and improve the health
and well-being of school staff who serve as role
models for children
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Health promotion activities have improved
productivity, decreased absenteeism and better
moral in the school
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Family/Community Involvement
Partnerships among schools,
families,community groups, and individuals
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School Health Advisory Councils
Increases awareness and support for the
school health program
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Development of community resources to
address student health needs
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“Best Practices” In School Health
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Active
Leadership
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Coordinated
And
Collaborative
Approach
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Safe and
Nurturing
Learning
Environment
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Commitment
Of
Time,
Personnel,
Resources
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Continuous Quality Improvement
The Journey
Starts Here
Recruit
Organize
Evaluate
Assess
Plan
Implement
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CSH Leadership Team Process
Phase 1
Identify
Phase 2
Phase 3
Recruit Orient
Phase 4
Update
and
Evaluate
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CSH Leadership Team Members
Representative of a Component or
Administration
Committed to Improving School Health
Willingness to Work on All Health Issues
Demonstrates Leadership
Willingness to Devote Time and Expertise
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Assessment
Formal
School Health Index
On-Line
Downloadable
Hard Copy by Request from CDC
School Health Policies and Practices
Conducted Nationally
Texas participates in the survey
Downloadable questions to use in local districts
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Downloadable from CDC
Texas participates and data is available for state
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Assessment
Formal-cont.
Local Information
Health Department
County Statistics
Local Law Enforcement Statistics
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council Data
Other Local and Regional Data
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Assessment-Cont.
Informal
Student Surveys (with parental
permission)
Focus Groups
Parent Surveys
Trends seen in the medical and law
enforcement community
Other community or regional resource
information
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Our School District’s Results
School Health Index
Overall Score Card _____Camp Allen ISD__________________________________________
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For each module (row), write an X in the one
column where the Module Score falls*
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High
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0–
21% –
41% –
61% –
81% –
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
School Health Policies and Environment –
Health Education –
Physical Education and Physical Activity –
Nutrition Services –
School Health Services –
Counseling, Psychological, Social Services –
Health Promotion for Staff –
Family and Community Involvement –
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Key Strategies for Success
Develop mission and goals in
collaboration with the SHAC
Facilitate the CSH Leadership Team
Communicate with the SHAC and
Administration
Keep everyone updated and celebrate
success
Formal reporting to SHAC and
administration
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TEA Approved Programs
Currently there are 4 programs that have
been approved by TEA
Bienstar
CATCH
Great Body Shop
Healthy and Wise
Others will be reviewed for approval
School districts can submit their locally
developed CSH program for approval (it
must meet the criteria set out by TEA)
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Complimentary Actions
School Board
and
School Superintendent
Issue
Do an
assessment using
the School
Health Index
School Health Advisory
Council
Internal School Health
Action Team
Actions:
Actions:
•Assign member to project
team
•Get PTA to survey parents
•Analyze results
•Present report to school
board
•Assign representative from
each dept. to project team
•Distributes survey to faculty
•Summarize results and draft
report
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Identify top priorities based on
assessment and teachable moments
Utilize the SMART strategies for
developing goals, objectives and
activities
Keep communication open with both
SHAC and administration
Celebrate success and tell your story to
the community and other districts
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Coordinated School Health
Thank You For Coming
and
Best Wishes on
Coordinating School Health
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