Transcript SECURE YOU OWN MASK FIRST

“SOAR WITH YOUR STRENGTHS Presented by: JoAnne Owens-Nauslar,
Ed.D.; FASHA; L.B.W.A
 American School Health Association
 Director of Professional Development
 President AAHPERD-02-03
–[email protected]
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if
you just sit there” Will Rogers
 10%-Read
 20%-Hear
 30%-See
 50%-See & Hear
 70%-Discuss
 80%-Experience
 95%-Teach Someone
– William Glasser
Healthy People 2010:
 Physical activity
Overweight &
obesity
 Tobacco use
 Substance use
 Responsible
sexual behavior
 Mental health
 Injury & violence
 Environnmental
quality
 Immunization
 Access to health
care
Why Focus on Schools?
 98% of youth 5-17 are
students in school
 56 million students
 100,000 attendance
centers
 6 million staff &
teachers
 1/5 Population
 U.S.D.O.E. 2002 Data
% of U.S. Children &
Adolescents-Overweight
1963-4% boys-5% of girls
1999-13% boys-14 % of girls
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Why Target Youth?
% of children , aged 5-10, with 1 or more
adverse heart disease or diabetes risk factor
levels-27.1%
% of overweight children, aged 5-10, with
1 or more adverse heart disease or diabetes
risk factor levels-60.6%
What’s wrong with this picture?
 Obesity affects 1-5 children in US
 1-3 students report consuming 5 more
drinks in a row
 3,000 kids start smoking each day
 1-7 have been in fight on school property
 Every 60 seconds child is born to teen
 Every 4 hrs. child commits suicide
Injuries to Children
Affect Concentration
Short Attention Span
Fearfulness
Extreme Caution
Limited Goal Setting
Drug Use
 Threat to School
Increased risk of
Climate
 Erosion of Self
Discipline
 Decreased
motivation to
school success
injury
Violence
Sexual Behavior
Legal Problems
School Age Childbearing
 Reduces Academic
Achievement
 Increases drop out
rates
 Decreases
Participation in school
activities
Ongoing Sexual
Risks
Lower Grades
Nutrition
Attention Span
Short Term
Memory
Emotional Effect
Social
Functioning
 Bridging Student Risks
and Academic
Achievement through
Comprehensive School
Health Programs..
Symons, et.al-JOSHAugust 1997
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Televisions in the Home
1970-6%-3 or more TVs in Home
1999-60%-3 or more TVs in Home
1970-6%-6th graders TV in Bedroom
1999-77%-6th graders TV in Bedroom
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation. Kids & Media at the New
Millenium-1999
Surgeon General’s Reports
Physical
Nutrition &
Activity &
Health
Mental Health
Tobacco
Eating Habits
Oral Health
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Tobacco
Nutrition
Alcohol &
Sexual
other drugs
Physical
Inactivity
Behavior
Injuries
– Centers for Disease Control
– Division of Adolescent
School Health (DASH)
Coordinated School Health
 Health Education
 Physical Education
 Healthy Environment
 Food Services
 Counselor Education
 Parent/Family/Community Component
 Employee Wellness/health promotion
 Health Services
 PMI Support-Administrative Support
School Breakfast Programs
 Tardiness Declines
 Suspensions Decrease
 Improved scores on measures of student
proficiency (MSPAP)

Maryland State Department of Education-School & Community Nutrition Programs-December 2001
(410) 767-0199 [email protected]
Physical Activity
 Increased oxygen
Improves
Uptake
 Reduces
susceptibility to
stress
 Reduces disruptive
behaviors
Concentration
Potential for
improved
reading, writing,
and math scores
Physical Fitness-Academic Success
 Higher achievement
 Success in 3 or more
associated with higher
levels of fitness
 Relationship between
academic achievement
& fitness=greater in
mathematics than
reading at higher
fitness levels
fitness areas =greatest
gains in academic
achievement
 Females higher
achievement
particularly in higher
fitness levels
 California Department of Education
2003
“Students who are hungry, sick,
troubled, or depressed, cannot function
well in the classroom…No matter how
good the school”
Carnegie Council on Adolescent
Development
Points to Ponder
 Lack of exercise and poor diet= leading
cause of death in US after tobacco
 More deaths are caused by lack of exercise
and diet than by infectious disease,
firearms, motor vehicles and illicit drug use
combined
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1988
(*BMI  30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
No Data
Source: Mokdad AH.
<10%
10%-14%
15-19%
20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2000
(*BMI  30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” woman)
No Data
<10%
10%-14%
Source: Mokdad A H, et al. J Am Med Assoc 2001;286:10
15-19%
20%
Information Sites www.hpdp.unc.edu
 www.nchealthyschools.org
 www.astho.org
 [email protected]
 www.ashaweb.org
 www.aahperd.org
 [email protected]
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Redefine Success
Sincere Dedication-Freedom is
the right to choose the line of
greatest advantage vs. the path of
least resistance
Redefine Success
Unique-Unique
opportunities to get,
stay, and be well
Redefine Success
Communication-
You Know, but do
they know?
COMMUNICATION
Dr. Jerry Thomas-Veterinarian &
Taxidermist………………………
……EITHER WAY…. YOU GET
YOUR DOG BACK.
CALL-XXX-XXX-XXXX
Redefine Success
Commitment-A habit can not
be thrown out the window….it
must be coaxed down the stairs
one step at a time.**Special
Olympics & MADD**
Redefine Success
 Energy/Exercise/Excitement/Enthusiasm-
DON’T GET YOUR
COLON IN A WAD!!!
Redefine Success-Secure First
Stress Management-
Standards
IF YOUR HORSE IS
DEAD……DISMOUNT!
Redefine Success-Secure First
 SUCCESS-It
comes in cans…not
in can nots
If it is to be…It is up to me
Sincere, Unique, Commitment,
Communication, Energy,
Stress,SUCCESS
Soar With Your Strengths:
 Tell someone with P.M.I.-You were here
 Tell the Public-Newspaper/Radio/Faith
 Join Groups-PROMOTE
 Nag someone else-membership/advocacy
 ASK Questions
 Get into grant writing
 BRAG-Let them feel your PASSION
Secure Your Own Mask First
People who want milk
should not seat themselves in
the middle of the pasture and
hope that the cow backs up to
them.
Risk Behavior Participation:
 Has been linked to negative outcomes on
the following measures of school
performance:
 Educational outcomes
 Educational behaviors
 Student’s attitudes
Actual Causes of Death 1990
 Tobacco-400,000
 Diet/Activity-300,00
 Alcohol-100,000
 Microbial Agents-
90,000
 Sexual Behavior30,000
 Illicit use of drugs20,000
 Source: McGinnis JM, Foege WH
JAMA 1993, 270-2207-12.