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Why?
If schools do not deal with children’s health by design, they deal with it by default.
Health is Academic, 1997
Every day in Mississippi, we have an opportunity to reach…
494,590 public school students 152 School Districts 618 Elementary Schools/225 Secondary Schools Over 64,300 adults work as teachers, school building staff, or school district staff
MS Youth Risk Behavior
2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12
Behavior
Insufficient Physical Activity Daily PE Class <3 glasses milk/day <5 daily servings fruit/vegetables >3 hrs TV/school day Overweight At risk for being Overweight
MS YRBSS
82% 23.4% 89% 80% 54.1% 15.7% 15.7%
MS/Kolbo 2003 (Grades 1-8) US YRBSS
75% 24% 14.7% 28.4% 82.9% 78% 38.2% 13.5% 15.4%
Tobacco Use
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% Students Smoked Cigarettes in the Past 30 days
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Alcohol Abuse
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12
Students had at least one drink of alcohol during the past 30 days
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Coordinated School Health Program Family and Community Involvement Health Education Physical Education Health Services Health Promotion for Staff Healthy School Environment Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological Services
Is school health the missing link to school improvement?
MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY AND COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH Motivated and Learning Sense of Positive Self-Esteem Sense of Belonging and Importance Sense of Being Loved and Appreciated Free of Fear and In A Safe place Physical Health Health Education Physical Education Health Services Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological and Social Services Healthy School Environment Health Promotion for Staff Family/Community Involvement
Research Substantiates the Effort
Physical Activity appear to boost students’ ability to concentrate and to reduce disruptive behaviors, which has a considerable positive impact on their academic achievement (Symons, 1997).
Students who regularly attend school breakfast programs perform better in school, exhibit less hyperactivity in the classroom, and show better daily attendance (Alaimo, 2001; Kennedy and Davis, 1998; Murphy, 1998; Powell, 1998).
Research Substantiates the Effort
Schools that have eliminated competitive foods and substituted them with nutritious choices report that students’ concentration and behavior improve (Anderson, 2002).
Intensive physical activity programs for students led to an improvement in students’ scores in mathematics, reading, and writing and to a reduction in disruptive behaviors in the classroom (Sallis, 1999).
MDE Commitment
Through acquisition of funding through The Bower Foundation, created the Office of Healthy Schools to: coordinate efforts avoid duplication of services maximize resources
Six Priority Health Risk Behaviors account for most of the serious illness and premature deaths in the U.S.
Tobacco use Unhealthy dietary behaviors Inadequate physical activity Alcohol and other drug use Sexual behaviors Unintentional injuries and violence
Initiatives
Local School Wellness Policy Start Up Grants John D. Bower, M.D. School Health Network The Bower Foundation Vending Machine Case Study Vending Regulations HIV/AIDS Policy
Guide for Development
HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Comprehensive Health/P.E.Framework Training Mississippi School Health Successes
Local School Wellness Policy
Guide for Development
Three step Approach Gather Input and Assess Develop Local Wellness Policy Implement and Evaluate Policy
Health is Academic Start-Up Grants
Funds allocated for 140 schools to receive $3,000 each to: Establish a School Health Council Conduct Needs Assessment Select one sustainable intervention
Start Up Grants
List of Interventions
Not eliminating physical activity as a punishment Power walks with the Principal as a reward Healthy choices at school parties No food fundraisers Staff wellness opportunities Homework opportunities that involve physical activity Elimination of Vending Sales Recess provided before lunch
John D. Bower, M.D. School Health Network
Purpose
: To implement the eight components of the Coordinated School Health Program Model in one school in a district and to be prepared to implement the Coordinated School Health Program Model district-wide
Total Amount Awarded:
$1,000,000.00
Funding Source
: The Bower Foundation
Basis for awarding the grants
: Competitive All Mississippi school districts to include the state special schools administered by the State Board of Education were eligible to apply for “Health is Academic” John D. Bower, M.D. School Health Network.
John D. Bower, M.D. School Health Network
Corinth School District Desoto County School District Hollandale School District George County School District Grenada School District Lamar County School District Petal School District Starkville School District Sunflower County School District West Bolivar School District
Coordinated Approach
The Bower Foundation Vending Machine Case Study
Purpose
: To assess the financial impact of changing beverage vending machine operations.
Process:
Two beverage vending interventions: Healthier beverage choices Differential pricing
Benchmarks:
(1) Offer healthier beverages at a lower price throughout the school year (2) Complete surveys of beverage and snack vending machines (3) obtain historical data from beverage vendor(s) (4) Change advertising on front of vending machine to promote healthy beverages (5) implement differential pricing for water, 100% fruit juice and sports drinks at a lower price (6) Provide monthly report on sales, revenue and meals served (7) identify a project coordinator and (8) Agree to a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the responsibilities of the district
HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Available to 34 districts in high risk regions Training and technical assistance on prevention curricula Health and Physical Education Teachers Nurses Regular Education Teachers K-8 Evaluation of prevention program
Comprehensive Health Framework Training 7 Regional Training Sessions Trained Approximately 700 Nurses, Health Educators, Food Service Staff, Principals, Federal Program Coordinators, Curriculum Coordinators, K-12 teachers Emphasis On Nutrition and Disease Prevention
Mississippi School Health Successes
Mississippi Successes
Commitment of State Board of Education and Mississippi Department of Education Leadership Partnership with The Bower Foundation Passing of House Bill 319 Passing of Senate Bill 2602 Section 18 107 schools representing 80% of School Superintendents committed to school health through the grant application process 10 School Districts committed to implementing a Coordinated Approach to School Health
Office of Healthy Schools
Regina Ginn Shane McNeill Phone:601-359-1737 Fax: 601-576-1417 [email protected]
www.mde.k12.ms.us/HealthySchools