Transcript Coordinated School Health Team

Coordinated
School Health
Teams
Purpose of CSHT
To address the needs of the whole
child by connecting health with
education
Maximize achievement by promoting
healthy staff and students
Create opportunities for expanded
learning about personal wellness
Eight Components
How did it all start?
Pilot district for Wellness policy
Formed our CSHT to write the
policy
Completed School Health Index
Introduced staff wellness
Wellness Watch
Health Fair
Health Promotion Week
Our team
Chairperson- Phyllis Jones
Health/PE teachers- Fran Amara, Kevin
Barlow, Maggie Montefeltri, Parker Strong
Health Services- Kathy Wasseluk, Darlene
Rinaldi
School Nutrition-Dolores Allocca
Counseling,support services-Louise Fiengo
Teachers- Brenda Crowell, Sarah
Schrandt, Joanne Ellsworth
Parents- Liz Cornish, Debbie Czark
Students- Jessica Hasapis, Honors PE
Administrators- Mike Landry, Martha
Meetings
Early before high school hours- 7:008:00 am
Regularly- monthly/
bimonthly
Staff Wellness
Staff survey
1 activity each month
First Aid/CPR certification
Evening Fitness Classes
– Five 6-week sessions
– Exercise
– Yoga
– Weight training
Wellness Watch
Monthly web newsletter
http://www.region10ct.org/r10wellne
ss/r10wellnesspage.html
Health Fair
60 + local health and wellness exhibitors
-cholesterol screening
-balance screening
-diabetes screening
-body mass index test
-vision and hearing
-reiki
-reflexology
-personal fitness assessment
-massage
-fitness opportunities
Health Promotion Week
Fitness poster contest
Brown bag breakfast
Before school fitness activities
Do 10 at 10!
Healthy foods cookbook
Stickers
Free attendance at evening fitness
classes
Why do this?
“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.”
Fit, healthy and Ready to Learn, Part 1Physical Activity, healthy eating and tobacco use prevention,
2000
Grade point average increased across all
classes
Healthy teachers are absent less, more
energetic and promote positive school
climates
Improved school-related behaviors, fewer
suspension rates and school nurse visits
Nettles. 1991
Allen, Philliber, etc. 1997
“Physical activity is positively
associated with academic
performance.”
Dwyer, Blizzard and Dean. 1996
Goal
Improve district and
community understanding of
wellness
Form an active health team in
each building
Power point presentations at
faculty and PTA meetings
Represent CSHT at Memorial Day
parades
Continue with special events
What can you do?
Join your building’s health team
Support the wellness policy in your
class and at home
Attend and participate in the special
events
Resources
Changing the Scene. US Dept of Agriculture, Food
and Nutrition Service 2001
CT School Health Survey 2005
Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn. NASBE. 2000
Guidelines for Coordinated Approach to School
Health. CT State Dept. of Education 2007
Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum
Framework. CT State Dept. of Education 2006
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/default.aspx
Moving into the Future. National Standards for
Physical Education, 2nd Ed. 2004
School Employee Wellness 2007
www.schoolempwell.org
References
Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical
Activity Policies
Guidelines for a Coordinated Approach to School
Health
Health is Academic. Marx, Wooley, Northrop.
1998
School Health Index. Department of Health and
Human Services, CDC
www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/management_ped
iatric_obesity/wechsler.pdf http://ksweb.ksde.org/cshp/html/presenta
tions/Promoting%20CSHP%20In%20Your
%20Community.pdf
www.thesociety.org/info.html