The Mariner Model Charting the Course for Health-Promoting School Communities Cybele Boehm WV Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools.
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The Mariner Model Charting the Course for Health-Promoting School Communities Cybele Boehm WV Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools Readiness to Learn “School Systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge”. School as the Convener of Societal Supports Societal supports must coalesce around children to ensure their successful futures, and schools can provide the facilitative leadership to make that happen. Basis for The Mariner Model In order to reduce the risk behaviors of children and youth and combat the multiple factors that interfere in their academic achievement, it is essential that we restructure school communities to become protective, healthpromoting environments. It is to this end that The Mariner Model was developed. A Process Model The Mariner Model is a systems-building process and tool by which schools, school districts, and communities can develop capacity and create an infrastructure that supports continuous improvement in health-promoting environments for students. Theoretical Framework Ecological Model Model for Planned Change in Schools Theories of Organizational Change Policy Public Policy Community Community Organizational Social Individual Structural Framework Coordinated School Health Program Model CDC Priority Risk Behaviors Structural Framework CDC-Eight Essential Components for HealthPromoting Schools Services Health Food Counseling/Psychological & Social Environment Staff Safe schools Education Physical Education Health Education CDC-Six Priority Risk Behavior Areas-Death & Disability Inadequate nutrition Insufficient physical activity Sexual behaviors that result in pregnancy, STD/HIV infections Intentional and unintentional injuries Tobacco use Drug and alcohol use 1. Gaining Commitment of Stakeholders 2. Identifying Issues from a Local Perspective 3. Determining Priorities: Setting Goals and Objectives 4. Developing Action Plans: Developing Strategies, Action Steps, and Responsibility Lists 5. Facilitating Implementation 6. Conducting Evaluation for Continuous Improvement Facilitating implementation Shared responsibility, shared power, and shared credit No fault – no one is to blame for past failures Cooperation versus competition Work “with” and working “through” WIIFM” – What’s In It For Me? Diversity in Harmony Inclusiveness and Fluidity Opportunity + Skills + Incentive= Motivation to Act Example of collaboration Failure is not an option1.wmv WV Collaboration Model Based on Mariner Model Structure Supporting network State Agencies Support Regional Team Community District Team School Team Student School Wellness Nutrition Education Nutrition Guidelines Physical Activity Other School Based Activities Coordinated School Public Health Nutrition Physical Activity Substance Abuse Injury/Violence Sexual Behaviors Mental/Social Health Which comes first? The chicken and the egg share the same genes… School Wellness Nutrition Education Nutrition Guidelines Physical Activity Other School Based Activities Coordinated School Public Health Health Education Physical Education Nutrition Services Health Services Counseling, Psych. & Social Services School Environment Parent Community Involvement Staff Wellness And each one supports the future success of the other. WVDE Partnership Bringing the two together Restructuring how the state agencies collaborate to model desired LSW collaboration Reconfiguring existing categorical resources to build a CSPH support system Revising the School Wellness planning process for 2011-12 Expectation of RSWS Participate in county School Wellness Council Meetings (at least once per quarter in each county) Hold 2 Regional Wellness Council Networking Meetings (fall and spring) Assist with School Wellness planning in each county Form a Regional Coordinated School Public Health Team Coordinate School Wellness services between the county School Wellness Councils and the Regional CSPH Team Provide professional development (must include HEAP/FitnessGram) Regional School Wellness Specialist (RSWS) Contacts RESA 1 – Emily Meadows RESA 2 – Keith Dalton RESA 3 – Electa Crowder RESA 4 – Cheri Hall RESA 5 – Teresa Pickens RESA 6 – Caryn Puskarich RESA 7 – Adrianne Marsh RESA 8 – Megan Fitzsimmons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] While it is possible to ‘install’ a particular governance structure or pedagogy in a school, one cannot install a culture; it must grow… (Rossman et al, 1988) Questions? Kristy Blower, Coordinator Office of Child Nutrition (304) 558-2709 [email protected] Cybele Boehm, Coordinator Office of Healthy Schools (304) 558-8830 [email protected]