Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress Working together is success. ….Henry Ford

Navigating the “Coordinated School Health and Safety Programs Model”

Coordinated School Health What is it ? -approach originating in recognized that education & health are intertwined -advocated integrating health into the academic fabric of the school and community

Eight Components Health education Physical education Health services Nutrition services

 Counseling/Psychological/Social Services  Healthy school environment  Health promotion for staff  Parent/community involvement

“Efforts to improve school performance that ignore health are ill-conceived, as are health improvement efforts that ignore education.” National Commission on the Role of the School & the Community in Improving Adolescent Health 1990

Coordinated School Health believes that… -piecemeal, competitive, or uncoordinated efforts -address the intertwined social, educational, psychological or health needs Counterproductive !

To help children meet these educational, health & developmental challenges, education & health must be linked in partnership

Health, education, and human service programs must be integrated, and schools must have the support of public and private health care providers, communities, and families.

School health programs support the educational process, integrate services for disadvantaged and disabled children, and improve children’s health prospects

Goal: Age-appropriate health knowledge & skills for students Comprehensive- physical, mental, social, emotional Comprehensive- physical, mental, social, emotional Research shows effective health education curricula increase academics in other areas Research shows effective health education curricula increase academics in other areas Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education

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Health Education K-12 comprehensive health education Sequential Skills based Age specific Addresses physical, mental emotional, social dimensions

Health Education Risks: 1. Tobacco Use 2. Inadequate Nutrition 3. Physical Inactivity 4. HIV/STI & unintended pregnancy 5. Abuse of alcohol & other drugs 6. Unintentional & intentional injuries

Children’s stories re: Health Q:What happens to your body as you age? A.When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.

Children’s stories re: Health Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? A.He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery

Goal: Physical activity interests and skills for life Age-appropriate curriculum Age-appropriate curriculum Improvement of physical and mental health Improvement of physical and mental health Research- improves academic scores Research- improves academic scores

Physical Education -planned, sequential instruction -K-12 -promotes lifelong physical activity -develops basic movement skills -sport skills -physical fitness -enhances mental, social & emotional abilities

“ Every effort should be made to encourage schools to require daily physical education in each grade and to promote physical activities that can be enjoyed for life.” USDHHS, 1996

Goal: Healthy nutrition environment Includes focus on healthy eating Includes focus on healthy eating Appealing, nutritional food options Appealing, nutritional food options Academic success closely tied to healthy nutritional environment Academic success closely tied to healthy nutritional environment Vending evaluated for nutritional issues Vending evaluated for nutritional issues

Nutrition Services -integration of nutritious, affordable, and appealing meals -nutrition education -an environment that promotes healthy eating behaviors for all children -designed to maximize each child’s education and health potential for a lifetime

Nutrition Services -”Wellness Policies” in all schools -nutrition, physical activity, -address soda machines, distribution of candy in classrooms, birthday treats, cafeteria food etc

Goal: Remove health barriers to learning Collaborate with staff, parents, and community Collaborate with staff, parents, and community Health management plans Health management plans Facilitate health screenings Facilitate health screenings Medicine administration Medicine administration Ensure medical care of students Ensure medical care of students Facilitate teams and policy development, program implementation Facilitate teams and policy development, program implementation Prevent & track illnesses, immunizations Prevent & track illnesses, immunizations

Health Services -preventive services, education, emergency care, referral and management of acute & chronic health conditions -designed to promote the health of students, identify and prevent health problems and injuries, and ensure care for students

Health Services -urgent & emergency care -identification & intervention for health problems -screenings for all students -assist with medication -health services for special needs -health promotion -preventive education -referrals

Goal: Improve staff personal health behaviors Model positive health behaviors for students Model positive health behaviors for students Stress reduction, physical health management, improved sense of well-being Stress reduction, physical health management, improved sense of well-being Results in lower absenteeism, increased teacher effectiveness, and more positive school environment Results in lower absenteeism, increased teacher effectiveness, and more positive school environment

Goal: Assistance for student & family mental health needs School & community counselors, social workers, psychologists School & community counselors, social workers, psychologists Prevention, intervention, postvention Prevention, intervention, postvention Facilitate student behavior, learning, and development Facilitate student behavior, learning, and development Improves academic achievement and school climate Improves academic achievement and school climate

Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services -activities that focus on cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social needs of individuals, groups, and families -designed to prevent and address problems, facilitate positive learning and behavior, and enhance healthy development

Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services -psychosocial problems: language problems, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, substance abuse, delinquent or gang-related behavior -stressful situations: death, shooting, disasters -life transitions; entering new school, onset of puberty

Goal: Focus on developing school environments safe and conducive to learning Barriers to health removed Barriers to health removed Harassment free Harassment free Development of policies and procedures for crisis prevention & management Development of policies and procedures for crisis prevention & management

Healthy School Environment -the physical, emotional, and social climate of the school -designed to provide a safe physical plant as well as a healthy and supportive environment that fosters learning

Healthy School Environment -minimize physical, psychological & social hazards Eg.asbestos, physical deterioration of facilities, violence -creating a climate in which students & school staff can do their best work

Goal: Larger community supports students & staff Parent and family involvement increases academic achievement, attendance rates Parent and family involvement increases academic achievement, attendance rates Community activities improve academics, school-related behaviors, and reduce suspension rates Community activities improve academics, school-related behaviors, and reduce suspension rates Co-curricular, extracurricular, and after school programs proven to positively impact students and community Co-curricular, extracurricular, and after school programs proven to positively impact students and community

Family & Community Involvement Pop Up & Share If you can think of one idea of how families and communities contribute to schools?

Family & Community Involvement -partnerships among schools, families, community groups and individuals -designed to share and maximize resources & expertise in addressing the healthy development of children, youth and their families

Family & Community Involvement -involve families -provide time, expertise & resources -support student involvement -ensure that students receive needed health services -participate in joint planning -deliver consistent messages

Health Promotion for Staff -assessment, education, and fitness activities for school faculty & staff -designed to maintain and improve the health & well being of school staff who serve as role models for students

Health Promotion for Staff -school-site wellness programs -screenings -treatment & follow-up programs -safety & injury prevention -employee assistance programs

“If you don’t feed the staff they will eat the students”

Schools can do more than perhaps any other single institution to improve the well-being and competence of children and youth.

Only when schools view coordinated school health programs as essential as history, social studies, or language arts will they maximize academic achievement and positive health outcomes among the children and youth they serve. As a society, we cannot afford to have the promise remain unfulfilled.

Children’s stories re: Health Q. What is the fibula ? A. A small lie. Q. What does “varicose” mean ? A.Nearby

Children’s stories re: Health Q. Give the meaning of the term “Caesarean Section” ? A.The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome.

Partners Find the person with the same sticker and stand with them Toss the frog back and forth and each time identify one of the 8 components of a Coordinated School Health Program

Now the person with the frog will call out one component, throw the ball and the partner should tell a little about that component.