WINDWARD WELLNESS TEAM FOCUS: CASTLE-KAHUKU COMPLEX November 5, 2015

2013: Opportunities Align ■CAS Lea Albert - Community Schools Model ■Hawaii Child Nutrition Program (Jennifer Dang) and USDA Team Nutrition Grant ■Hawaii 5210 Let’s Go! – Healthy Schools ■DOH and the Healthy Hawaii Initiative  School Health Mini Grants for Castle/Kahuku Complex

Castle Kahuku Complex Wellness Team Partners: ■DOE: Windward PE/Health Resource Teacher: Curt Okimoto –DOE Windward PCNC Coordinator: Rosey Potts ■DOE Child Nutrition Program - Jennifer Dang ■Hawaii DOH –Health Hawaii Initiative – Jennifer Ryan –Public Health Nurses – Christine Takara/Ashley Paz ■PACT Kaneohe Community Family Ctr – Cynthia Okazaki ■UH Dept. of Pediatrics/HICORE-H5210 –May Okihiro and Rome Stein ■Alliance for Healthier Generation ■Castle Medical Center – Ruby Hayasaka ■Others: Hawaii Keiki Program, UH KCC Culinary Arts, Hawaii Pacific University ■Focus: –Support DOE Wellness Guidelines –Increase capacity of schools to support student health –Work together to strengthen what we are already doing –Support schools vs. imposing on schools ■Anchor: –Complex Area Superintendent

Initial Efforts: DOH Mini Grants ■Establish communication with schools through Complex Area Superintendent Lea Albert ■Help school establish Wellness Committees

Collaborations

Fitness ■Lead: CURT! ■Fitness Assessments: –Minimum: 5 th grade, middle and high school ■Support –CK Wellness Team –Community Partners: Hawaii Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente, Navy Partners, and more ■Culmination –Windward Fitness Meet ■Sustainability: Fitness Assessment and Meets

Playworks ■Strategies and Methods in Positive Play and Recess ■Partnership with Windward District, Windward Wellness Committee, and Kaiser Permanente ■Enhancing capacity/Sustainability: –Training, equipment, and support

Read and Run for Literacy ■Lead: PACT Kaneohe Community Family Center ■Partners: Windward Wellness Committee ■Focus: –Family Fun Physical activity and Literacy –Healthy Fund Raising  Registration Fee  School Literacy Programs ■12 years

Smarter Lunchroom ■Goal: Equip school cafeterias with evidence-based tools that improve child eating behaviors Lead: DOE Office of Child Nutrition – Jennifer Dang ■Partner: Sharon Ege –Former Windward District Food Services Supervisor and former Kaneohe Elem-Food Services Manager ■Will be working with Windward District Schools

Hawaii 5210 Let’s Go! Healthy Schools Water Project ■Problem: –Children are developing severe obesity and obesity related chronic illnesses especially prediabetes. Dental caries are common. Hawaii’s children have very high rates of dental caries. –Sugary beverages are number one source of sugar in diet of Americans including children ■Goals: Increase the amount of water kids are drinking and decrease consumption of sugary beverages ■Target: Initiatives that change policy and built environment have the greatest chance of changing behaviors ■Focus: Castle/Kahuku Complex and Waianae Nanakuli Complex ■Partners: CK Complex Wellness Teams, CK Schools, DOE Facilities, Kaiser Permanente, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, HMSA

Kaneohe Elementary School October 27, 2015 ■Water Bottle Filling Stations –School Wellness Committee –Health Beverage policy –Educate kids/families about sugary beverages and promote healthy beverage consumption, especially water –Complete pre/post evaluation – aligns with DOH Assessments

Challenges ■Line of Authority and Communication ■Little room on the school plate ■Team Time ■Funding

Thank you! ■Complex Area Superintendents –Lea Albert –Matt Ho ■Castle Kahuku Complex Principals, Teachers, Staff, Student, and Families ■Funders: Kaiser Permanente, USDA, DOH HHI, Castle Medical Center, HMSA, Hawaii Pacific Health, United Healthcare, and more…