2. with children’s health
Why?
If schools do not deal
with children’s health
by design, they deal
with it by default.
Health is Academic, 1997

3. 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

4. MS Youth Risk Behavior 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12
YRBSS
MS/Kolbo
2003
(Grades 1-8) US
Insufficient Physical Activity
82%
75%
Daily PE Class
23.4%
28.4%
<3 glasses milk/day
89%
82.9%
<5 daily servings fruit/vegetables
80%
78%
>3 hrs TV/school day
54.1%
38.2%
Overweight
15.7%
24%
13.5%
At risk for being Overweight
14.7%
15.4%

5. Tobacco Use Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

6. Alcohol Abuse Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

7. Coordinated School Health Program
Health Education
Physical Education
Family and Community Involvement
Health Services
Health
Promotion
for Staff
Nutrition
Services
Healthy School Environment
Counseling, Psychological Services

8. Is school health the missing link to school improvement?

9. MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY AND COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH
Health Education
Motivated and Learning
Physical Education
Health Services
Nutrition Services
Sense of Positive
Self-Esteem
Counseling, Psychological and Social Services
Sense of Belonging and
Importance
Sense of Being Loved and
Appreciated
Healthy School Environment
Health Promotion for Staff
Family/Community Involvement
Free of Fear and In A Safe place
Physical Health

10. 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).

11. 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).

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Local School Wellness Policy Guide for Development
Three step Approach
Gather Input and Assess
Develop Local Wellness Policy
Implement and Evaluate Policy

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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

20. Coordinated Approach
Over the next few slides we will discuss the action plan for the John D. Bower School health Network.
Throughout this action plan you will see the importance these broad and ongoing strategies that are essential to the functioning of a CSHP.
Coordination involves the organization of multiple elements.
Partnerships area necessity in order to allow other members to contribute their distinctive assets.
To create an effective CSHP it is essential for stakeholders in key positions to provide public an consistent support.

21. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Mississippi School Health Successes

26. 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

27. Office of Healthy Schools
Regina Ginn
Shane McNeill
Phone: Fax: