1. Helping Children Maintain Healthy Weight: What Schools Want to Know
Julia Graham Lear, PhD
The Center for Health & Health Care in Schools
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University Medical Center
July 7, 2005
The Center for
Health and Health Care in Schools

2. School Health Services & Prevention Programs
Policy
Program
Planning & management
School Board
Community
Parents
Voters
based
providers
Superintendent
Associate
Superintendent
Facilities
Associate
Superintendent
Pupil Support
Associate
Superintendent
Special
Education
Associate
Superintendent
Academic
Affairs
Principals
Services & prevention
School mental
Health program
- Individ. & group
counseling
- Family
- Teacher
consultations
School-Based
Health Center
- Physical
health
- Mental
- Nutrition
School
Nurses
Health
Aides
Guidance
Counselors
Mental health
professionals
Testing for
Special Ed.
placement
School
psychologists
Related Services
- Mental health
- OT/PT
- Health Services
- Health
education
- Physical
-Recess
Policy
Program
Planning and Management
Community-based sponsor:
- Health system
- Community health center
- Health department
- Hospitals
Community-based sponsor:
- Community mh center
- City/county mh dept.
- Other human services
organizations
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3. What Do Schools Want to Know?
How to keep kids in school
How to perform well on statewide tests
How to engage families in school-connected activities
How to do non-academic tasks quicker and easier
What do some school staff want to know? What to DO when a child is seriously overweight? What NOT to do? How to help parents?

4. Lost in Translation: In Search of a Common Language
Education
Nutrition researchers
Keep kids in school
School gardens, cooking classes, school menu planning
Engage families
Head Start & parent nutrition classes (mandatory participation for parents)
Help with required activities/tasks -- quicker & easier
School Wellness Policies and Programs

5. Assessing the Climate for Prevention Programs at School
What is the level of pressure to improve student achievement?
Is the administrative staff supportive of implementing prevention programs?
Are a majority of teachers supportive of implementing prevention programs?
Is there student free time to allow prevention programs to be conducted during school hours?
Is the physical environment of the school conducive to health promotion activities?
Source: Eisen M, Palletto C, Bradner C. Prevention Readiness Checklist in Problem Behavior Prevention and School-Based Health Centers: Programs and Prospects, The Urban Institute, December 1999.

6. They need to know that you care before they care what you know
They need to know that you care before they care what you know. Bernie Siegel, MD, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care June 2005