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Teacher Survey for Healthy Eating and Active Living Resources

Teacher Survey for Healthy Eating and Active Living Resources. Southwestern Alberta Teachers Convention 2008. Questionnaire purpose:. Is there a need / desire for a provincial website that highlights credible healthy eating and active living (HEAL) information and resources FOR TEACHERS?

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Teacher Survey for Healthy Eating and Active Living Resources

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  1. Teacher Survey for Healthy Eating and Active Living Resources Southwestern Alberta Teachers Convention 2008

  2. Questionnaire purpose: • Is there a need / desire for a provincial website that highlights credible healthy eating and active living (HEAL) information and resources FOR TEACHERS? • What is teacher access to internet? • What are common barriers in accessing resources for teachers? • What resources are needed/wanted? • What is the best way to get HEAL information to teachers?

  3. Main resources currently used for HEAL education: • Canada’s Food Guide • Alberta Education related resources • Multiple sources including google searches and school-generated resources

  4. Current Internet Access • Only 2% of teachers reported NO access to internet • Over 80% had a combination high/low speed access from home and school • No one reported only dial-up access

  5. Current Internet Usage • 74% of teachers use the internet to prepare lesson plans weekly or daily • 3% never use the internet for lesson plans • 6% never use the internet for HEAL info or resources • 60% are satisfied with the information they access

  6. Challenges in using internet resources

  7. Preferred methods of receiving HEAL resources

  8. How often would teachers access a credible HEAL website? • 5% said daily • Almost 50% said weekly • 25% said monthly

  9. What should be included on website? • 2% said they were not interested in a website • Most respondents indicated multiple answers to support: health outcomes for nutrition and active living, DPA supports, cross-curricular outcomes for HEAL

  10. How long teaching? • 40% of respondents had been teaching over 15 years

  11. What grades teaching? • 46% of teachers surveyed taught elementary grades

  12. Subjects taught? • 22% did not teach any HEAL related subjects • All others taught one or a combination of: DPA, CALM, PE, Food Studies, Health and Life Skills

  13. Use of Implementation Guides

  14. PE Specialist? • 77% of teachers surveyed were NOT PE specialists (having a degree in PE or kinesiology).

  15. Where to go from here? • Analyze other regional data • Combine and analyze provincial data(RHPC’s have collected data from NLHR, Aspen, Calgary, Capital, ??) • Determine next steps for RHPC’s and Health Regions • Collaboratively and/or independently?

  16. Chinook Health Promotion Specialists for Healthy Weights • Lyndsey Robinson – LRobinson@chr.ab.caBettyann Petruk-Vanee – BVanee@chr.ab.ca Kinesiologists • Jill Lambden – JLambden@chr.ab.caMargaret Banmann – MBanmann@chr.ab.caDieticians801-1st Avenue SouthLethbridge, Alberta T1J 4L5 Phone: (403) 388-6655 (ext. 3496)

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