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Coordinated School Health Programs

Coordinated School Health Programs. Making the Link…. Data Sources: Healthy Kids Learn Better, CDC Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement, ASTHO/SSDHPER, 2002 Policy Statement on School Health, CCSSO, 2004. Health + Academics. Something to Ponder….

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Coordinated School Health Programs

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  1. Coordinated School Health Programs

  2. Making the Link… Data Sources: Healthy Kids Learn Better, CDC Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement, ASTHO/SSDHPER, 2002 Policy Statement on School Health, CCSSO, 2004 Health + Academics

  3. Something to Ponder… • Think about the students in your school/community • What health behaviors compromise their ability to succeed academically? • What’s the impact on your school district?

  4. Some common issues… • Not enough sleep • Hungry, poor nutrition • Substance abuse problems • Tardiness to class because of smoking • Stressed-out • Afraid of violence • Family/peer problems that occupy their thinking • Sick, and don’t have health care available

  5. What often happens in schools… • Health-related programs and activities are fragmented • No one is fully aware of what others are doing • Student’s health needs are unmet

  6. Coordinated School Health Program • A planned and coordinated school-based program that is designed to enhance child and adolescent health • A framework around which existing and future district- and school-level programs and services can be organized

  7. 1. School Environment To learn effectively, children must: • Feel comfortable and supported • Attend a safe, properly functioning school • Have minimal distractions

  8. 2. Health Education • School staff can work together to develop an ongoing approach to help students build health-relatedknowledge and skills from kindergarten through high schoolgraduation

  9. 3. School Meals and Nutrition The Reality: • Students often eatone or two mealsa day at school

  10. 4. Physical Education • Physical activity can build self-esteem and leadership skills and reduce stress

  11. 5. Health Services • Growing kids require a regular health “maintenance” program, including immunizations, dental checkups, physicals, and eye exams

  12. 6. Counseling, Psychological,and Mental Health Services The Need: • Many students have theadded stress of copingwith emotional challenges

  13. 7. Staff Wellness The Reality: • Educators and school staff are important role models. • Successful schools have healthy, highly motivated staff with low rates of employee absenteeism

  14. 8. Parent/Community Partnerships Benefits: • A closer working relationshipbetween parents and schools • Parents, businesses and community groups, and schools can form powerful coalitions to address health needs of students

  15. Coordinated School Health Programs • The Good News! • These components already exist in your school/district • The Challenge… • Coordinating these efforts

  16. How Coordinated School Health Benefits Students • Improved student performance and test scores • Decreased risky behaviors • Reduced drop out rates • Less absenteeism • Less fighting • Improved rates of physical activity • Avenue to increase family involvement

  17. Coordinated School Health Helps Schools… • Save money • Reduce duplication • Reduce absenteeism • Improve staff morale • Reduction in teacher absences • Support teacher teamwork

  18. Linking Health and Academic Success • Reading and math scores of 3rd and 4th grade students who received comprehensive health education were significantly higher than those who did not receive it.

  19. Linking Health and Academic Success • Students with poor nutrition and low levels of physical activity are more likely to be absent and tardy • School nutrition services can improve students’ scores on standardized tests

  20. Linking Health and Academic Success • Physical activity among adolescents is consistently related to higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of anxiety and stress

  21. Linking Health and Academic Success • Intensive PE programs have positive effects on academic achievement even when time for PE is taken from the academic day: • Increased concentration • Improved math, reading, writing scores • Reduced disruptive behaviors

  22. Linking Health and Academic Success • Schools with school-based health centers report: • Increased school attendance • Decreased drop-outs and suspensions • Higher graduation rates

  23. What it looks like… • There is a system for coordinating health programming: • School health coordinator • School health teams • District-level school/community team

  24. What it looks like… Multiple interventions exist: • Policy • Instruction • Direct intervention • Environmental change • Role modeling • Social support • Peer instruction • Media

  25. Examples of success from other districts • School breakfast programs: • Increase learning and academic achievement • Improve student attention to academic tasks • Reduce visits to school nurse • Decrease behavioral problems

  26. Examples of success from other districts • Increase Physical Activity: • Allocating a substantial proportion of curricular time to physical activity had positive effects on academic performance. (Shepard, 1997) • At the school level, build relationships with core teachers to integrate instruction. For example, find ways for kids to get “up and moving” in the reading classroom

  27. Examples of Success from other districts • Take a look at the physical environment of the school • An improvement in the school’s condition (e.g., from poor to fair) is associated with a 5.5 point improvement in average achievement scores

  28. Examples of success from other districts • Develop “positive bonding” with the school. Students who report this bonding are: • More likely to remain academically engaged • Less likely to be involved with misconduct at school or engage in activities that may put them at risk • Blum & Rinehart, 1997; Hawkins et al. 1992, 1999

  29. Examples of success from other districts • Take a look at vending machines: • Substitute water, 100% fruit juice or milk for soda • Pay attention to placement of the machines and limit the amount of time the machines are on • Offer healthier choices such as trail mix, granola bars, fruit or nuts.

  30. Examples of success from other districts • Adopt district-level policies that promote healthy schools and healthy students • Board-adopted policies may be the best way to ensure that health-promoting programs stay in place over time.

  31. The Principal is Key… A major key to the coordination and success of many CSH programs is the school principal. Where plans have succeeded, the principal is a strong leader who promotes a spirit of teamwork. Without the principal’s direction, the program will almost certainly not succeed. “Lessons From the Field”, 2003, CDC

  32. Administrators are looking for something that really works to help all children, and help the profession as a whole. Coordinated School Health will do that. Pat Cooper, Superintendent, McComb, MS

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