Public Health Nurse Role School Health Promotion VSB ProD Session - Vaping

1. Public Health Nurse Role School Health PromotionVSB ProDSession - Vaping Laura Neilsen & Alison Eller Clinical Nurse Educators, Public Health, VCH Sept 23 2019

2. VSB & VCH Collaboration Process Desire at Director/Superintendent level to work better together between VCH & VSB to support healthy student population Ministry of Health & Ministry of Education Priorities Upstream, tangible actions for 2019-20 Clarity of PHN Role Multiple Stakeholders

3. Health Priority Areas Mental Wellness (Sleep, Normal Stress & Coping) Substance Use including Vaping Sexual Health Education Physical Activity Immunization Concussion Awareness

5. Health Promotion Partnership School Public Health Nurses (PHN) Visibility of PHN in the school for staff & parents Elementary - regular touch base points and communication paths, PAC & staff meetings Secondary - regular office hours, PAC & staff meetings Transition Events (eg. Welcome to K, Gr. 8 articulation, Gr. 12) 1:1 Consultation: PHN is available to consult with students & staff to promote positive health outcomes Care Coordination/System Navigation: PHNs can facilitate health care system navigation and care coordination

6. Health Promotion Partnership - Vaping Partners– SACY, VCH Tobacco Reduction, Public Health Nurse, School Staff PHN Role in Secondary – PHN will collaborate with SACY & Tobacco Reduction as needed. Capacity Building, consultation, system navigation. PHN Role in Elementary – PHN is your go to, can liaise in SACY and Tobacco team for support

7. Collaborative Activities - Vaping

8. Overarching Themes Planning PHN Visibility & Relationship (Social Marketing) Content Expertise & Support (Health Education & Capacity Building) Consultation (Consultation, Referral & Follow Up) Transition Support (Screening & Outreach)

9. Practice Changes Planning: Joint email communication from MHO & Superintendent Planning/Meeting with school admin: Timing to match school planning cycle Menu of activities

10. Capacity Building for Schools TEACHER • Support Teachers • Promote training opportunities and offer Post Pro-D resources • Lunch and Learns • Co-teaching • Assemblies/Transitions • Education & Classroom Expert • Trained to deliver curriculum • Very familiar with individual students • Classroom facilitation and management PHN • Content Consultant • Source of Current Health Info • Knowledge of Resources • System Navigation • Support Parents • PAC meetings • Parent Education Sessions • School Newsletter • Assemblies/Transitions PARENTS • Child’s first teacher • Knows child best

11. Sexual Health Promotion Sept 2019

12. Overview Key Points PHN Advocacy Role Resources for School Staff Resources for Parents

13. Key Points VSB delivering the content & asking for support from PHNs for teachers Defined VSB structure to support sex ed in schools: Sexual Health Education in Schools SOGI policy Grades 5-7 VSB Fearless family life curriculum, annual ProD Grades 8-9 VSB High School Sexual Health curriculum, annual ProD

14. PHN Advocacy Role Highlight sexual health education as a priority Promote awareness of the VSB curriculum & policies Promote VSB ProD Education (email template) Assess the school’s plan for sexual health education

15. PHN Support For School Staff PHN offer broad support to school community PHN promote VSB training and targeted support to teachers who have recently completed training Support Tools: • Promote Fearless Family Life binder & Gr. 8/9 curriculum web-site https://healtheducation8and9.blogspot.com/ • List of Print/Online resources including lesson plans/Speakers • Teaching kits for teachers to use- CM

16. For PHNs to Support School Staff Email templates to send to teachers to promote Pro D education and following Pro-D • “Thank you for attending the workshops. I hope you now have the tools needed to successfully integrate sexual health curriculum into your class. I recommend reviewing the content of the comprehensive binder and contact me with any questions about the curriculum or support with classroom facilitation”

17. For Parents Elementary parent presentation Secondary parent presentation Parent – Resource Lists

18. Vaping & Substance Use Sept 2019

19. SU/Vaping Working Group Key Points Partnership effort : SACY, public health, and VCH tobacco reduction team Group will continue to meet bc of emerging materials, and issues Substance use much broader than vaping, but vaping chosen as focus for this year For Elementary and independents, PHNs are the go to resource for substance use questions, SACY can be liaised in as needed

20. Collaborative Actions: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Gr 6-7 – BC Lung Vaping Prevention Toolkit In schools without SACY workers, PHN is primary resource person around substance use prevention and issues for school staff, students and parents eg. Elementary and Independents (with training and resource support from Tobacco Reduction) SECONDARY SCHOOLS: PHN to make connection with SACY worker re: planned activities for the year. Team up with SACY worker (and Tobacco Reduction – can assist where possible and offer training) for classroom education, parent sessions , assemblies and/or teacher lunch and learn’s 1: 1 Consultation: with staff or students or in groups on information/services related to NRT, naloxone training, drug testing, harm reduction (SACY may refer to PHN for this)

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22. Youth Focused Harm Reduction & NRT

23. Welcome Roopy & Brandon! Tobacco Team Resource Overview