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California’s Blueprint
- Describes action steps for state and local education and health agencies
- Provides guidance to the California Department of Education (CDE) and Department of Health Services (DHS) for joint implementation
- Reinforces importance of local efforts
- Categorizes actions in six goals
Slide 3
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 1
Coordinated school health policies and programs will support and contribute to the positive development of youth.
Slides 4 & 5
Youth Development
- Secured and promoted active youth involvement in state programs, planning, conferences and in requests for applications
- Incorporated as a key concept in 2002 Health Framework
Slide 6
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 2
Policies at all levels will fully support coordinated school health for California’s diverse population.
Slides 7 & 8
Policies
- Promoted and disseminated model policies and supporting tools
- Fit, Healthy, Ready to Learn, National Association of School Boards of Education (NASBE)
- School Health Index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Project LEAN working with California School Boards Association on polices regarding nutrition and physical activity
- Many districts banned sales of non-nutritious foods
Slide 9
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 3
Funds and resources will be allocated to support coordinated school health for California’s diverse population.
Slides 10 & 11
Funds and Resources
- Obtained partial funding for the Leadership Institute from The California Endowment and American Cancer Society (national and state)
- Submitted grant proposals to fund the Leadership Institute
- Provided CDE mini-grants to county offices of education for Coordinated School Health (CSH) and HIV/STD prevention
Slide 12
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 4
Closer collaboration and better coordination will be established within and between CDE/DHS, other state and local level agencies, and business and community partners.
Slides 13 & 14
Collaboration and Coordination
- Participated with national organizations and California institutions of higher education to strengthen teacher preparation
- Collaborated with broad-based team to develop and implement Leadership Institute
Slide 15
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 5
Personnel capacity in school health at the state and local levels will increase and reflect California's diverse population.
Slide 16
Personnel Capacity
- Conducted trainings regarding: HIV prevention, health assessment
- Conducted workshops on Health Framework, assessment, and HIV and establish cadre of trainers
Slide 17
California Healthy Kids Resource Center
- California Healthy Kids Resource Center (Outside Source) has resources for faculty in teacher preparation programs.
Slide 18
Coordinated School Health Blueprint - Goal 6
Use of state-of-the-art, research-based strategies to implement coordinated school health will increase.
Slide 19
Research-Based Strategies
- Updated Getting Results
- Analyzed relationships between California Healthy Kids Survey and test scores (WestEd)
- Researched studies linking health and academic achievement
Slides 20 - 23
2001 Physical Fitness and Math/Reading Scores
- Analysis of 2001 test scores shows positive, linear relationships
- Consistent across grade levels, gender
- Students who met minimum fitness levels in three or more physical fitness areas showed the greatest gains in academic achievement.
- Higher academic achievement was associated with higher levels of fitness.
- The relationship between academic achievement and fitness was greater in mathematics than in reading, particularly at high fitness levels.
Slide 24
Daily Breakfast By API Quintile
Bar graph
Slide 25
Local Accomplishments in CHS
Slide 26
Eight Components of CSH
Slide 27
Local CSH Accomplishments - Los Angeles County
- Convenes county-level meetings of coordinated school health committee, district school health managers, tobacco/ Title IV prevention coordinators and participants of leadership institute
- Adopts and implements Paving the Way for Physically Fit and Healthy Children
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Local CSH Accomplishments - Santa Clara County
- Convenes CSH advisory board
- Administers Healthy Kids Survey countywide
- Achieves high levels of Immunizations
- Provides on-site medical and dental services vans
- Sponsors countywide "walk-to-school" events
Slides 29 & 30
Local CSH Accomplishments - San Diego County
- Established CSH recognition program
- Involved education and health agencies, and community based organizations in planning and implementing
- Recognized districts and school sites for leadership in CSH or individual components of CSH
Slide 31
Districts Honored for their CSH Leadership in San Diego County
- Chula Vista Elementary School District
- National School District
- Poway School District
- Sweetwater Union High School District
- Vista Unified School District
Slide 32
Local CSH Accomplishments - Compton Unified School District
- Inspects school sites and playground equipment for safety
- Provides school-based health centers and insurance enrollment
- Conducts health fairs
- Offers staff memberships at local fitness center
Slide 33
Local CSH Accomplishments - Long Beach Unified School District
- Convenes a health advisory council with representatives of all components and family/community members
- Offers sequential standards-based K-12 health education and physical education
- Requires health course in middle and high school
Slide 34
Local CSH Accomplishments - Redondo Beach Unified School District
- Convenes a safety council comprised of two students from each site who meet monthly with assistant superintendent
- Uses state-adopted health textbooks, which promote the CSH model
- Maintains a health/fitness academy for students interested in health careers
Slide 35
Local CSH Accomplishments - Lennox School District
- Offers on-site medical screenings and flu shots to staff
- Provides school counselor at every elementary school site
- Provides nutritionally sound and culturally appropriate meals
- Works with parents and community partners to support health
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Local CSH Accomplishments - Hawthorne School District
- Provides standards-based health education and physical education, K-8
- Provide families with training on benefits of physical activity and healthy eating
- Offers universal breakfast program (free to all students) and free lunch to all kindergarten students
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Local CSH Accomplishments - Rosemead School
- Provides nutritious food choices
- Provides health education coordinated with nutrition services and physical education
- Enforces strict policies re: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOB), safety, bullying, and harassment
- Offers classes for parents and families, in coordination with community agencies and partners
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Resources
- School Health Index (Outside Source)
- National Association of State Boards of Education (Outside Source)
- Changing the Scene - Improving the School Nutrition Environment (Outside Source)
- Coordinated School Health Program at a Glance (Outside Source)
