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The document discusses the components of a Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) which aims to promote student and staff health and well-being. A CSHP includes administration, health services, education, environment, and family involvement components. It is overseen by a school health council comprising community stakeholders. The school nurse and teachers play important roles in implementing the program. Challenges to effective CSHP implementation include lack of funding, curriculum controversies, and addressing issues like violence and access to healthcare on school grounds.
90110 pp tx_ch06
- 1. The School Health Program: A Component of Community Health Chapter 6
- 2. Introduction The school health program has great potential for affecting health of the community
- 3. Coordinated School Health Program An organized set of policies, procedures, and activities designed to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of students and staff
- 4. CSHP
- 5. The School Health Council Individuals from a school or school district and its community who work together to provide advice and aspects of the school health program Should include diverse representation Primary role – provide coordination of the CSHP components
- 6. The School Nurse Can provide great leadership for the CSHP Has medical knowledge and formal training Has multiple responsibilities Often districts do not have resources to hire full-time nurses
- 7. Teachers Heavy responsibility in making sure the CSHP works Often spend more waking hours with children than parents
- 8. The Need for School Health An unhealthy child has a difficult time learning Health and success in schools are interrelated A CSHP provides the integration of education and health
- 10. Foundations of the School Health Program School administration that supports the effort A well-organized school health council Written school health policies
- 14. School Health Policies Steps for creating local health-related policies include Identify the policy development team Assess the district’s needs Prioritize needs and develop an action plan Draft a policy Build awareness and support Adopt and implement the policy Maintain, measure, and evaluate
- 15. Policy Development Should be executed by the school health council Should cover all facets of the school health program Gain approval from key stakeholders
- 16. Policy Implementation Policies only effective if implemented Distribute policies to those affected Distribute with a memorandum of explanation Place in faculty, staff, and student handbooks Present them at group meetings (PTO) Hold a special meeting for explaining policies Place them in the school district newsletter
- 17. Monitoring Policy Status National survey conducted by CDC every 6 years Assesses: School health policies School health practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels
- 18. Components of a CSHP Administration and organization School health services Healthy school environment School health education Counseling, psychological, and social services Physical education School nutrition services Family/community involvement School-site health promotion for staff
- 19. Administration and Organization A CSHP should be administered by a School Health Coordinator Multiple responsibilities Often not a position required by states
- 20. School Health Services Health services provided by school health workers to appraise, protect, and promote health Health screenings, emergency care for injury and sudden illness, chronic disease management, communicable disease prevention and control, health counseling Advantages: equitability, confidentiality, breadth of coverage, user friendliness, convenience
- 21. Healthy School Environment By law, school districts are required to provide a safe school environment Physical environment Buildings and structures, and the behaviors of those using them Location, age, air quality, food service, temperature, etc. Psychosocial environment Attitudes, values, feelings of students and staff
- 22. School Health Education The development, delivery, and evaluation of a planned curriculum Priority health content: Alcohol and other drugs, healthy eating, mental and emotional health, personal health and wellness, physical activity, safety/unintentional injury prevention, sexual health (abstinence and risk avoidance), tobacco, violence prevention
- 23. Development of and Sources of Health Education Curricula Many available from national specialists Approved curricula from state departments of education or health Health agencies and associations Commercially produced curricula
- 25. Issues and Concerns of the School Health Program Lack of support for CSHP School health curriculum challenges School-based health centers Violence in schools
- 26. Lack of Support for CSHP Limited success in getting CSHP implemented across the country Need supportive legislation
- 27. School Health Curriculum Challenges Controversy Strong opinions on various topics Improper implementation Often provided by individuals other than health education specialists Barriers to school health education
- 28. School-Based Health Centers or School-Linked Health Centers Rapidly growing concept Provided in different ways; most common is in school building Common features among various centers “ Cultural wars” Funding challenges
- 30. Violence in Schools High profile incidents of violence in schools Bullying Electronic aggression Recommendations for improving school climate as it relates to violence
- 31. Discussion Questions Why is a CSHP so challenging to implement in every school district? How can schools have more effective health programs with limited funding?