HEALTHY KIDS LEARN BETTER

A Coordinated School Health

Approach

Healthy Kids Learn Better Partnership

Vision Statement

All youth in Oregon are healthy and successful learners who contribute

positively to their communities

Healthy Kids Learn Better Partnership

Mission StatementWorking together to promote education & health opportunities & skills for all youth in Oregon by:

• Assuring diverse communities are engaged in all planning, implementation, and evaluation activities

• Providing and fostering leadership for the development of Coordinated School Health

• Building linkages between schools and communities to coordinate resources, services, and policies that create safe, supportive, and inclusive environments

• Promoting effective and sustainable partnerships among education, health, social service and other organizations

• Monitoring progress through ongoing assessment and evaluation, resulting in data-driven decision making

Healthy Kids Learn Better State-Level Structure

Coordinated School Health Blueprint

Development Work Group

State Agency Partners

Coordinated School Health External Partners

Work Group

Non-Governmental Agencies

Healthy Schools Network Advisory Group

State and Local Education

Policymakers

Data and Surveillance Work Group

Private-Public Partnership

Coordinated School Health Blueprint

Development Work Group

Interagency partnership to

develop a state-level CSH

Blueprint for Action with extensive

stakeholder input.

Partners:Department of Education Health DivisionOffice of Alcohol and Drug Abuse ProgramsCommission on Children and FamiliesHigher Education

Blueprint Framework for a Coordinated School Health Approach

STATE-LEVEL I NFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS: To be developed by Blueprint Work Group

COMPONENTS OF COORDI NATED SCHOOL HEALTH: Led by Blueprint Work Group Members; Produced by Stakeholders

CHI LD & ADOLESCENT RI SK BEHAVI ORS: Led by Blueprint Work Group Members; Produced by

Stakeholders

Engaging special populations & diverse

communities

Leadership for the development of CSH

Monitoring progress through ongoing

assessment, evaluation & data-driven decision making

Linkages between schools & communities

for coordination

Building sustainable partnerships between health, education &

social services

Nutrition Programs

Physical Education

Health Promotion for Staff

Mental Health Services/ Counseling

School Health Services Family &

Community I nvolvement in

CSH

Supportive & Healthy Policies

Comprehensive Health

Education

Safe & Healthy School

Environment

- Physical - School Climate

Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention

Healthful Dietary Behaviors

Promotion of Physical Activity

Sexual Risk Prevention

Unintentional I njury Prevention

Tobacco Use Prevention

Violence & Youth Suicide Prevention

Sub Chapters -Special Populations - Multicultural Health -

Coordinated School Health External Partners Work Group

External Partners serve as ambassadors to the HKLB Partnership and are currently developing and implementing an awareness campaign on the potential for CSH to positively impact educational outcomes for local decision makers.

Partners:ACSOR Dairy CouncilOAHPERD/OAHEORSHECNative American Youth AssociationOR School Nurses AssociationPlanned ParenthoodRed CrossOEAOR Coalition to Reduce Underage DrinkingOR Poison ControlOR Lung AssociationOR Coalition to Promote PA

HEALTHY KIDS LEARN BETTER

A Coordinated School Health

Approach

Healthy Schools Network Advisory Group

Advisory and board member

education activities led by state and local school

board members

Partners:Oregon School Boards AssociationState Board of Education NASBENSBA

Healthy Schools Network Advisory Group

OSBA Annual Conference Pre-Session on School Health

Recognition for districts with comprehensive tobacco-free schools policies

Healthy Nutritional School Environment Lunch Box

Regular communication and meetings

Data and Surveillance Work Group

Partners that guide, develop and

implement the data and surveillance

system for collecting information on youth risk behaviors, well-being indicators and the status of school

health programs

Partners:• Department of Education• Health Division• Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Programs• Oregon Research

Institute• Portland State University• Commission on Children

and Families

Data and Surveillance System

Oregon Healthy Teens Survey

• A single, combined survey that meets the requirements for YRBS and Monitoring the Future

• Proctored by ORI research associates

• Passive consent

Expanded School Health Profiles

• A single, combined survey that meets the health-related data needs of ODE and its state agency partners.

• Expanded modules include questions on health services, mental health and counseling, and child nutrition programs

Connections to Governor’s Initiatives…

Senate Bill 555 Requires county human and health service agencies jointly plan and implement programs.

Oregon Children’s Plan Provides proactive, comprehensive screening and services to all children from 0-8 years old

Local Efforts…

CSHP local demonstration sites Expanded assistance to local schools

and communities on coordinated school health and health education issues

Special projects Training on research-based curricula

and health education standards and assessment

Local CSH Demonstration Sites

HKLB staff are guiding four Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration schools through a nine-step process to develop a CSHP and examine its impact on educational outcomes and health in low performing, high poverty schools

ODE provides each school with $10,000 to support the development and implementation of a CSHP through a site-based Healthy Kids Learn Better Teams.

Local Efforts… Expanded capacity to provide

assistance to school districts interested in developing a CSHPExamples: Development of local Healthy Kids Learn

Better Teams Data-driven decision making on student

health and well-being priorities Program planning and development Schoolwide integration of prevention

messages

Local Efforts… Expanded capacity to provide technical

assistance on health education issues:• Cadre of trainers to provide low cost

training on research-based curriculum and standards and assessment

• Curriculum planning and selection• Coordinated professional development

series• Regular electronic and mail

communications to share new information and upcoming opportunities

Special Projects – Physical Activity

Opportunities for schools to promote physical activity among pre-teens (9-13 year olds) :- professional development series on the implementation of new PE standards- mini-grants to elementary and middle schools for assessing safe walking and biking routes to school.

- marketing toolkit for promoting the importance of physical activity for pre-

teens.

Special Projects – Tobacco Prevention

Expanded assistance and training for school districts on developing and implementing Comprehensive School-Based Tobacco Prevention Programs

- curriculum training- regional workshops

Early Challenges

Staffing and capacityKeeping HKLB on the “radar screen” of agency headsGetting past the “priority but” syndrome with policymakers and administratorsBalancing motion with progress

Early Successes

Improved working relationships and increased meaningful collaborations have enhanced services and opportunities for local schools and communitiesCombined and expanded youth data and surveillance systemOSBA Pre-Session and State Board Presentation – an early shift in attitudeIntegration of health and well-being indicators into required district and grant planning processes