Mississippi Department of EducationEstelle Watts, RN,MSN, NCSN State School Nurse Consultant

Contributing Health Data:Ready for Change

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Contributing Health Data:Ready for Change

  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Number of School Nurses 457 482 442 452 460 463Statewide Average Ratio 1:109

21:104

01:11

01:110

21:113

61:113

8School Districts with no School Nurse

12 2 14 14 11 11

Registered Nurse (RN) 422 441 409 420 420 423Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 29 32 27 26 27 29Advanced Practice Nurse Nurse Practitioner (CNP)

 6

 9

 6

 5

 7

 6

Masters in Nursing (MSN)

- - - - 6 8

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) - - - 445.2 432 433.8

Procedures-2009

Procedures-2010

Procedures-2011

Procedures-2012

Procedures-2013

Procedures-2014

Trends

Overweight & Obesity Rates by Year

43.9%42.1% 42.4% 40.9%

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Overweight & Obesity Rates by Race

*Statistically significant

22

2005 - 2011 CAYPOSOverweight/Obesity Rates by Race & Gender

23

2005 - 2011 CAYPOS: Combined Prevalence of Overweight & Obesity by Grade Level

24

*Indicates change is statistically significant

Fitness & Test Scores

25

Source: Blom LC, Alvarez J, Zhang L, & Kolbo J. (2011). Associations between fitness and academic and behavior performance among Mississippi public school students. ICHPER-SD Journal of Research 6(1).

Fitness & Absences

26

Source: Blom LC, Alvarez J, Zhang L, & Kolbo J. (2011). Associations between fitness and academic and behavior performance among Mississippi public school students. ICHPER-SD Journal of Research 6(1).

Cumulative Fitness Rates

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*Note: There is no statistically significant difference by grade level for the percentage of students achieving all six healthy fitness zones. When the BMI measure is omitted, the percentage of elementary students achieving all five other healthy fitness zones is significantly higher (p<0.05).

School Health CouncilMembership

28

*Indicates change is statistically significant

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Contact Information

Estelle Watts, RN, MSN, NBCSN

State School Nurse Consultant

Bureau of Coordinated School Health

Office of Healthy Schools

601-359-1737

ewatts@mde.k12.ms.us