school health councils building teams of school health champions
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School Health Councils
Building Teams of School Health Champions
Ripped from the Headlines
Read the headline to your group.Currently, how would your district respond
to this situation?Who in your school district/community
would care about this issue? List school & community members
Ripped from the Headlines
High School Senior Killed in head on collision rushing back from lunch
Mold Discovered in Local Elementary school
Public Health Announces Outbreak of Oral Gonorrhea among Middle School Students
Sophomore Highly Allergic to Peanuts Dies After Kissing Her Boyfriend
Schools Alone Cannot Be Responsible
Health and well being of children and youth are also a community issues.
Through school health advisory councils schools can Find partners Identify concerns Set priorities Design solutions
School Health Advisory Council
An advisory group of school and community representatives who act collectively in advising the school district on a Coordinated School
Health Program.~North Carolina Healthy Schools
Functions of a School Health Council
Program PlanningParent and Community InvolvementAdvocacy for Coordinated School HealthRecruitment of Community Health
ResourcesFiscal PlanningEvaluation, Accountability, Quality Control
District and School Health Teams
District Level Team/Council: Focus is on policy and the common mission of several district programs. Able to identify gaps and locate the district and community resources to address them.
School Level Team: Focus is on the needs of students, families and staff in a specific building. Able to implement programs and activities to meet these needs.
What Can We Do?
•Health Education
•Physical Education
•School Health Services
•Healthy School Environment
•Food Services
•Community-School Connection
•Counseling and Support Services
•Staff Wellness
Membership Criteria
Demonstrated Interest in YouthAwareness of the CommunityProfessional Abilities (agency or individual)Willingness to Devote TimeRepresentative of the PopulationCredibility/LeadershipRepresents a Component of CSHP
Not Another Meeting…
Think about groups or committees that already are meeting in your school/district.
What are their missions/interests?Who are their members?Is there overlap of mission or members?Are any of these groups likely to take on
coordinated school health?
Your School Health Advisory Council
Meet with key school and/or community representatives.
Identify existing school and community groups that address health issues.
Name a coordinator for the council (team leader).
Organize and conduct meetings.Gather data to assess student/staff health
and wellness.
SHAC Resources
Shirer, K. (2003). Promoting healthy youth, schools and communities: A guide to community-school health councils. American Cancer Society; Atlanta, GA.
North Carolina Healthy Schools. Effective school health advisory councils: Moving from policy to action. www.nchealthyschools.org
Marx, E., Frelick Wooley, S. (1998). Health is academic: A guide to coordinated school health programs. Teachers College Press; NY.
Final Thought…
Coming together is a beginning, keeping
together is progress; working together is
success.~H. Ford