Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Arizona-Empower Schools

Matt LeverseeHealthy School Specialist ADHS-Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity

Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Approach

• Policy focus

• 10 wellness standards

• 68 pilot schools

• Funding support

• Capacity building

• Evaluation

Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Arizona Difference

Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Leveraging

• County health staff

• University staff

• State education staff

• State health staff

• Other partners

Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Leveraging Keri Schoeff-ADENerissa Emers-ADEGayle McCartney-ADEMiranda Graves-ADEBarb Iversen-ADEBarb Michellen-ADEADHS Partners (outside of PHS):Matthew Roach-ADHS EnvironmentalBlanca Caballero-ADHS school gardensJennifer Botsford-ADHS EpiDana Goodloe-ADHS ImmunizationsJennifer Ralston-King-ADHS ImmunizationsMary Luc-ADHSSharon McKenna-ADHS Sun Safety Kelly Charbonneau-ADHS Behavioral Health Courtney Ward-ADHS tobaccoCommunity Partners:Nicole Olmstead- Heart Association-MaricopaMelanie McClintock-Afterschool Excellence-MaricopaMaria Bauman-Alliance for Healthier GenerationRebecca Nevedale-AZAAPCindy Pearson-Graham (uofa)Rochelle Figueroa-GrahamChris B.-Santa Cruz/Graham (uofa)Laura Rogers-GrahamAnnette Perez-YumaSuzanne Cooper-Yuma

COCSD-BobCarla Hover-YavapaiDouglas-Sheila

Iris Alvarado-CochiseHeather Vaughn- (uofa)Eloy-DianeDorothy McClure-PinalFW-Martha and

Sunnyside-Eugenia and JodyJen ReevesJenna Heller- (uofa)Laurel Jacobs- (uofa)Lindsay Aguilar- (uofa)Fowler-Karen and MikeChristine Hicks-MaricopaBetty W.-maricopa-(uofa)Julie Scholer-MaricopaElizabeth Boudreau-MaricopaLinda Mohr-Strecker-MaricopaHeritage- Jackie and KaytieSharon Siffiling-CoconinoHolbrook-Robbie

Mike Meeks-Navajo Williams-Melissa Sharon Siffiling-Coconino

Health and Wellness for all Arizonans

Challenges

• County health staff

• University staff

• State education staff

• State health staff

• Other partners

Leveraging Funding

Utah Department of Health

1305 School Health in Utah

• Basic 1305

• Enhanced 1305

• State General Funds

• Prevention Block Grant

• Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

Dedicated School Health Staff

Sarah Roundy

School Health Coordinator

Catherine Sparks

School Nurse Consultant

Rebecca Fronberg

EPICC Program Manager

School Health Coordinator

Responsibilities

1. Serve as point of contact for 12 local health

departments

2. Maintain all school related data

3. Conduct training and provide technical

assistance

4. Coordinate activities with the Utah State

Office of Education

School Nurse Consultant

Responsibilities

1. Shares time between Utah Department of

Health and Utah State Office of Education

2. Serves as point of contact between state

agencies and Utah School Nurse

Association

3. Provides training and technical assistance

4. Collects school and district level data

5. Develops statewide standards

Funding Sources

School Health Coordinator

• Paid with 100% state general funds

School Nurse Consultant

• Paid with federal funds through the Maternal

and Child Health Block Grant

Neither position is paid with 1305 funds

Both positions conduct MOST work

related to schools in 1305 Domains 2/4

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Utah School Health History

Gold Medal Schools• Provided physical activity and healthy

nutrition choices through policy changes

• Developed in 2001 using the Utah State

Office of Education’s core curriculum

and the CDC’s guidelines to address

overweight and obesity in elementary

schools

• Timed to coincide with the 2002

Olympics held in Salt Lake City

• Partnered with Intermountain

Healthcare in 2005

• Retired in 2013 when EPICC program

was formed

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Local Health Departments

• Long standing partnership

• 12 local health districts

• 41 school districts

• 854 elementary schools

• 755 public

• 99 private

• Over 360 schools became

GMS over its 12 year tenure

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Other Plans Supporting 1305

Statewide Health Improvement Plan

(SHIP)

Educate schools and school districts about

incorporating physical activity for students for

health and educational benefits

Maternal and Child Health

Percent of children ages 6 through 11 years

and adolescents ages 12 through 17 years who

are physically active at least 60 minutes per day

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www.choosehealth.utah.gov

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Other Supporting Funding

Prevention Block Grant

• Funds Local Health Departments

State General Funds

• Supports one FTE at state level

• Provides incentives for training opportunities

• Pays for substitute teachers to allow regular

teacher to receive training

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Synergy—doing more with less

Work required in 1305 would not be

accomplished without synergy through

various funding sources and external

partners

• Local Health Departments

• Utah State Office of Education

• Local School Districts

• School Nurses

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