Health is Wealthfor the

21st Century

L E AR NE R S

W EST VI RG I N I A

IM P R O VE M EN T PR O C ESSSYSTE M IC C O N TIN UO US

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Personal Health and Wellness

Melanie Purkey, Executive DirectorOffice of Healthy Schools

Division of Student Support ServicesWest Virginia Department of

Educationmpurkey@access.k12.wv.us

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osshp/main/

WHAT?

Health LiteracyHealth literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding their health.

Health Literacy SkillsHealth literacy requires proficiency in:

ReadingWriting

ListeningSpeakingArithmetic

Conceptual Knowledge

Nearly half of all American adults--90 million people--have difficulty understanding and using health information… Limited health literacy may lead to billions of dollars in avoidable health care costs. Institute of MedicineHealth Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.

WHY?

Quality of Life

• 1 of 3 kindergarteners will develop Type II diabetes in their lifetime

• 7 of 10 WV’s will die of heart disease, cancer or stroke

• 28% of WV 5th graders screened by CARDIAC had 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors

1995

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990, 1995, 2005

(*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person)

2005

1990

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2002

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2005

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

Economic Growth• Starbucks Coffee spends more

annually on employee health care than coffee beans

• American automakers spend more annually on employee health care than on steel

• PEIA premium increases exceed salary increases

“Companies in the US compete against rivals in developed countries where the government funds health care, and against developing countries where neither business nor society at large is responsible for health insurance. Either way, American companies that provide health insurance are at a competitive disadvantage.” Daniel Gross, New York Times

“We can’t be the kind of society we aspire to be when we have 50 million people uninsured…It’s a blemish on what it means to be an American.” Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks

HOW?

Remember the Framework for 21st Century Skills?

Why 21st Century Skills?• What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

Critical Thinking 78%I.T. 77%Health & Wellness 76%Collaboration 74%Innovation 74%Personal Financial Responsibility 72%

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Content

• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business

and Entrepreneurship Literacy

• Civic Literacy• Health & Wellness Awareness

21st Century Skills Framework

Coordinated School Health

• Instruction• Environment• Services

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Biological and Physiological needs basic life needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

Safety needs protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc

Esteem needs achievement, status, responsibility, reputation

Belongingness and Love needs family, affection, relationships, work group, etc

Self-actualisation personal growth and fulfilment

Academic Achievement• Link between nutrition (specifically

breakfast) and learning• Link between physical activity and

learning• Link between school

connectedness and learning

Potential School Initiatives• Become “wellness” role models

in conducting school events• Integrate “wellness” concepts

throughout the school related to instruction and environment

• Seek opportunities to enhance and broker services that meet the basic needs of students

Application of 21st Century Tools

• Web-based curriculum tools• Interactive technologies (DDR)• Electronic health care plans• Electronic meal analysis• GPS used for school safety purposes• WVEIS discipline data system

WVDE Initiatives• School Wellness Councils• Kids First Screening Project• School Meals Initiative• Health & PE Leadership Academies• Health & PE Assessments• School Climate Improvement• School Nurses and Health Centers

How can you as a principal lead the effort to develop health literate students?

Each table report out one big idea.