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MISSIONTo provide high quality,
cost effective, life-long education programs
and services to students, schools, school systems
and communities.
VISIONTo serve the educational
needs of the total community.
Coordinated School Public
Health
Teresa PickensRESA 5
School Wellness Coordinated School Public Health
• Nutrition Education• Nutrition Guidelines• Physical Activity• Other School Based
Activities
• Health Education• Physical Education• Nutrition Services• Health Services• Counseling, Psych. &
Social Services• School Environment• Parent/Community
Involvement• Staff Wellness
Readiness to Learn
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, 1989
“School Systems are not responsible for meeting every
need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet
the challenge”.
Community
Local Wellness Council
School Teams
Student/ Staff
Regional Wellness Team
State Agencies Support
Expectation of RSWS• Attend & participate in Local Wellness Council meetings
• Hold 2 Regional Wellness Council Networking Meetings. 1/sem
• Assist with School Wellness planning in each county
• Form a Regional Coordinated School Public Health Team
• Coordinate School Wellness services between the county School
Wellness Councils and the Regional CSPH Team
• Provide professional development (must include HEAP/Fitness
Gram)
Teen Depression & Teen Suicide ForumWednesday, November 10, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Nemesis Shrine Temple
Parkersburg, WV
• WV ranks 7th in the nation for the number of completed suicide. 300/yr• 20% of teens will experience depression before reaching adulthood.• Teens suffering from depression are at a higher risk for substance
abuse and less likely to pursue educational and career opportunities.• Less than 33% of teens with depression receive help.
Teen Depression & Teen Suicide Forum
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Speaker: Dr. Gary E. Nelson
Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression:
Opportunities for Healing and Hope
Speaker: Barri Faucett
Teen Suicide Who is invited?
– Counselors– Psychologists– Social Workers– Nurses– Anyone who is interested!
Sponsored by RESA 5 and Westbrook Health Services
Electronic Health Data Grant• Funding from Mountain State Blue Cross
Blue Shield. $374 / state funded nurse in your county.
• To purchase hand-held computing devices which supports application for WVEIS Wellness Data Entry and Kid’s First BMI.
Electronic Health Data Grants
• With this grant your county can purchase:– Apple devices (iPad $499, iPod touch $299 32GB, iPhone $199-399,)
• You will decide which is best for your county
– Supporting Hardware (wireless internet access points)• Wi-Fi Booster device may be necessary $75
– Travel to trainings held within RESA 5.
• Grant Obligations:– Obligation period From: 8/15/10 To: 11/30/10 Ending Liquidation: 12/31/10– Enter health screening data from all 2011-2012 enrollees utilizing WVEIS Wellness
Screens. – County should purchase equipment in October because RESA will conduct
trainings for county identified staff who will be receiving the hand-held devices in November/December
– Any county who accepts the grant and does not enter data into the devices must return these funds to the WVDE.
Electronic Health Data Grants
• Each county superintendent will determine which staff members are
to enter data and receive devices– Consult with stakeholders (pupil service directors, early childhood directors,
special education directors, school nurses, WVEIS/technology coordinators, data entry staff, etc.) to decide which hand-held device will be most effective for their county.
– A county contact, inventory, and distribution list will be required to be submitted
• By accepting this grant and purchasing devices you are agreeing to ensure that all health screening data is entered into WVEIS by
WVDE deadlines
Teresa PickensRESA 5
Regional School Wellness Specialist304-485-6513 ext 142