springfield collaborative for active child health (generously funded by blue cross blue shield of...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health(Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)
![Page 2: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Our Team
• Springfield Public Schools
• Springfield Urban League Head Start
• SIU School of Medicine
• Illinois Department of Public Health
With informal support from:The YMCA of the USA (Jeff Sunderlin)
The U of I Extension Service
![Page 3: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Springfield Urban
League
Primary Care Providers
Head Start Schools
SIU School of Medicine
Springfield Public
Schools
IL Dept of Public Health
Parents
Elementary Schools
![Page 4: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Our Goal
To prevent and control
the child obesity epidemic
through a multi-disciplinary
community partnership.
![Page 5: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Mc Clernand
Iles
FairviewRidgely
Enos
Dubois
Butler
Lindsay
Springfield Collaborative District 186 Grade Schools
![Page 6: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
What We Offer
• Resources and engagement• Measurement tools, expertise, and results
• And….• Link to health care providers• Link to local Head Start programs• Link to IDPH and other school health experts• Consistent health messaging
![Page 7: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Resources We Provide
• Support for the District’s Wellness Policy
• Health fairs • Classroom sessions with
med students• Results of measures• Sustained partnership
![Page 8: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
What We Measure(Fall and Spring – 1st and 4th grades)
Eight Schools
1. BMIs (Body Mass Index: Wt(kg)/Ht²(m))
2. SOFIT (System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time)− Measures levels of Moderate to Vigorous Physical
Activity (MVPA) (examples: walking, running, jumping rope)
3. SPAN Questionnaire (4th grade only)− Forty nine multiple choice questions about activity,
nutrition, and health knowledge
![Page 9: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Overweight and Obesity in 1st and 4th Gradersin District Schools, Spring 2014
*Source: 2011-2012 Data from the National Survey of Children’s Health
![Page 10: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Overweight and Obese 1st and 4th Graders - Spring 2014
• 33.0% of 1st and 4th grade students were overweight (14.2 %) or obese (18.8 %)
• In a classroom of 30 students:
4 are overweight and
6 are obese
![Page 11: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Physical Education in 1st and 4th Grades District Schools
MVPA=Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
![Page 12: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
4th Grade SPAN Questionnaire2013-14 Results
![Page 13: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
4th Grade SPAN Questionnaire2013-14 Results
*Fall-to-Spring change not statistically significant
![Page 14: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
4th Grade 2013-2014 Fitnessgram Results
• Compares a student’s ability to perform fitness maneuvers to four standards measuring: • Abdominal strength -- Body composition• Aerobic capacity -- Upper body strength
![Page 15: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
FitnessGram (cont.)
• For our 8 schools, from Fall 2013 to Spring 2014:
– 7 schools saw gains in “healthy fitness zone” students in 2+ standards
– In the 8th, > 70 percent of students stayed in the healthy fitness zone for 3 standards.
![Page 16: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
The Benefits for Active, Healthy and Fit Students
• Improved test scores and grades
• Improved behavior and fewer disciplinary referrals
• Improved attendance
• More likely to become healthy, fit adults
• May influence the health of other family members
![Page 17: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Other EffortsKeep Kids in School Coalition (formed Fall 2013)•SIU SOM doctors, residents and nurses provided exams•SCDPH provided on-site immunizations•283 students excluded this fall vs. over 700 in 2013
(fewer than 100 students excluded as of Sept. 5)
Enos School Partnership (1984-present)
Pending: Develop a model for targeting interventions; grant application submitted
![Page 18: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
ConclusionThe Springfield Collaborative:
• Supports 186’s efforts to improve health via wellness policies, classroom events, health fairs
• Measures student BMIs, PE quality, student knowledge and attitudes about healthy habits
• Involves students, parents, health care providers, teachers and school staff
• Supports strong, continued commitment among SIU SOM, District 186, and other partners
![Page 19: Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)](https://reader030.vdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032703/56649f515503460f94c73d21/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Thank You. Questions/Comments?