National Conference on Education San Diego, CA February 26, 2015

Whole School,

Whole Community, Whole Child:

A Framework for Health and Learning

Ofice of the Director

Division of Population Health

Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS

Director, Division of Population Health

Improve Health

Security at Home and

Around the World

Better Prevent the Leading

Causes of Illness, Injury,

Disability, and Death

Strengthen Public

Health–Healthcare

Collaboration

The Ebola Virus

Emerging

Needs

Ebola Concerns: Guidance for School

and District Administrators Fact Sheet

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/children/k-12-school-guidance.html

Provides information on public health

actions pertaining to Ebola virus disease,

Addresses concerns about the risk of Ebola

in K-12 schools in the United States,

Provides educators with information about

situations that do not pose an actual risk of

Ebola,

Enables educators to counter stigma

associated with perceived risk of Ebola,

Recommends actions administrators may

take, in close consultation with public health

authorities, to reduce the potential risk of

any Ebola virus transmission in schools.

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CDC’s Commitment:

Partnering with Schools to

Improve Outcomes

Schools have always had a

public health role

Health status and academic

performance are connected

Risk behaviors are established

during youth

Well-designed school health

programs can promote health

behaviors

Good place to reach

underserved children and

youth

Accountabilities are Different

Public Health:

Reduce disease

and premature

death

Lower costs for

health care

Communicate

about health issues

Schools & School

Systems:

Improve academic

performance

Prepare students for

the work force

Keep kids safe

CDC Promotes Collaboration Between

the Health and Education Sectors

Health and Academics

www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/index.htm

Coordinated School Health

Healthy and Safe

School Environment

Health Promotion

for Staff

Physical Education Health Education

Health Services

Counseling, Psychological, and

Social Services

Nutrition

Services

Family and

Community

Involvement

Coordinated School Health (CSH) Infrastructure

and Sustainability Dedicated staff and programs in State Education

Agencies and State Health Departments across the

country

Included health indicators in school

improvement/review processes

Improved and increased school health policies,

practices and assessments

Established School Health Advisory Committees at the

state and local levels

Strengthened collaboration between the public health

and education sectors.

Whole School

Whole Community

Whole Child

Family Engagement

Connect with families.

Engage families by providing a variety of

activities and frequent opportunities

Sustain family engagement by addressing the

common challenges to getting and keeping

parents engaged.

Evaluate efforts to increase family engagement

Parent Engagement

Better student behavior.

Better school attendance.

Higher academic

performance.

Higher school completion

rates.

Enhanced social skills.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/parent_engagement.htm

Why Engage Families in School? Education Benefits

Better student behavior.

Better school attendance.

Higher academic

performance.

Higher school completion

rates.

Enhanced social skills.

Why Engage Families in Schools? Health Benefits

Students who have parents involved in their school

life are less likely to —

Experiment with alcohol or smoke cigarettes.

Be emotionally distressed.

Become pregnant.

Be physically inactive.

Specifically, parent engagement -

Promotes positive health behaviors and outcomes.

Improves health services for students with chronic

conditions (i.e. asthma, food allergies, diabetes).

Schools, Health, and Communities

Image from: Institute of Medicine , Accelerating Progress in Obesity Preventions: Solving The Weight of the Nation

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Accelerating-Progress-in-Obesity-Prevention/Infographic.aspx

Public Health

Organization

Why Engage Communities

in Schools?

Support to improve the surrounding environment

for schools (i.e. safe routes to schools, parks and

green spaces, farmer’s markets)

Engage subject matter experts (i.e. nutrition,

health services, physical activity)

Link to resources

Collaborate on objectives that cross sectors (i.e.

joint-use agreements for physical activity and

community kitchens, school-based health clinics)

Reach target youth and family populations

What can you do to get started?

Is your school leadership ready?

Is your school ready?

Is your community ready?

Does your school and community have the capacity

to use the model?

Where do I start?

Visit ASCD’s WSCC page to consider key questions

and find guidance to take the next steps:

Next Steps:

• District Level Actions

• District Wellness

Policy

• WellSAT tool

• School Level Actions

• School Health Index

• Identify champions

• Schools/District

• Community

• Families

• Students

Journal of School Health:

WSCC Edition 2015 special supplement dedicated to articles in support of

the WSCC model. Topics include:

A Framework for Improving Students’ Learning and Health

Health and Academics

Lessons Learned from Whole Child and CSH

Partnerships: Education and Public Health

Alignment, Integration, and Collaboration: Health and

Education

Coordinating Policy, Process, and Practice

Engaging the Power of Communities

CDC’s Healthy Schools Website and

Virtual Healthy Schools

Launch of new Healthy Schools Website in 2015

with WCSS content

The Virtual Healthy School (VHS) is an online

interactive school building that will visualize

how the ten components of the WSCC model

are integrated into the classroom, staff break

room, hallways, cafeteria, gymnasium,

recreational field, community, and home.

CDC’s Division of Population Health

Healthy Schools

Shared Priorities between health and education:

Increase quantity and quality of physical education, health education and

physical activity

Improve the nutritional quality of foods provided in school

Improve the capacity of schools to manage chronic conditions

Increase the number of schools implementing comprehensive tobacco-free

policies

CDC’s Role:

Quality of health and physical education in schools

Evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for school programs and

policy

Tools and resources for educators and administrators

Training and professional development

State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control

Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk

Factors and Promote School Health

• Fund public health departments in all 50 states and District of Columbia

• Combined funding that includes School health

• Strengthen the relationship between public health and education

• Support capacity of schools - professional development and training

• Creates synergies between the school health, diabetes, heart disease and

stroke, nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention programs

State Public Health Actions (1305)

50 states funded to implement school health strategies

32 funded to implement enhanced strategies

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

Training Tools for Healthy Schools

School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and

Planning Guide (SHI)

Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool

(PECAT)

Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)

School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy

Eating and Physical Activity

Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program

(CSPAP) Guide

Resources and Tools

Emerging

Opportunities

New Healthy People 2020

Adolescent Health Objectives Goal: Improve the healthy development, health, safety, and

well-being of adolescents and young adults

Schools (rationale for inclusion):

Academic success and achievement are strong predictors of overall

adult health outcomes. Proficient academic skills are associated with

lower rates of risky behaviors and higher rates of healthy behaviors.

High school graduation leads to lower rates of health problems and

risk for incarceration, as well as enhanced financial stability during

adulthood.

The school social environment affects students' attendance, academic

achievement, and behavior. A safe and healthy school environment

promotes student engagement and protects against risky behaviors

and dropping out.

Thank You!

Panel of Superintendents

Saving Lives. Protecting People. Saving Money through Prevention.

Office of the Director

Division of Population Health

For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333 Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348 E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: http://www.cdc.gov The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Healthy Youth

www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth

Kids:

www.cdc.gov/bam