Anderson County s Coordinated School Health Program

1. Anderson County�s Coordinated School Health Program Healthy Kids � One Step At A Time

3. Tennessee Coordinated School Health Mission Statement: To improve student�s health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities and schools.

4. The Eight Components of the CSHP Health Education Physical Education Health Services Nutrition Services Health Promotion for Staff Counseling and Psychological Services Healthy School Environment Parent/Community Involvement

5. Goals of a CSHP Reduce Absenteeism Fewer Behavior Problems within the classroom Improved student Academic Performance Acquisition of valuable information and skills to assist individuals with making healthy, life-long decisions

6. Snapshot of Tennessee Kids Overfed but undernourished Declining physical activity Limited health literacy

7. Six Preventable Behaviors Account for most of the serious illnesses and premature deaths in the United States Tobacco use Drug and Alcohol Abuse Poor eating habits Physical Inactivity Intentional and unintentional injuries Sexual behaviors resulting in HIV, STD or unintended pregnancy

8. Tobacco Facts Approximately 80% of tobacco users begin before the age of 18 5 million of these users will die prematurely as adults because they began smoking during adolescence. Smoking among U.S. high school students increased from 27.5% in 1991 to 34.8 in 1999 CDC, October 2000

9. Alcohol Facts By eighth grade 52 percent of young people have consumed alcohol By the end of high school the number raises to 80 percent Johnston, O�Malley, Bachman, 2000

10. Sexual Behavior Facts Approximately half of all high school students have had sexual intercourse and 16.2 % have had sex with four or more partners Among sexually active youth, more than 40 percent did not use a condom during their last sexual intercourse CDC and Prevention, 2000

11. Sexual Behavior Facts Approximately 40,000 new HIV infections occur in the United States every year and half of those being infected are young people between the ages of 13 and 24 Office of National AIDS Policy, 2000

12. Physical Inactivity Facts Epidemic of Childhood Obesity The first grade class of 2007-2008 is the first generation predicted to not out-live their parents. 60% of 5-15 year-old children have at least one and 27% have two or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease US Dept of Health, and Dept of Education 2000

13. US Obesity Epidemic Snapshot 64% of the US Population are overweight or obese 4 million Americans weigh 300 lbs or more 400,000 Americans weigh 400 lbs 15 % of children are obese CDC, 2003

14. Related Health Risks of Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Heart Disease and Hypertension Cancer Osteoarthritis Respiratory Problems � sleep apnea Depression � frustration with physical pain, discrimination and failure (Over 8 million children take anti-depressants) High Cholesterol

15. What Can WE Do? Become a role model for our children- model daily physical activity, healthy eating and healthy lifestyle choices- reinforce why it is important Increase Physical Activity- Ask your child to help with household chores that require physical activity, such as mowing, raking, sweeping, vacuuming, gardening, washing the car, etc.

16. What Can We Do? Limit the time your child spends in front of television or the computer screen Encourage outside play Join school-organized activities, such as after school fitness groups Host charity walks or runs at your school Volunteer to be on the Healthy School Team

17. Whose Job is it? Parents, communities, and schools share the responsibility to help students establish and maintain lifelong health habits and to ensure that schools are healthy places to learn

18. Where do we start? School Health Index � a self assessment and planning tool by the CDC to aid schools in assessing their individual school health environment Pilot Schools � Norris Elementary Grand Oaks Elementary Lake City Middle School

19. Initially, schools will develop an action plan related to: Module 1 � Safety Policies and Environment Module 2 � Health Education Module 3 � Physical Education/Physical Activity Module 4 � Nutrition Services

20. Schools will use the results of the SHI to: Identify strengths and weaknesses of school health policies and programs. Develop an action plan for improving the healthy learning environment of the school. Involve parents, community leaders, students, and others in improving policies and programs. Develop a local School Health Improvement Plan.

21. The Big Picture for Parents Children must be Healthy to Learn� And Children Must Learn to be Healthy.