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HEALTHY SCHOOLS

HEALTHY SCHOOLS. Comprehensive School Health in York Region. Outline. Why a Healthy Schools Approach? What are Healthy Schools? Future Directions for Funding Allocation. Why Healthy Schools? MEASURED OVERWEIGHT AGES 2-17 YEARS. CPHI. Promoting Health Weights. 2006. Why Healthy Schools?.

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HEALTHY SCHOOLS

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  1. HEALTHY SCHOOLS Comprehensive School Health in York Region

  2. Outline • Why a Healthy Schools Approach? • What are Healthy Schools? • Future Directions for Funding Allocation

  3. Why Healthy Schools?MEASURED OVERWEIGHT AGES 2-17 YEARS CPHI. Promoting Health Weights. 2006.

  4. Why Healthy Schools? PROPORTION OF CHILDREN WHO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL? U.S. EPA, 2003

  5. Why Healthy Schools?PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: Effects of screen-time Canadian children (ages 2-17) Shields. Statistics Canada, 2005

  6. IS OUR FRAME OF REFERENCE CHANGING? Courtesy of Dr. Kumanyika, Univ. of Pennsylvania

  7. Why Healthy Schools?TIME DEVOTED TO P.E. BY COUNTRY (ages 6-18 yrs)(European Union of Physical Education Associations, 1997)

  8. Why Healthy Schools?MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Pulmonary disease abnormal function obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome Stroke Cataracts Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease steatosis steatohepatitis cirrhosis Coronary heart disease Diabetes Dyslipidemia Hypertension Severe pancreatitis Gall bladder disease Cancer breast, uterus, cervix colon, esophagus, pancreas kidney, prostate Gynecologic abnormalities abnormal menses infertility polycystic ovarian syndrome Osteoarthritis Phlebitis venous stasis Skin Gout

  9. Why Healthy Schools?TRENDS IN DRUG COSTS IN CANADA $ in billions Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

  10. Why Healthy Schools?A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY • Literacy is a social determinant of Health. Students who are unhealthy are less likely to be performing well academically. • Recent EQAO data for schools using the Healthy Schools’ framework indicates that after 2 years mean results for Grade 3 improved 36.7% whereas Comparison Schools increased 0.78 %. • Students will have the most successful outcome when as many conditions for learning are in place as possible.

  11. What are Healthy Schools? • Healthy Schools: • Include a broad spectrum of opportunities for students to participate in, observe and learn positive health attitudes and behaviours • Provide a connected framework for strategies that support the School Plan for Continuous Improvement

  12. What Are Healthy Schools? • High-quality instruction and programs • Age-appropriate, up-to-date curriculum instruction about health topics and issues; promotes development of life skills, sense of personal competency, resilience • Healthy physical environment • Clean & adequate facilities, safety, healthy choices • Supportive social environment • Peer support, positive role models & school climate; promote empowerment, social competencies • Community partnerships • Access to resources and services available to support students, staff and families Activities within all four components are needed to create sustained behaviour changes and best possible outcomes

  13. Future Directions for Funding Allocation • Given the opportunity to have a Professional Development forum with a focus on the Healthy Schools Approach, list what you’d like to see, hear and feel on that day. • Based on what you’d like to see, hear and feel on the P.D. Healthy Schools Approach Day, design an appropriate schedule for the day.

  14. Conclusion The Healthy Schools approach responds to what research tells about the conditions necessary to promote the development of the whole child. In the York Region District School Board, we know our students will have the best outcome when as many conditions for learning are in place as possible.

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