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Why Coordinated School Health?

Why Coordinated School Health?. Sondra Caillavet MS Board of Education. Why?. If schools do not deal with children’s health by design, they deal with it by default. Health is Academic, 1997. Every day in Mississippi, we have an opportunity to reach…. 494,590 public school students

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Why Coordinated School Health?

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  1. Why Coordinated School Health? Sondra Caillavet MS Board of Education

  2. Why? If schools do not deal with children’s health by design, they deal with it by default. Health is Academic, 1997

  3. Every day in Mississippi, we have an opportunity to reach… • 494,590 public school students • 152 School Districts • 618 Elementary Schools/225 Secondary Schools • Over 64,300 adults work as teachers, school building staff, or school district staff

  4. Why Coordinated School Health? • It is difficult for students to be successful in school if they are: • Depressed • Tired • Being bullied • Stressed • Sick • Using alcohol or other drugs • Hungry • Abused

  5. Why Coordinated School Health?6 behaviors account for most of the serious illness and premature deaths in the US • Tobacco Use • Abuse of alcohol and other drug use • Unintentional injuries and violence • Sexual Behaviors resulting in HIV, sexually transmitted diseases or teenage pregnancy • Poor eating habits • Inadequate physical activity

  6. Tobacco Use Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

  7. Alcohol AbuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

  8. Juvenile Crime Rate Arrest rate of persons under age 18 (per 100,000 persons age 10 to 17) in Mississippi, USFBI Arrest Statistics

  9. Results of Poor Eating Habits and Physical Inactivity

  10. Injury Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

  11. Poor Eating Habits and Physical Inactivity2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Grades 9-12

  12. Coordinated School Health ProgramResearch supports the effort

  13. MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY AND COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH Health Education Motivated and Learning Physical Education Health Services Nutrition Services Sense of Positive Self-Esteem Counseling, Psychological and Social Services Sense of Belonging and Importance Sense of Being Loved and Appreciated Healthy School Environment Health Promotion for Staff Family/Community Involvement Free of Fear and In A Safe place Physical Health

  14. Health Education Reading and math scores of third and fourth grade students who received comprehensive health education were significantly higher than those who did not receive comprehensive health education Schoener, Guerrero, and Whitney, 1988

  15. Physical Education Intensive physical activity programs for students led to an improvement in students’ scores in mathematics, reading, and writing and to a reduction in disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Sallis, 1999

  16. Health Services Early childhood and school aged intervention programs that provide parental support and health services are associated with improved school performance and academic achievement. Early intervention may also improve high school completion rates and lower juvenile crime. Reynolds, Temple, Robertson, and Mann, 2001

  17. Nutrition Services School breakfast programs: • Increase learning and academic achievement • Improve student attention to academic tasks • Reduce visits to the school nurse • Decrease behavior problems Murphy, Pagano, Nachmani, Sperling, Kane and Kleinman, 1998 Schools that have eliminated competitive foods and substituted them with nutritious choices report that students’ concentration and behavior improve. Anderson, 2002

  18. Counseling, Psychological and Social Services A school-based social services program targeting students at risk for dropping out of school produced the following results: • Grade point average increased across all classes • School bonding increased • Self-esteem improved Eggert,Thompson,Herting,Nicholas, and Dicker, 1994

  19. Healthy School Environment The physical condition of a school is statistically related to student academic achievement. An improvement in the school’s condition by one category, say from poor to fair, is associated with a 5.5 point improvement in average achievement scores. Berner, 1993

  20. Health Promotion for Staff Teachers who participated in a health promotion program focusing on exercise, stress management, and nutrition reported: • Increased participation in exercise and lower weight • Better ability to handle job stress • A higher level of general well-being Blair, Collingwood, Reynolds, Smith, Hagan and Sterling, 1984

  21. Family/Community Involvement Community activities that link to the classroom: • Positively impact academic achievement • Reduce school suspension rates • Improve school-related behaviors Nettles, 1991 Allen, Philliber, Herring, and Kupermine, 1997

  22. Why Coordinated School Health?The alternative is costly • Hidden Costs to Schools • Measurable Costs to Schools • Costs to State

  23. The Hidden Costs • Extra staff time needed for students with low academic performance or behavior problems caused by poor nutrition and physical inactivity. • Costs associated with time and staff needed to administer medications needed by students with associated health problems. • Healthcare costs, absenteeism, and lower productivity due to the effects of poor nutrition, inactivity and overweight among school employees.

  24. Measurable Costs to State(2004-2005) • Statewide Enrollment: 494,590 • ADA Statewide: 472,577 • Statewide Attendance: 95% • $4,193 per student based on fully funded MAEP (2004-2005) • Statewide schools leaving $92,300,509 on table (not taking into consideration local contribution)

  25. Measurable Cost to Schools(Example) • School District: 3,000 Students • Each 1% attendance improvement = $125,790

  26. Community Costs“State of Health” in Mississippi • Obesity • $757,000,000 cost per year in MS; $444,000,000 paid by Medicare and Medicaid • Diabetes • # 2 state in the nation in Type II diabetes • Cardiovascular Disease • # 1 state in the nation in heart disease related deaths • In 2004, # 3 state in the nation in stroke related deaths • Cancer • # 5 state in the nation in cancer related deaths • Asthma • # 1 reason for school absenteeism in MS

  27. Former Surgeon General Dr. Antonio Novello “Health and education go hand in hand: one cannot exist without the other. To believe any differently is to hamper progress. Just as our children have a right to receive the best education available, they have a right to be healthy. As parents, legislators, and educators, it is up to us to see that this becomes a reality.” Healthy Children Ready to Learn: An Essential Collaboration Between Health and Education, 1992

  28. Coordinated School Health Make it a reality in your school!!

  29. Resources • © 2002 Association of State and Territorial and Health Officials (ASTHO) and The Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER) www.thesociety.org • Mississippi Department of Education www.mde.k12.ms.us • Youth Risk Behavior Survey www.mde.k12.ms.us/HealthySchools/Resources.html • Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/ • State Juvenile Justice Profiles www.ncjj.org

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