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Health is Wealth for the 21 st Century. Personal Health and Wellness. Melanie Purkey, Executive Director Office of Healthy Schools Division of Student Support Services West Virginia Department of Education mpurkey@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/osshp/main/. WHAT?.
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Personal Health and Wellness Melanie Purkey, Executive Director Office of Healthy Schools Division of Student Support Services West Virginia Department of Education mpurkey@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/osshp/main/
Health Literacy Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding their health.
Health Literacy Skills Health literacy requires proficiency in: Reading Writing Listening Speaking Arithmetic Conceptual Knowledge
Nearly half of all American adults--90 million people--have difficulty understanding and using health information… Limited health literacy may lead to billions of dollars in avoidable health care costs. Institute of Medicine Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.
Quality of Life • 7 of 10 WV’s will die of heart disease, cancer or stroke • 1 of 3 kindergarteners will develop Type II diabetes in their lifetime • 28% of WV 5th graders screened by CARDIAC had 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30% Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS,1990, 1995, 2005 (*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person) 1995 1990 2005
No Data <10% 10%–14% Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14%
No Data <10% 10%–14% Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2002 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2005 (*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person) No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Economic Growth • Starbucks Coffee spends more annually on employee health care than coffee beans • American automakers spend more annually on employee health care than on steel • PEIA premium increases exceed salary increases
“Companies in the US compete against rivals indeveloped countries where the government funds health care, and against developing countries where neither business nor society at large is responsible for health insurance. Either way, American companies that provide health insurance are at a competitive disadvantage.”Daniel Gross, New York Times
“We can’t be the kind of society we aspire to be when we have 50 million people uninsured…It’s a blemish on what it means to be an American.”Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks
Why 21st Century Skills? • What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?
21st Century Skills Framework 21st Century Content • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurship Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health & Wellness Awareness
Self-actualisation personal growth and fulfilment Esteem needs achievement, status, responsibility, reputation Belongingness and Love needs family, affection, relationships, work group, etc Safety needs protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc Biological and Physiological needs basic life needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Academic Achievement • Link between nutrition (specifically breakfast) and learning • Link between physical activity and learning • Link between school connectedness and learning
Coordinated School Health • Instruction • Environment • Services
Potential School Initiatives • Become “wellness” role models in conducting school events • Integrate “wellness” concepts throughout the school related to instruction and environment • Seek opportunities to enhance and broker services that meet the basic needs of students
Application of 21st Century Tools • Web-based curriculum tools • Interactive technologies (DDR) • Electronic health care plans • Electronic meal analysis • GPS used for school safety purposes • WVEIS discipline data system
WVDE Initiatives • School Wellness Councils • Kids First Screening Project • School Meals Initiative • Health & PE Leadership Academies • Health & PE Assessments • School Climate Improvement • School Nurses and Health Centers
How can you as a principal lead the effort to develop health literate students? Each table reports out one big idea. Tabletop activity led by mentors.