Schools and Communities: Partners for Prevention

1. Schools and Communities:Partners for Prevention Santa Clara County Public Health Department and fit for learning™ Santa County Office of Education

2. Shared Vision – We care about the kids • Public Health affects the communities • Affordable health care • Promotes access to healthy foods • Works to encourage safe places to play • Healthy communities lead to healthy kids that are ready to learn

3. Santa Clara County Public Health Department (SCCPHD) • Improve the health of more than 1.8 million Santa Clara County residents through leadership, mobilized community-wide planning, action and advocacy. • Focus areas include disaster preparedness, communicable disease, surveillance, epidemiology and health promotion.

4. Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention …to improve health and wellness and prevent chronic diseases among Santa Clara county’s residents by increasing access to healthy environments, healthy food, and physical activity through culturally appropriate education, policy development, community engagement, and local and regional leadership.

5. Programs that Support Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention Efforts • Bay Area Network for a Healthy California • Houses all Campaigns and Programs • Power Play! • Retail • Latino • African American • Worksite • Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC)

6. Network for Health California - Local Incentive Awardee Grant Works with the following: Santa Clara County Office of Education (FFL) Works with qualified schools in the county Regional Grant Team Second Harvest Food Bank County Community-Based Organizations Social Services Steps to a Healthy Santa Clara – 5 year community action plan includes work with Santa Clara County Office of Education (FFL) and five school districts Project LEAN Tobacco Prevention and Education Program Traffic Safe Communities Network Programs that Support Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention Efforts

7. What is fit for learning™? • Fourth year of improving the health of our students • Focus upon nutrition, physical activity and wellness • Developed Resource Guides • Extensive input and contributions from community partners regarding the content • Standards-based activities organized by monthly themes • Further exposure to resources and support through community partnerships • Alignment of school wide health and wellness messages • Promotion of school wide events

8. The Value of Health and Learning • The importance of health as a priority within school improvement • Student behaviors linked to achievement • School climate and environment • Barriers to learning • Attendance • Nutrition • Emotional health and well being • Teacher-student and staff relations • School connectedness and motivation to learn

9. The Value of Health and Learning • Results from the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) indicate that environmental changes and school connectedness may be an important component of any effort to turn around low performing schools and improve test scores. Taken from presentation involving West Ed. and the California Department of Education • In Santa Clara, students in schools with Coordinated School Health programs have higher API scores than those that don’t.

10. 93 89 API Quintile Percent who engaged in any physical activity 1st (Lowest) 2nd 3rd 85 4th 5th (Highest) 81 77 API Score Physical Activity and API Scores (Concurrent Relationship)

11. 80 78 API Quintile Percent reporting any nutritious intake 1st (Lowest) 2nd 3rd 76 4th 5th (Highest) 74 72 API Score Nutritious Intake and API Scores (Concurrent Relationship)

12. Scores on Cal Standards Test (English/Language Arts) related to Overall Physical Fitness Test

13. Scores on Cal Standards Test (Math) related to Overall Physical Fitness Test

14. In the beginning….. • In 1990s Project LEAN worked in classrooms and with Youth Advocacy • Many other concerned community health and education partners came together • fit for learning Advisory Board started in 2003

15. Collaboration with fit for learningat the Planning Level • Representation on the fit for learningAdvisory Board • Representation on Childhood Obesity Programs Coordination committee • Contributed input into the development of fit for learningresource guide • Gathered resources for fit for learningresource guide revision • Collaborated in development of fit for learning parent outreach component to integrate within the resource guide

16. Collaboration with Public Health Department at the Planning Level • Collaboration in technical assistance and training • Development and implementation of school wellness policy • Coordinated School Health • Representation at Steps meetings • Attendance at Traffic Safety Collaborative Network meetings • Further outreach and support to indentified Steps schools

17. Financial Support • Steps Grant supported reprinting and distribution of revised resource guide • Steps Grant supported fit for learning presentation in Washington DC, Spring 2008

18. Additional Financial Resources • The collaboration and support with community partnerships provided further opportunities for grant funding

19. Training Opportunities • Presentation to fit for learning Champions on Nutrition & Wellness resources at Champion training days • Provided lesson ideas to Champions • Presented network materials and resources available to qualifying schools • Integrated existing resources into the fit for learning Resource Guides • Expertise and technical assistance in health

20. Wellness Policy Links • Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act 2004 introduced Wellness Policies • Public Health Staff incorporated fit for learning into Local Wellness Policy trainings done in collaboration with Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) for Santa Clara County School Districts • Conducted series of Wellness Policy Writing and Implementation Training with SCCOE • Produced Tools for the School Community

21. In the Classroom • Use of Power Play! Classroom activities to align with fit for learning activities • Steps collaboration and support at local schools in classroom activities • SCCPHD required Steps funded schools to incorporate fit for learning resources in their work • Network personnel serve as available resource for Champions in qualified schools

22. Fit for Learning Themes and Network Plus Tie-ins

23. At School-wide Events • Participation at Back to School Nights • Jump Rope for Heart Day • Health Fairs • Includes nutrition education and food tastings • Science Nights • fit for learning Physical Activity Nights • Walk to School Week Day • Bike rodeos in conjunction with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department’s Traffic Safety Team • Fresh Fruit and Veggie Tastings

24. Health Fairs

25. County-wide Contributions • NERI supplied to schools, as able • Marketed Power Play! Poster contest at qualified fit for learning schools with Champions • Network calendar printed with winning entries • Plans to expand contest next year countywide with partners to cover non-qualified schools

26. Network Staff Awarded Contest Winners

27. Poster Contest Entries on Display

28. Network Staff Congratulating Contest Winners

29. At the Community Level • Promotion of fit for learning at community events • Provide training and activities at events • Serve as resource for partners and stakeholders • Healthy Trails Program in Santa Clara County • Be Sugar Savvy . . Rethink Your Drink Summer Initiative

30. Healthy Trails

31. Presented by: In partnership with:

32. Complete 5 of 21 trails featured in the Healthy Trails guidebook Healthy Trails Challenge:

33. Full Circle Farm

34. Family Farm Tours

35. Fruit and Veggies: Let’s Taste!

36. Fresh Fruit and Veggie Tastingin the Evergreen School District

38. Be Sugar Savvy . . . Rethink Your Drink Summer Initiative

39. Planning with Partners to Increase Impact of Programs

40. Coordinated School Health Programs • In planning, we use grids to integrate effective interventions based on resources available to each school • Health and Physical Education • Nutrition • Family Involvement • Community Involvement • Health Promotion for Staff • Referrals – to mental health and family health services

41. After-School Program • Work with after-school staff at qualified schools • Provide NERI, as able • Partnership with YMCA • Partnership with other after-school care providers • fit for learning themes and Power Play! lessons incorporated in after-school nutrition education

42. Expansion of Summer Opportunities • SCCPHD worked with coordination of summer feeding programs to provide year round nutrition education • Used fit for learning themes which expanded to cover summer months • Used Power Play! Lessons • Development of additional fit for learning monthly themes

43. Overarching Goal of Partnership • To deliver the same core messages across the county through multiple venues and locations that inspire healthy choices that ultimately lead to healthier schools, citizens, & communities. • To impact change in individuals as well as policy that will lead to sustainable healthy communities for the long term.

44. Future Collaborations • Distribution and promotion of the Tools for the School Community resource guide on the fit for learning website • Data Sharing • School Health Index (SHI) • Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) • California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) • Continued group planning across programs and agencies to expand our impact in the county

45. Ongoing Collaboration • Technical Assistance and Professional Development • Marketing and Promotion • Organizational & Practice Change – worksite wellness • Advocacy and Policy Work • Education

46. Contact Information • Bonnie Broderick Santa Clara County Public Health Department Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Sobrato Center for Nonprofits – San Jose 1400 Parkmoor Avenue,  Suite #120B San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 793-2706 Bonnie.Broderick@hhs.sccgov.org • Michelle Mount Coordinator - fit for learning™ Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 453-6500 Michelle_Mount@sccoe.org