West Virginia Office of Healthy Schools

1. West Virginia Office of Healthy Schools Alternative Education Conference Health & Alternative Education

4. One in 68 That’s the number of adult West Virginians under correctional control: in prison, or in jail, or on parole or on probation. *****One in 227 – 25 years ago

5. Actual Count 2010 = 6,367 Inmates/$210 million annually $32,983.000 per inmate Yearly!

6. “If we as educators keep doing the same thing over and over with the same negative result – Who is the slow learner?”

7. If A Doctor, Lawyer, or Dentist had 30- 40 people in his/her office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he/she might have some conception of the classroom Teacher’s job!

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10. Youth Are At Risk Daily participation in high school physical education classes dropped from 42% in 1999 to 29% in 2005. Every day, nearly 3,000 young people take up daily smoking. Almost three-fourths of young people do not eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. Every year, almost 1 million adolescents become pregnant, and about 3 million become infected with a sexually transmitted disease.

11. A child in America… • Every 8 seconds a child drops out of school. • Every 47 seconds a child is abused. • Every 67 seconds a teenager has a baby. • Every 7 minutes a child is arrested for a drugs offense. • Every 30 minutes a child is arrested for drunken driving. • Every 36 minutes a child is killed or injured by guns. • Every day 100,000 American children become homeless. • Children 2006: A Report Card. Children’s Defense Fund

12. Research and Health Behavior Alcohol and drug use impair the brain’s ability to process information, form memories and recall information. Jaffe, 1980 40.4% of teens drink alcohol on a monthly basis. 20.3% of teens smoke marijuana on a monthly basis. 2009, West Virginia High School YRBS YET

13. Research and Health Behavior Poor nutrition decreases cognitive functioning and performance in language, concentration and attention. Wehler, Scott & Anderson, 1996 48.4% of all respondents to YRBS reported dieting in the last 30 days. 2009, YRBS YET

14. Research and Health Behavior Tobacco use decreases attention span and concentration. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1998Tobacco Smoked cigarettes during the last month: High school 17.7%. 2009, West Virginia YRBS YET

15. Research and Health Behavior Exposure to violence has negative psychological and physiological consequences that can have detrimental effects on school performance. Stith & Quady, 1995 7.8 % of teens reported staying home from school on one or more days because they felt unsafe. 2009, West Virginia YRBS YET

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17. WV Framework for High Performing School Systems

19. World Health Organization Definition of Health The state of complete physical, mental and social-well being and not merely the absence of disease.

20. Physical Health • Nutrition • Cardiovascular • Strength • Flexibility • Quality of sleep

21. Mental Health • How we take in information • How we process information • How we communicate information Emotional Health • Ability to understand your own feelings • Ability to accept your limitations • Ability to achieve stability and become comfortable with your emotions

22. Social Health • How we relate with others • Within the family unit • Outside the family unit

23. Refusal Skills Health Education • Addresses all dimensions of health • Develops knowledge, attitudes, and skills • Tailored to each grade level • Motivates students

24. Six Preventable Behaviors • Tobacco use • Poor eating habits • Abuse of alcohol and other drugs • Behaviors that result in intentional or unintentional injury • Physical inactivity • Sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or unintended pregnancy

25. National Health Standards • Core Concepts • Accessing Information • Analyzing Influences • Self Management • Interpersonal Communication • Decision Making • Goal Setting • Advocacy

26. Core Concepts • Use complete, factualinformation. • Be sure the facts areaccurate. • Show relationships among ideas. • Make factual conclusions about health.

27. Accessing Information • Identify sources of information. • Explain how to find the needed help. • Explain what type of help this source offers. • Explain why it’s a good source.

28. Self Management • Demonstrate habits thatcontribute to health. • Describe or demonstratespecific first aid and safetytechniques. • Identify strategies to avoid or manage unhealthy or dangerous situations. • List the steps in the correct order if there is one.

29. Analyzing Influences • Show a variety of influences. • Show both internal and external influences. • Show how the influencesaffect health choices.

30. Interpersonal Communication • Show dialogues thatexpress needs, ideas, and opinions. • Be clear and organized. • Show effective ways to say “no.” • Use appropriate and effectiveverbal and nonverbal strategies.

31. Decision Making • Show all the steps of thedecision-making process. • Identify the decisionto be made. • Identify options and possibleconsequences. • State the decision clearly. • Evaluate and reflect on the decision.

32. Goal Setting • Show all the steps ina goal-setting process. • Write a clear goalstatement. • Be sure the goal is realistic. • Make a plan for meeting the goal. • Show how to evaluate and adjustthe plan if needed.

33. Advocacy • Take a clear stand for ahealthy choice. • Explain why the stand taken is good for health. • Show awareness of theaudience for the message. • Be persuasive. • Show conviction about the message.

34. Coordinated School Health Programs Health Education • Addresses all dimensions of health • Develops knowledge, attitudes, and skills • Tailored to each grade level • Motivates students Health Services Community • Preventative Services • Education • Emergency Care • Referral • Management of acute and chronic conditions Develop partnerships among schools, families and community groups. Individuals will share and maximize resources and expertise in addressing the development of healthy children, youth, and their families. Teacher Wellness Physical Education • Promotes lifelong physical activity • Develops basic movement skills • Develops physical fitness • Enhances social and emotional ability • Staff Activities: • Assessment • Education • Fitness School Counseling/ Social Services Nutrition Services • Integration of: • Nutrition Education • Nutritious and appealing meals • Environment that promotes healthy dietary behaviors • Food Safety • Cognitive • Emotional • Behavioral • Social Needs • Individuals • Groups • Families School Environment • Provides a safe physical plant, as well as a healthy and supportive environment that fosters learning. • Physical Climate • Emotional Climate • Social Climate

36. Successful schools make an accurate assessment, of the existence of violence . Positive School Climate Characteristics

37. Positive School Climate Characteristics Successful schools use all the resources in the law community, including social service and law enforcement, and do not rely only on school officials to deal with the problem.

38. Positive School Climate Characteristics • Successful programs include not only anti-violence strategies but also positive experiences. • Successful programs create and communicate clearly defined behavior codes and enforce them strictly and uniformly. • Successful programs prepare to engage in a long-term effort.

39. Positive School Climate Characteristics • Successful programs incorporate family services into community and school programs. • Successful programs intervene early in a child’s life.