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Advocating for School Wellness

Advocating for School Wellness. Role of Nutrition, Health and Physical Education in Closing the Achievement Gap. SHAPE Workshops: Spring 2009. 4-2-09. Overview. Goals for Education Achievement Gap and Health Gap Connection School Wellness Saves Money Advocate: What You Can Do!.

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Advocating for School Wellness

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  1. Advocating for School Wellness Role of Nutrition, Health and Physical Education in Closing the Achievement Gap SHAPE Workshops: Spring 2009 4-2-09

  2. Overview • Goals for Education • Achievement Gap and Health Gap Connection • School Wellness Saves Money • Advocate: What You Can Do!

  3. “We must understand this important truth: that improving children’s health likely improves school performance. It may even help a school’s bottom line.” David Satcher

  4. Goals for Education Raise Academic Performance Improve Student Well-Being AND

  5. Same Goals! “Healthier students …typically do better in school…We know that strong bodies and strong minds work together to help…our students succeed.” December 2008 Jack O’ConnellState Superintendent of Public Instruction

  6. The Achievement Gap and Health Gap What is the connection?

  7. Demographics: California K-12 Enrollment for 2006-07:6,286,943 Source: CDE DataQuest

  8. What is the Achievement Gap? • Disparity between: • White and other Ethnic groups • Socio-economically Disadvantaged and Non- Disadvantaged • Students with Disabilities and students without Disabilities

  9. English-Language ArtsPercentages of Economically Disadvantaged & Percentages of Not Economically Disadvantaged Students Scoring at Proficient and Above, 2007 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged Source: CDE DataQuest

  10. What is the Health Gap? Disparities in incidence of disease, disability and death among specific populations: • Economically Disadvantaged • Ethnic Populations - African American, • Hispanic, Native American

  11. Health Gap for Children …Some Examples • Anemia:Higher among African-American children • 19% AA versus 10% for Whites • Dental Health:Higher rates of poor teeth conditions • 21% Hispanic children versus 11% African American vs 6% White • Asthma: Higher among African American and Hispanic children • African American and Hispanic children have a 60% higher rate of asthma than White children • 12.7% incidence for both African American and Hispanic children compared to 8% incidence for White Children Source: Office of Minority Health

  12. Students Need School Wellness More than Ever February 2009 Superintendent O’Connell’sState of Education Address “In difficult times, our schools provide safe and stable environments.” Efforts at fitness have raised student achievement in California but…in the last year: • 19% more homeless students • 12% increase in numbers of subsidized meals served to California students • 28 million more meals and growing

  13. Achievement and Health Go hand in hand…

  14. Poor nutrition decreases cognitive functioning and performance in the areas of language, concentration, and attention. Students with the highest fitness scores have the highest SAT-9 scores. Jim Sallis, 1999 Health Improves Learning Wehler, Scott, & Anderson, 1996

  15. Health and Physical Education Raises Scores • Health Education: Third and fourth grade students who received comprehensive health education had significantly higher reading and math scores. Schoener, Guerrero, and Whitney, 1988 • Intensive Physical Education programs had higher reading, math and writing scores and reduced disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Sallis, 1999

  16. Garden Education Raises Science Scores • Students in third, fourth and fifth grade participated in school gardening activities • Weekly garden reinforced by hands-on classroom activities • Higher science achievement scores compared to those who did not have garden activities • Klemmer, Waliczek, 2005 (Louisianna schools)

  17. School Wellness Saves Money Even in tight budget times

  18. Students with poor nutrition & physical fitness more likely to be absent and tardy. Murphy, 1998 Very overweight students miss 4-6 times more school than normal weight kids. Schwimmer 2003;AHK Health Affects Attendance

  19. Cost of Students being out one day a month: A single-day absence by one student costs the district between $9 - $20. Reference: Action for Healthy Kids: The Learning Connection 2005, www.actionforhealthykids.org Health Impacts School Budget

  20. Do The Math Figure out the impact to your district

  21. Wellness Is Cost Effective Cuts Student Absences Improves Student Well-Being AND Increases academic achievement

  22. Wellness…. Investment in the Bottom Line • Academic Resources • Increased readiness to learn • Better achievement • Staffing • Fewer visits to school nurse • Fewer behavior problems • Funds • As school wellness increases the ADA goes up

  23. Closing the Gap Improves Our Future In California, The achievement and health gap represents a majority of students

  24. Advocate! What You Can Do

  25. What You Can Do! • Share District Data with Vision • Make the connection between health and academics with district-specific data • Get others involved • Integrate Wellness Into Your District’s Achievement Strategic Plans • Discuss District Wellness Policy • Include wellness in Program Improvement • Emphasize turn-key approaches

  26. Fitness Gram 2008California Statistics Use Your District Data http://www.eddataonline.com/fitness/data/default.aspxor http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

  27. Local Example: Fitnessgram 2006-07% in Healthy Fitness ZoneABC Elementary

  28. California Healthy Kids Survey results can be tailored for your district http://www.wested.org/cs/chks/print/docs/chks_bsearch.htm

  29. XXX School Data/Year Example: Percentage Of District Students Who Report Eating Breakfast On The Day Of The Survey XXX County 81% 60% 52% 51% Grade 5 7 9 11 83% 68% 62% 59% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of Students

  30. Another Gap:Implementation versus Reality* * Parent’s Views on School Wellness Policy from a National Action for Healthy Kids Survey 2005

  31. Compare Your District: Wellness Area: * Parent’s Views on School Wellness Policy from a National Action for Healthy Kids Survey 2005

  32. CDE’s Closing the Achievement Gap PlanBased on Four Themes: • Access • How do all students gain access to what they need? • Culture/Climate • How can schools offer the best learning environment for all students? • Expectations • Are high expectations for teachers and students truly held? • Strategies • What practices have been proven effective for closing the achievement gap?

  33. Some Ways to Integrate • Access- Fresh, Wholesome Foods; Quality Health and Physical Education for All • Culture- Healthful, Vibrant Campuses • Expectations- Walk the Talk (Policies and Practices) • Strategies- Share Wellness Models Source of ACES: CDE’s Report on Closing the Achievement Gap http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/pc/

  34. Involve The Whole School • Get on the Principal’s Meeting Agenda- • invite them to see activities • Involve Teachers-Hands on Nutrition and Taste tests at meetings; health posters in teacher’s rooms; staff wellness; ideas to integrate into curricula • Be the Coach’s Buddy- promote healthy snacks and education for competitive edge • Nurse as Partner in reducing health visits • Guidance Counseloras ally to prevent behavior problems through positive student activities • Parents as Messengers-talk to PTA leaders about why fitness matters-promote fitness events Publish health articles in school newsletters

  35. “Today many educators are narrowing their focus on academics in order to meet testing and accountability standards... You can’t sacrifice one part of a child for another. Focusing on a part of the child is a zero-sum game that forces false choices.” Gene R. Carter, EdD. Executive Director and CEO of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum

  36. Some Resources Used to Develop This Presentation • Massachusetts Department of Education: Health and Academics Making the Link http://www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/health00/slides.PDF • Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD)-Overview: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) http://www.reportingonhealth.com/resources/topics/links/office-minority-health-health-disparities-omhd-3 • Reducing Health Disparities by Reducing Education Disparities: What’s health got to do with it? Division of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances, Centers for Disease Control

  37. Resources (continued) • Mission Becomes Mandate: Campaign for School Wellness, Action for Healthy Kidswww.actionforhealthykids.org/pdf/CSW%20Report%20FINAL%208-18-06.pdf • Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement; Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER) http://www.thesociety.org/pdf/makingtheconnection.ppt • 2009 California State of the Education Address: Closing the Achievement Gap in California;http://www.closingtheachievementgap.org/cs/ctag/print/htdocs/home.htm

  38. Another Resource Show the following video clip: Call to Leadership: Elevating School Wellness to a Higher Level  Part 6- Dr. Jose Salgado, Principal, Mario Umana Middle School Academy, Boston, MAwebcast archive www.ActionForHealthyKids.org

  39. Slide show to be posted at California Healthy Kids Resource Center website www.californiahealthykids.org Questions? Heather Reed, MA, RD Nutrition Education Consultant, California Department of Education hreed@cde.ca.gov

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