Overview: Creating a Healthy School Environment

1. Overview: Creating a Healthy School Environment

2. What are the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT)? • A set of online tools to help Michigan schools create healthier environments. • HSAT Assessment • HSAT Action Plan

3. Healthy School Action Tools • Addresses five areas of health using an eight module format • Healthy Eating and Nutrition Education • Physical Activity and Physical Education • Tobacco-Free Lifestyles • Asthma Management • Violence Injury and Prevention

4. Eight Modules of the HSAT Assessment • Module 1: School Health Policies & Environment • Module 2: Health Education • Module 3: Physical Education & Other Physical Activity Programs • Module 4: Nutrition Services • Module 5: School Health Services • Module 6: School Counseling, Psychological & Social Services • Module 7: Health Promotion for Staff • Module 8: Family & Community Involvement

5. The HSAT will: • Identify school strengths • Identify school weaknesses • Develop an online Action Plan

6. Finding the Healthy School Action Tools www.mihealthtools.org/hsat

7. Where did HSAT come from? +

8. Getting Started: Begin by Forming a School Building Coordinated School Health Team

9. Identify a Team Leader CSHT Team Leader Responsibilities: • Recruit team members • Set up meeting times and locations • Communicate with team members • Complete assessment, action plan, submit success stories. • Keep CSHT on target by updating action plan. • Present updates to school board (successes and challenges)

10. Consider Using a HSAT Facilitator HSAT facilitators: • Assist team to complete the HSAT assessment and action plan • Ensures that everyone is being heard • Remains Neutral • Encourages team members to reach consensus • Encourages team leader to assume responsibility and take the lead • Complete the online HSAT Facilitation Training

11. www.mihealthtools.org/hsat

12. The HSAT Homepage: www.mihealthtools.org/hsat

13. The HSAT Process

15. Step 1: Register & Select Topics

19. Choosing Your Topic Area(s)

20. How To Add / Remove Topics Click on Step 1.

21. How To Change Topics

22. Step 2: Read Instructions

23. Step 3: Complete Assessment • Complete questions in all 8 modules.

24. Step 3: Complete Assessment • Red Flag Questions • Computer checks your work

25. Question Numbering • Module # • Question # • Topic Area

26. Question Numbering • CC = Cross-Cutting • A = Asthma Management • N = Healthy Eating/Nutrition Education • PA = Physical Activity/Physical Education • (also includes sun safety) • T = Tobacco-Free Lifestyles • VIP = Violence & Injury Prevention

27. Sample Question

28. Sample Question Glossary:

29. Sample Question Resource Guide (RG):

30. Step 3: Complete Assessment • Your Bright Ideas • Located at the end of each module

31. Step 4: Complete Summary • Your Bright Ideas: for review and editing • Additional Information Collected: • Baseline Data • Demographic Data • Other information about your school

32. Step 4: Complete Summary • Baseline Information: • Enrollment • Absences due to health and safety reasons • Number of disciplinary actions • Number of disciplinary referrals in the last full academic year (ex.; in-school suspension, detention, suspension, expulsion etc.) • Number of students who dropped out of school • Number of students in special education • Number of incidents reported related to bullying and violence

33. Demographic Data Ethnic composition of students % students eligible for free and reduced lunch Other information about your school Reason for completing HSAT Completed Recognition Program application Step 4: Complete Summary

34. Call your Central Office to gather information Helps the CSHT get ready for Action Planning Step 4: Complete Summary

35. Step 5: Finalize and Submit

37. Step 6: Read Instructions

38. Step 7: Set “SMART” Goals • Based on the need areas you discovered by completing your HSAT Assessment, set overall goals that will benefit your school • SMART goals: • Specific • Measurable • Attainable • Realistic • Timely

39. SMART Goals • Specific goals and objectives include who will be targeted and what will be accomplished. • Measurable goals and objectives include how much change is expected, specifically enough that achievement of the objective can be measured through counting or documenting change.

40. SMART Goals • Achievable goals and objectives can be realistically accomplished given your program’s existing resources and constraints. • Realistic goals and objectives address the scope of the health problem and propose reasonable programmatic steps. • Time-phased goals and objectives provide a timeline indicating when the objective will be met.

41. Example of a SMART Goal • Healthy Eating & Nutrition Education: • By December 1, 2009, 100% of a la carte items offered to students will meet our school’s nutrition standards which are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

42. Examples of SMART Goals • See the Resource Guide for more examples.

43. Step 7: List and Prioritize Actions

44. Step 9: Plan and Complete Actions

46. Step 10: Submit a Success Story

47. Why Share Your Success • Congratulating yourself on your successes motivates you to continue • Sharing achievements publicly also helps other schools: • It provides ideas • Demonstrates that it can be done • Inspires others • Stakeholder support and recruitment • Administration • School Board

48. The HSAT Process

49. Karen Krabill Yoder MDCH Coordinated School Health Consultant 517.335.8908 yoderk@michigan.gov Thank you!