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Introduction to Healthy Communities of the Capital Area A Healthy Maine Partnership

Introduction to Healthy Communities of the Capital Area A Healthy Maine Partnership. Presented by: Renee Page, MPH, CLC for Hall-Dale Elementary School PTO November 12, 2008 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Today’s Goal. The goal is that you leave here today with:

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Introduction to Healthy Communities of the Capital Area A Healthy Maine Partnership

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  1. Introduction to Healthy Communities of the Capital AreaA Healthy Maine Partnership Presented by: Renee Page, MPH, CLC for Hall-Dale Elementary School PTO November 12, 2008 6:00 – 7:30 PM

  2. Today’s Goal The goal is that you leave here today with: • A better understanding of resources available from HCCA • The role schools & parents play in child wellness • An understanding of the school structure that supports Coordinated School Health Programming • Ideas for taking action to improve the health of Hall-Dale students

  3. Our Towns

  4. Six Behaviors that Contribute to the Most Serious Health Problems • Tobacco Use • Poor Nutrition • Physical Inactivity • Alcohol and other Drug Abuse • Behaviors Resulting in Intentional or Unintentional Injury • Sexual Behaviors Resulting in HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, or Unintended Pregnancy

  5. CDC Estimates… • 80% of heart disease & stroke, • 80% of Type II Diabetes, • 40% of Cancer Could be prevented if we did these three things… • Stop smoking • Eat healthier • Be more physically active

  6. Student Wellness & Academic Outcomes…What’s the Connection? • Increasing evidence shows the relationship between healthy students and: • Improved test scores • Better attendance • Better behavior • Improved sense of well-being • Less economic burden

  7. Tobacco Facts • 2,400 kids under age 18 become new daily smokers each day in Maine –CTFK • 29,200 kids under age 18 and alive in Maine will ultimately die prematurely from smoking –CTFK • 3.8 million packs of cigarettes are bought or smoked by kids in Maine each year –CTFK • 6th & 7th grade are the peak years for starting smoking and more than 1/3 will become regular smokers –Johnston et al., -CDC

  8. Tobacco Prevention & Treatment • Tar Wars • LifeSkills • N-O-T: Not On Tobacco • SIRP • Youth Voices • ME Tobacco Helpline • Smoke Free Homes Pledge • Tobacco Free Schools & Playing Fields Policy • Tobacco Law

  9. Lack of Physical Activity & Poor Nutrition Epidemic • 33% of 2-4 year-olds, 36.5% of kindergarteners & 1/3 of adolescents in ME are overweight or obese. -Maine Child Health Survey 2004 • Prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has doubled over the past two decades. • More than $300M spent in Maine on obesity-related illness 1998-2000. –MECDC, 2007 • Only 19% of Maine high school students eat the recommended daily servings of F&V -YRBS. 2005

  10. Obesity Prevention & Treatment • Take Time! • Love Your Veggies • Fitness Center • Farm to School • Safe Routes to School • Walking Trails • PE4ME • BMI Reporting • Local Wellness Policy

  11. Definition: Coordinated School Health Programs • A Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) is an effective system designed to connect health with education. This coordinated approach to school health improves students’ health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities, and schools working together.

  12. Maine’s Coordinated School Health Program

  13. Uncoordinated System

  14. How Are Things Working in Your School System?

  15. Some Benefits of Coordinated School Health Programming (CSHP) • Reduced absenteeism • Fewer behavior problems in the classroom • Improved academic performance • Students acquire information & skills for making healthy decisions

  16. What Does Coordinated School Health Programming Do? • improves students’ capacity to learn through the support of families, schools, and communities working together, and • integrates health topics and activities throughout the curriculum and during the school day to keep kids healthier and support their capacity to learn

  17. Contact Information Renee Page, MPH, CLC School/Youth Program Manager Healthy Communities of the Capital Area 36 Brunswick Avenue Gardiner, ME 04345 207-588-5020 rpage@mcd.org Website: www.healthycommunitiesme.org

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