Coordinated School Health and School Nursing

1. Coordinated School Health and School Nursing Sandi Clark, RN KDPH Pediatric Section Supervisor/ School Health Nurse Consultant July, 2014

2. What is Coordinated School Health

3. CSH Team Members • School District Health Coordinator • School Nurse • Health Education/PE Teachers • School Food Service Director • FRYSC Director • Other interested parties, including community leaders (local health department staff)

4. School Nurse Role • An integral member of the Coordinated School Health (CSH) model • Acts as a leader using professional education & skills to assist schools & communities in the development, implementation, & evaluation • Provides leadership or serve as a supporting role in any of the eight components

5. Health Services: • Management of acute & chronic health conditions • Makes referrals & emergency care interventions Health Education: • Provides classroom education that promotes healthy lifestyle choices Staff Wellness/Health Promotion: • Works collaboratively with CSH team to provide health information

6. Counseling, Psychological & Social Services: • Collaborates with others to identify students with psychosocial problems, intervention and referral School Nutrition Services: • Provides education on nutritious foods and snacks • Provides information on students with anaphylaxis & food allergies to promote student safety

7. Physical Education: • Collaborates to provide information designed for physical activity • Provide lifelong activity for all students Healthy School Environment: • Monitoring, reporting & intervening to correct hazards • Collaborate to develop a crisis intervention plan & adaption for students with special needs

8. Family & Community Involvement • Identify & provide programs to meet the physical & mental health needs of students and families • Assist to strengthen collaboration among agencies and stakeholders

9. School Wellness • Local polices are designed to promote student health & reduce childhood obesity • Each local educational agency that participates in the National School Lunch Program or child nutrition programs is required by federal law to establish a local school wellness policy • Policies address – nutrition education, physical activity & nutrition standards for all foods available during the day at school

10. Policy Components • Goals for nutrition education, physical activity & other wellness activities • Guidelines for foods & beverages available during the school day • Guidelines for other activities promoting wellness • Planning for implementation • Involvement of parents, students, representatives of nutrition program, school & public in development of policy

11. CDC Changes CSH Model

12. For More Information KDE: Jamie Sparks, Project Director, jamie.sparks@education.ky.gov Website: http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/CSH/Pages/default.aspx

13. Contact Information • Sandi Clark, KDPH School Health Nurse Consultant SandiK.Clark@ky.gov • Karen.Erwin, KDE School Nurse Consultant Karen.Erwin@education.ky.gov