3174.0 Advocating for Healthy Schools

Monday, October 31, 2011: 10:30 AM
Oral
Policy at the national, state and local level has the potential to drive changes for improving the health of students and create healthy school environments. This session will describe the relationship between policy and improved health outcomes.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe innovative and replicable programs for improving healthy students, healthy school environments and healthy communities
Moderator:
Susan Wooley, PhD, CHES

10:30 AM
Employing a Systems Change Framework to Assess Health and Education Policy Advocacy in California: Breaking Down Silos
Mary Kreger, Dr PH, Claire Brindis, DrPH and Katherine Sargent, BA
     
10:50 AM
Healthy People 2020's School Health Objectives
Susan Wooley, PhD, CHES
     
        
11:10 AM
Evaluation of a Five Year Coordinated School Health Initiative: The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Coordinated School Health Grantees Initiative
Jeff A. Jones, PhD, Joan Buchar, PhD, CHES and Jay P. Swacker, MSACC
     
11:30 AM
Building healthy minds and bodies through community partnerships: The Youth Empowerment for Success YES! Sí Se Puede Project
Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, Mara Bird, PhD, Britt Rios-Ellis, PhD, MS, Danny Luna, MPH (c), David Downing and Mayra Rascon, MPH
     

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Organized by: School Health Education and Services

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