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310301
Developing and Implementing a Successful Comprehensive School Wellness Program Using the CDC's Coordinated School Health Model
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Kendra LeSar, MPH, CHES
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Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Taslim van Hattum, LMSW, MPH
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School Health Connection, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Marsha Broussard, DrPH
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School Health Connection, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
School Health Connection (SHC), a program of the Louisiana Public Health Institute, has been implementing comprehensive wellness programs in New Orleans public schools since 2009. The School Wellness Program pilot demonstrated that in order to be most effective, all school health and wellness programs within a school should be coordinated. SHC has utilized the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coordinated School Health model as a framework for developing and implementing comprehensive school wellness programming in 20 New Orleans schools. A number of states have recently established coordinated school health mandates based on links to improved health and academic success. This session will clearly outline the steps to developing and implementing a Coordinated School Health program, including the formation of a school health advisory committee; completion of the School Health Index or another school health assessment; and the development and implementation of a school health improvement plan. This session will also identify potential challenges that may arise when establishing a comprehensive school wellness program and strategies developed by SHC to promote program success and sustainability. With nearly 5 years of programming reflections, this session will discuss lessons learned from implementing Coordinated School Health programs in New Orleans schools, as well as recommended strategies for designing similar programs.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Learning Objectives:
Describe the Coordinated School Health framework.
Identify the essential steps to developing and implementing a successful comprehensive school wellness program utilizing the Coordinated School Health model as a framework.
Identify potential challenges that may arise when establishing a comprehensive school wellness program.
Describe strategies for successfully developing and implementing a comprehensive school wellness program.
Keyword(s): School-Based Health, Children and Adolescents
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been a School Wellness Program Coordinator with School Health Connection since March 2011. I have worked with 19 New Orleans public schools to develop and implement comprehensive school wellness programs utilizing the CDC's Coordinated School Health Model as a framework. I currently provide technical assistance to schools around establishing comprehensive school wellness programs and developing comprehensive school wellness policies.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
