273008 How schools work and how to work with schools: Tips for public health

Thursday, June 28, 2012 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Nora Howley, MA , NEA Health Information Network, Washington, DC
     
This session will provide an overview of education governance in the United States and discuss how public health professionals can with education systems. Participants will be encouraged to examine their approaches and desired outcomes and consider how to modify or recast to better involve the education sector

Learning Areas:
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify key levels of governance and points of influence in education. 2. Identify at least one message for educators that they might use in their area of work.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an educator who started my career as a pre-school teacher, and has taught students as young as two and as old as 85. I served as the Director of the School Health Project at the Council of Chief State School Officers, and as interim Executive Director at Action for Healthy Kids. After a year of consulting work, I joined the staff of NEA HIN full time in January of 2009.
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.

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