Those who think they have not time for healthy eating and active living will sooner

or later have to find time for illness and disease. (Hippocrates)

EHE 300 Health Education September 16, 2013

What people know and how people think about health and wellness will influence how they attempt to promote it what do you think about health and wellness?

Personal Definition of Health and Wellness for 2013?

Share with people at your table and create one definition of health and one of wellness. (3-5 minutes) Volunteer sharing(participation )

What do others think about health?

Health as the Absence of Disease Health as Healthy Lifestyles Health as a good quality of life Health is not an endpoint it is a resource for daily living. People who can cope with the daily demands of living and manage the many challenges related to maturation, puberty and demands of school and employment.

What do you know/think about Health Promotion?

It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves.
-- Robert Hutchins

WHAT IS HEALTH? Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
WHAT IS HEALTH PROMOTION? The Ottawa Charter defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health.

Health & Health Promotion

Health is really about creating communities where it is easy for people to live, work, play, and learn. It is about making sure that people have a greater sense of control over their lives, are connected with their families and friends, and are involved in making health choices the easier choices.
Healthier Places to Live, Work and Play: A Population Health Promotion Strategy for SK, 2004)

What is a Health Promoting School?

A health promoting school is one that works in a way that demonstrates a whole school commitment to improving and protecting the health and well-being of the school community.
More specifically, a health promoting school is one that uses a health promoting schools approach.

School Health
When schools do not deal with childrens health by design they deal with it by default until schools address students health as directly as they do math, reading and science, they will not produce employable and productive graduates.
(Marx, Wooley and Northrop, 1998)

So what did you learning about Comprehensive School Health (CSH) when you checked out the Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) website? Any thoughts as to why Saskatchewan has added the word Community as in Comprehensive School Community Health?

Comprehensive School Health

(CSH)

Comprehensive School Health (CSH) is an integrated approach to health promotion that gives students numerous opportunities to observe and learn positive health attitudes and behaviours. ~Health Canada

Definition from CASH

Canadian Association for School Health

A comprehensive school health approach includes a broad spectrum of activities and services that take place in schools and surrounding communities and enable children and youth to enhance their health, develop to their fullest potential, and establish productive and satisfying relationships in their present and future lives.

Home

Teaching and Learning

Supportive Social Environment

STUDENT

Health and Other Supports

Healthy Physical Environment

Community

Comprehensive School Health

Four Legs of Comprehensive School Health

Healthy Physical Environment Teaching and Learning

The Child

Social Supports

Health and other Support Services

Why do we need CSH?

Why do we need CSH?

Challenging economic, physical, and social conditions, fewer resources...
Healthy learners are better learners. Studies suggest that CSH is a cost-effective approach to health as it promotes long term health.

Studies show that effective health instruction (i.e., teaching and learning within a healthy environment) can change health attitudes and behaviours.

Why do we need CSH? (continued)

Health promotion can help individuals to improve their eating habits or increase their physical activity. However, from experience, people know that knowledge alone is not enough.

Why do we need CSH? (continued) Simply telling people to exercise more, eat less fat and more vegetables and avoid tobacco has not resulted in enough change in behaviours to keep them healthy. Most people find it difficult to behave differently than their friends

Why do we need CSH? (continued)

Creating environments where healthy behaviour is the norm will support healthier choices by individuals.
Healthier Places to Live, Work and Play

Assignment that goes with next 8 slides:

CSH Component: ___________________

Groups of 4 Number off from 1-4 Note group # on slides

Health Issue/Topic: ___________________

How would you address this topic within the identified CSH Component? What is the result if it is only addressed through this component?

1. Criteria for Building a Healthy Physical Environment

Drinking and Driving

Comply with legislation Implement health-related policies Communication

Examples of Healthy Physical Environment:

safety and accident prevention measures in the school and playgrounds environmental health standards for sanitation, clean water, hygiene, lighting, & noise

healthy food services and/or meal programs smoke-free school policies alcohol and drug-free policies harassment, discrimination, and bullying policies

2. Criteria for Social Support

positive school climate Homophobia involvement of all stakeholders formal needs assessment and planning active student participation community involvement in the school community coordination active parental/family involvement

Examples of Social Support:

role modelling by school staff adult mentorship peer support programs/ leadership staff wellness programs comprehensive wellness programs

appropriate school discipline policies community development media cooperation healthy public policy from school boards, boards of health and social service agencies

3. Criteria for Health & Other Services

Access to appropriate health & social services and information for children and families Inter-agency, inter-ministry, and interdisciplinary cooperation, coordination of services, & comprehensive policies Inter-agency committee Inservice training professionals
Tobacco

Examples of Health and other Support Services:

student services school guidance & counselling services child protection services for special needs students

an integrated web of services offering appraisals, early identification, referrals, treatment and follow-up

4. Criteria for Teaching and Learning

Active health promotion Comprehensive provincial curricula in the areas of health education, physical education, and personal and social development. High-quality teaching/learning resources Appropriate instructional strategies Effective teacher pre-service and inservice training
Diabetes

Examples of Teaching and Learning:

Reinforcement of health understandings into other subject areas Recognition of formal and informal learning opportunities with peers and families

Health education and physical education focusing on awareness, decision-making, skillbuilding, social action, attitudinal and behavioural change

Assignment 1 Option 1:

Due: October 21, 2013

This assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of a comprehensive school community health approach. Please choose four health issues for youth (what does recent research say?) and complete a matrix/visual organizer (not an essay) to indicate how the issues should be addressed through a CSH approach.

Assignment 1 Option 1:

Components for CSH are identified and briefly described in the matrix Each CSH component is equally represented 2-3 page review of the literature is included (APA Format) Assignment is handed in on or before October 21st.

What is Wellness?
Before we answer this

Complete the Wellness Inventory for next day. Consider completing the Wellness Inventory Reflections archive which is due Sept. 30th.