Exam 2 Flashcards
What is Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP)
An organized set of policies, procedures, and activities designed to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of students and staff
Components of Whole School, Community, and Child (WSCC) model
- Administration and organization
- Shcool health services
- Healthy school environment
- School health education
- Counseling, psychological, and social services
- Physical education and physical activity
- Nutrition environment and services
- Community involvement
- Family engagement
- Employee wellness
What is School Health Advisory Council?
Individuals from the school district and community who work together to provide advice on aspects of the school health program
What is the primary role of School Health Advisory Council?
Provide coordination of the WSCC components
The 3 foundations of School Health Program
- School administration
- A well-organized school health council
- Written school health policies
School Health Services
Health screenings, emergency care, chronic disease management, communicable disease prevention/control, counseling
Healthy School Environment
By law, school districts are required to provide a safe school environment (physical and psychosocial)
School Health Education
Development, delivery, and evaluation of a planned curriculum
Issues/concerns of School Health Program
- Lack of support
- Lack of time in school year/day
- School health curriculum challenges
- School-based health centers
- Violence in schools
What is community organizing/building?
Process to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they have collectively set
Community organizing methods
- Locality development
- Social Planning
- Social action
Process of community organizing/building
- Recognizing the issue
- Gaining entry into the community
- Organizing the people
- Assessing the community
5.Determining the priorities/setting goals - Arriving at a solution and selecting intervention strategies
Locality development
- Creates infrastructure for community action inside community
- Builds sense of community
Social planning
- Policy makers create policies to improve quality of life
- Task oriented; involves inside/outside planning
Social action
- Engages citizens in understanding and building power, practice taking action
- Focus on disadvantage segments of the population
