Its All About Kids: A Program That Works

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Its All About Kids A Program That Works

• Tulsa Health Department

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Its All About Kids

• The purpose of the ITS ALL ABOUT KIDS program is
  to introduce a comprehensive prevention model for
  elementary school- aged youth to cognitively
  reduce obesity, improve school performance and
  enhance decision-making/negotiation skills.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

• Low performing schools
• Schools with poor attendance rates
• Schools that do not have limited Physical
  Education Programs
• Schools with poor parental involvement
• Schools with limited access to healthcare
  services

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GOALS

• Help students recognize and implement a healthy
  eating pattern in their lifestyle while training
  parents and school personnel to support students
  in maintaining a healthy eating pattern
• Help students engage in regular physical activity
• Improve school performance
• Improve school attendance
• Enhance decision-making/negotiation skills among
  youth

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Its All About Kids

• 21 Elementary Schools within the Tulsa, Union,
  and Sand Springs School Districts

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COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MODEL
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Specialized Personalized Exercise Program (PEP)
  for those with a BMI of 33 or above at our
  comprehensive sites
• Focus To work with identified students who
  would benefit from having personalized,
  one-on-one instruction and training as it relates
  to all aspects of being healthy and physically fit

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Specialized Personalized Exercise Program (PEP)
  for those with a BMI of 33 or above at our
  comprehensive sites
• Criteria for participation in the PEP Program
• Must be enrolled at the school being served
• Must meet BMI criteria
• Must be available to work one-on-one with the
  Physical Education Specialist
• Parents must make a sincere effort to work with
  student/child and PE Specialist to meet long and
  short term goals
• Parents must consider suggestions offered by
  other members of the IAK team as it relates to
  changes that might help the student/child meet
  short term and long term goals
• Parents must be available for home visits
• Families will make a sincere effort to
  participate in parenting events that will be
  offered by THD
• Must have signed parental and/or guardian consent

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NUTRITION CURRICULUM

• CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health)
• 6-week curriculum
• Curriculum designed for 1st through 5th grades
• Research based
• Format of curriculum
• Instruction done by OU Nursing students, OSU
  dietician students, and Tulsa Health Department
  Health Education Specialists
• Evaluation of curriculum

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HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM

• Evidence based
• School needs assessments dictate need for what
  type of curriculum

• Curriculum topics
• Decision making
• Self-Esteem
• Anger Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Stress management
• Team Building
• Communication Skills
• Nutrition

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PARTNERS

• Tulsa Public Schools
• Saint Francis Hospital
• Saint Francis Health Zone
• Midwest Dairy Council
• OSU Extension Center
• OK Fit Kids Coalition
• Radio Disney
• OU College of Nursing

• Tulsa Junior League
• Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Community Health Foundation
• OSU Dietician students
• Mayors Fitness Challenge

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Over 8,300 students currently participating in
  the program
• 69 parenting events, reaching over 7,750
  individuals
• Convened a 20 member School Health Council
  consisting of 13 community
  
  organizations
• Collection of Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements
  on an estimated 900 students both in the Fall and
  Spring of 2005-06 school year to assess impact of
  the program
• Assisted families with the Medicaid application
  process
• Conducted a total of 283 home visits during the
  2005-06 school year 60 during 2004-05 school
  year
• Created a clothing closet at Anderson Elementary
• A total of 441 health education presentations
  have been conducted during the 2005-06 school
  year

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Provided social work to 63 individuals during the
  2005-06 school year examples include arranging
  for clothing and basic survival needs
• Implemented a walking program at 4 schools with
  52 active school personnel participants
• Conducted needs assessments at all five
  comprehensive schools
• Provided an after-school program to 50 students
  at Roy Clark Elementary through the Activate
  America grant
• Implemented a 6-week nutrition curriculum in 18
  schools, reaching over 8,300 students

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EVALUATION RESULTS

• BMI data was collected on 538 students and
  classified as Normal, At-Risk, or Overweight
• Generally, students demonstrated no change (83)
  in BMI status from Fall to Spring
• Students who experienced a change in BMI status
  were more likely to improve than decline.
• Many children considered in At-Risk and
  Overweight Fall BMI categories experienced
  improvements when measured in the Spring.
• Additional data will be collected over time to
  determine the effect of the program on BMI
  changes, parental involvement, and decreasing
  suspension rates and student mobility
• Most students experienced a change in knowledge,
  attitude, and behavioral changes with respect to
  Nutrition education

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SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS

• Limited number of staff to do health education
  in the schools and teach nutrition curriculum
• Limited funding

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FUTURE DIRECTION
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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Pam Rask
• Manager School Health/TFIMR/HCAP
• Tulsa Health Department
• [phone]
• prask_at_tulsa-health.org

Marla Mayberry School Health Coordinator Tulsa
Health Department [phone] mmayberry_at_tulsa-h
ealth.org
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Thank you - Any Questions?