Spotlight on Solutions: Nutrition and Physical Activity EDUCATION

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Spotlight on SolutionsNutrition and Physical
ActivityEDUCATION

• Michelle Burke RN, MS, CHES
• School Nurse-Teacher/
• Coordinator of School Health Programs
• Hudson Falls Central School District

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Hudson Falls Central School District

• Total student population 2,400 students
• Five instructional buildings
• 420 District employees
• 35 free and reduced lunch rates
• 27.1 residents living in poverty
• District population 11,000 residents

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Looking at a Systems Approach

• High percentage of at-risk students
• Faculty and staff many times working in isolation
• Concerned about test score results
• Common denominator for struggling students
  unhealthy in terms of mental, physical, or
  emotional health

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Selling Points for Schools

• Show links between health and improved academics
• Must get on the Board of Educations agenda
• Know the formal and in-formal power structure
• Have a key figure to help champion the cause
• Be prepared with Supportive Data

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Goals for Year 1

• Establish Broad Based support for CSH initiative
• Establish a District-wide School Health Advisory
  Council (SHAC)
• Complete a Baseline Assessment of our
  policies/procedures using the CDCs School Health
  Index Survey Tool

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Essential Support

• Top Administration - Superintendent
• Board of Education Key
• School Physician Endorsement
• District-wide School Health Coordinator
• Building Level Administration and a Building
  Champion
• Community/resources
• Parents/students
• School Nutrition Services

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Broad Based Support

• Administrative Support
• District-wide School Health Advisory Council
  (SHAC)
• Building Level Healthy School Teams (HST)
• District-wide Employee Health and Wellness Team

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School Health Advisory Council

• Membership includes school district staff,
  students, parents, physician/dentists and
  community agencies.
• Responsibilities include developing a shared
  vision for the health of children and their
  families.
• Developing District Level goals for improving
  student health based on School Health Index
  Survey.
• Make policy recommendations to the Board of
  Education.

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Healthy School Teams

• Serve as liaisons for the SHAC.
• Assess student, family, and staff needs using the
  School Health Index.
• Map existing school and community resources that
  could contribute towards a coordinated program.
• Develop and implement a Building Level Action
  Plan tying in with SHAC goals.

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SHAC VISION

• In the next 5 years, the HFCSD will work with
  staff, students, families and the community to
  empower them to become healthier individuals who
  are better learners and higher achievers through
  a coordinated system that addresses all 8 CSH
  components.

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SHAC GOAL FOR YEAR 2

• To develop a comprehensive nutrition policy aimed
  at promoting lifelong healthy eating among
  students, staff and community.

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HEALTHY SCHOOL TEAMS

• Primary Building (K- gr.3) looking at
  increasing breakfast rates
• Intermediate Building (Gr.4/5) Healthy options
• Middle School After school healthy options,
  milk machine, increased options
• High School Cafeteria renovations, labeling,
  increased healthy options

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EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS TEAM

• Representation from all building and department
  areas.
• Collaborated with Worksite Wellness Network on a
  variety of initiatives.
• Network with insurance carrier, Employee
  Assistance Program
• Have made many environmental changes

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Our Organizational Structure
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Keys to our success

• Long term commitment with administrative support
• Set short and long term goals
• Keep the motivation going
• Look at changing the culture

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Keys to our success (cont.)

• Must keep showing the links between health and
  academic success
• Obtain Letters of Support
• Seek out Grant Opportunities
• Tap into existing resources and work together for
  a common goal
• Key leaders and staff involvement

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Policy Changes

• Board endorsed CSH initiative
• Established Coordinator of School Health Program
  position
• Established a position of Community Outreach
  School Nurse
• Comprehensive Nutrition Policy
• Supportive of Environmental Changes

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Our CSHP Website

• Through funding from the Worksite Wellness
  Network, we were able to develop our CSHP and an
  Employee Wellness web-page
• Sean Connolly, webmaster and HFCSD Junior,
  created the web-page with information we provided
  him.
• It can be viewed at www.hfcsd.org/cshp

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Things to Remember

• Its a long term process
• Systems approach
• Coordinate services already in place
• Healthy students make better learners
• Do not attack the School Lunch Program
• Acknowledge people for their contributions and
  support
• Its a Team Approach

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Nothing great was ever achieved without
  enthusiasm

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For additional information Please Contact Us

• Hudson Falls Central School District
• P.O. Box 710
• Hudson Falls, New York 12839
• [phone]
• Michelle Burke, School Nurse-Teacher/Coordinator
  of School Health Programs mburke_at_hfcsd.org
• Mark Doody, Superintendent mdoody_at_hfcsd.org