PHHE 295
Chapter 6: The School Health Program: A Component of
Community Health
Chapter Objectives
1) List the ideal members of a school health council.
2) Explain why a school health program is important.
3) Identify the major foundations of a coordinated school
health program.
4) Define written school health policies and explain
their importance to the school health program.
5) Explain processes for developing and implementing
school health policies.
6) List the eight components of a coordinated school
health program.
7) Describe the role of the school health coordinator.
8) Identify those services offered as part of school
health services and explain why schools are logical places to offer such
services.
9) Explain what is meant by a healthy school environment
and discuss the two major environments.
10) Define school
health education.
11) Identify the eight National Health Education
Standards.
12) Explain how a health education specialist could locate
credible health education curricula.
13) Identify and briefly explain four issues that are
faced by school health advocates.
Key Terms
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Coordinated
School Health Program: An organized
set of policies, procedures, and activities designed to protect, promote, and
improve the health and well-being of students and staff, thus improving a
student’s ability to learn. It includes, but is not limited to, comprehensive
school health education; school health services; a healthy school environment;
school counseling; psychological and social services; physical education;
school nutrition services; family and community involvement in school health;
and school-site health promotion for staff.
·
School Health
Council: Individuals from a school or
school district and its community who work together to provide advice on
aspects of the school health program.
·
School Health
Policies: Written statements that
describe the nature and procedures of a school health program.
·
School Health
Coordinator: A professional at the
district (or school) level responsible for management and coordination of all
school health policies, activities, and resources.
·
School Health
Services: Health services provided by
school health workers to appraise, protect, and promote the health of students.
·
Healthy School
Environment: The promotion,
maintenance, and utilization of safe and wholesome surroundings in a school.
·
School Health
Education: The development, delivery,
and evaluation of a planned curriculum, kindergarten through grade 12.
·
Curriculum: A written plan for instruction.
·
Scope: Part of the curriculum that outlines what will be
taught.
·
Sequence: Part of the curriculum that states in what order the
content will be taught.
Chapter
Summary
·
The potential
impact of a coordinated school health program on the health of children, their
families, and the community is great because the school is the one institution
through which we all must pass.
·
To date, the full
potential of school health has not been reached because of the lack of support
and interest.
·
If implemented
properly, coordinated school health programs can improve access to health
services, educate students and about pressing health issues, and provide a safe
and healthy environment in which students can learn and grow.
·
The foundations
of the school health program include:
o
1) A school
administration that supports such an effort
o
2) A
well-organized school health council that is genuinely interested in providing
a coordinated program for the students
o
3) Written school
health policies.
·
School health
policies are critical for ensuring accountability, credibility, and the
institutionalization of programs and efforts to make schools a healthy learning
environment.
·
The components of
a coordinated health program include:
o
1) School health
services
o
2) A healthy
school environment
o
3) School health
education
o
4) Counseling,
psychological, and social services
o
5) Physical
education
o
6) School
nutrition services
o
7)
Family/community involvement for school health
o
8) School-site
health promotion for staff.
·
The eight
National Health Education Standards emphasize a skills-based curriculum
focusing on the following:
o
1) Core Concepts
o
2) Analyzing
Influences
o
3) Accessing
Valid Health Information, Products, and Services
o
4) Demonstrating
Interpersonal Communication Skills
o
5) Utilizing
Decision-Making Skills
o
6) Utilizing
Goal-Setting Skills
o
7) Practicing
Health-Enhancing Behaviors
o
8) Advocating for
Personal, Family, and Community Health
·
A number of
resources exist to assist health education specialists in locating and
assessing available curricula.
·
A number of
issues face school health advocates, including a lack of support for coordinated
school health, health curriculum challenges, the implementation of school-based
health centers, and violence in schools.
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