Coordinated School

Coordinated School Health Program

Is an integrated set of planned, sequential, school-affiliated strategies.

CSH Leadership Team

Is accountable to the community for program quality and effectiveness

Comprehensive School Health

Means inclusive, This will produce a continuous and complete system to promote and protect students health.

Coordinated School Health

Means Brought into combined action to cause separate elements to function in a smooth concerted manner

Coordination

Implies a formal relationship and blurring of boundaries between coordinating partners

Nutrition Services Health Services Healthy and Safe school Environment Counseling and Mental Health Service Staff Wellness Promotion Parent and Community Involvement Physical Education Health Education

Eight components of CSH

Superintendent

Support evidence- based policie, process to take care for the whole child

School Principal

Support policies and process to take care for the whole child. Funding implementation for school level

School Staff

Be a school leader, Serve as member of the school health team Participate, advocate and model healthy behaviour

Families/Parents

Advocate for use and implementation at the school level Service as a member of the school or district team

Students

Serve as a member of the school or district level Advocate for the needs of students that relate to the health model

Community members

Serve as member of the school or district WSCC team. Shares expertise and resources

Healthy and Safe School Environment

Includes physical and aesthetic surroundings and psychosocial climate and culture of the school

School Building, surrounding areas and anything present that creates a safety hazard including air quality.

Factors that influence the physical environment

True

(true or false) The social condition of the school can affect the psychological environment and emotionally affect the well-being of students and staff

True

(true or false) A physical environment can be either a support or a hurdle to student achievement

School Size

Are important environmental conditions Teachers and professionals have little control over this

Lighting

Most critical physical characteristics of the classroom

Poor lighting

Can affect students attitude and mood

Color Choices

Can transform school atmosphere Inviting, pleasing, stimulating

Temperature and Ventilation

Temperature that are too high depleted l energy from student

Noise Control

Can make it difficult for students to learn for several reasons Raises stress level of the students Can lead to hearing loss

Sanitation

Is the protection of health and prevention of diseases

Accessibility

Students with physical disabilities often require modifications to gain access to several facilities

Emotional Environment

Feelings, expectation, experience that affect students development Teachers personality and behaviour determine emotional climate

Teacher responsibility Safe school transportation Safe playgrounds Disaster and emergency preparedness

Providing a safe school environment

Teacher's Responsibility

Proper reporting of accident/injuries Provide appropriate supervision

Safe Transportation

Should have a safe drop off and pick up zone.

Safe Playgrounds

Maintaining high safety standards will reduce injuries