1/28/2016 The Power of Healthy School Communities: Innovative Partnerships to Improve School and Community Health Marna Canterbury, MS, RD Director of Community Health, Lakeview Health/HealthPartners Stephen Gorde, Principal, Lake Elmo Elementary Malinda Lansfeldt, Principal, Lilly Lake Elementary Curios osity ty Thrives es Her ere Greater change is possible with partnerships What Determines Community Health? • Health is more than health care • Improving health means partnership with members, patients and community including: • School Districts • Parent Organizations • Athletics • Non profits • Business • Faith community • Public Health • Local Government • Civic groups 1
1/28/2016 Amery White Bear Lake Community Initiatives COMMUNITY To develop curious To make is easy, fun and individuals who are active popular for kids and families and engaged leaders in an to eat better and be active, ever-changing world by so that our youth can reach challenging all students as their full potential. they travel along their personalized learning pathways. Shared Goals • Student and family health • Collaborate and partner • Leverage available resources and expertise 2
1/28/2016 • Long-term vision for inspiring community change • Positive and consistent message • “Super - hero” Chomp! • Partners! PowerUp Family Survey: Importance of PowerUp 3
1/28/2016 Partnering to PowerUp our Schools Community Events: Open gyms and swims Chomp Appearances Child Care “PowerUp food coaches” Carnivals, Fundraising and Classroom Celebrations School Challenge 2012-2016 • 3-week school based program School Challenge - Number of Schools • Daily tracking of fruits and 2012 2013 2014 2015 veggies. yumPower 29 32 23 22 • Try for 5 including classroom BearPower 0 5 7 9 veggie sampling. PowerUp 3 16 26 26 • 20,000+ kids in Minnesota and Total 32 53 56 57 Wisconsin. Program • High participation rates with attitude and behavior change. • 2016: Recruiting begins! 4
1/28/2016 Partnering to PowerUp our Schools PowerUp Sports Nutrition Training for athletes and coaches >700 Coaches and Athletes trained “The St. Croix Valley is fortunate to have Lakeview Hospital, SMG & PowerUp taking a vested interest in our athletes and programs. PowerUp’s passion is contagious and is having a meaningful impact on many of our athletes – one that could last a lifetime.” Head Football Coach Beau LaBore 5
1/28/2016 Vision - A culture of wellness with healthy, active, curious learners. Mission - Lead Stillwater Area Public Schools forward to create an environment of wellness by nurturing lasting change and shifting cultural norms. Purpose - Advise and advocate for 8 focus areas within the district that were established using the School Health Index Focus areas for 2015-2016: Health Education, Physical Education and Physical activity, and Environmental/Policy Curiosity Thrives es Here Policy, Systems and Environment Change To implement sustainable change we must look at policy, systems and environment in addition to programs. System Active Recess - for Students and Policy Staff Environment Scheduling Facilities used recess before after school lunch Fitness centers at Food standards Better school each of the in and outside the food Program secondary school day schools Better foods in Climbing club vending after school machines PowerUp School Challenge Why Focus on Policy and Environmental Change? • Yields high impact, some with low cost (policy) • Brings about wider-scale change • Couples education and awareness with action to get to improved health outcomes • Encourages and supports the practice of healthy behaviors 1
1/28/2016 Environmental Change • Water fill stations at schools for students and staff • Stability balls and wiggle chairs in elementary and secondary schools • Action based learning professional development for teachers • Active Recess workshops for paraprofessionals Systems change • “Less cake. More birthdays” approach. • Quality physical education • In addition, a work group created new processes for ordering and selling healthy food options at athletic event concession stands and vending machine options Concessions Can Change • Parents and student want better choices! • Positive pilots show that change is possible! 2
1/28/2016 • Increased revenue by selling healthy options and eliminating traditional items • Students want to see healthy options sold at concession stands • Carnivals, fundraising…all can be successful without soda and sweets! District Wellness Policy • Policy changes have been proposed, but not yet adopted • The new proposed policy is moving through the school board approval process • In addition, the Stillwater Health Advisory Council is working to support implementation and promotion of current wellness policy initiatives that were already in policy Future of Wellness Staff clinic at SAHS Staff wellness Student clinic Mental Health Wellness Center ALC 3
1/28/2016 We PowerUp in Stillwater! QUESTIONS? 4
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