KidsRSU, School Health Leadership Team

Please read all the news in the latest Coordinated School Health Programs newsletter:

Our Vision
What is a serving?
How can you celebrate a job well done without using food treats?
No-fuss snacks
Upcoming meeting dates

5210_CSHP_May2011_news.pdf

Please read all the news in the latest Coordinated School Health Programs newsletter:

Our Vision
Promoting 5-2-1-0 Schools in our schools
So, what is 5-2-1-0
Boost your energy and brain power
Upcoming meeting dates

5210_CSHP_March_NL.pdf

There are 8 components of a Coordinated School Health Program, they are:

Health Education

Health Education provides the academic focus of the CSHP, offering a sequenced curriculum of skills and knowledge of health topics to students from kindergarten through high school.

Physical Education

Physical Education reinforces the physical fitness skills and concepts introduced through Health Education and links them with physical activities to promote healthy lifestyles for students, families and communities.

School Counseling

School counseling along with services to promote both physical and behavioral health support the overall CSHP by ensuring that all students receive the direct services they need to participate to the fullest possible extent in the educational program.

Nutrition Services

Nutrition services support the Coordinated School Health Program by introducing healthy eating patterns and concepts to students, reinforcing nutrition concepts introduced in the health education curriculum, and contributing to students’ overall health and readiness to learn in the school community.

School Climate

A healthy school climate contributes to the effectiveness of the CSHP by permitting students and staff to feel safe, respected, and important in the school environment, and therefore more able and ready to learn.

Health Promotion

The quality of a CSHP is largely dependent on the commitment of school staff to the program’s goals and concepts. By promoting healthy lifestyles and practices for school staff as well as students, this component supports staff as healthy role models for students, families and community members.

Physical Environment

The physical environment within which a CSHP is offered, is itself an integral part of the program which can promote learning and contribute to the health and wellbeing of students and staff.

Community Involvement

Perhaps the most important vehicle to coordination of the school health program is the involvement of youth, parents, families and the community at large in the program. Full involvement of these entities as partners in the educational process brings valuable input to the program, increases the commitment of all partners to the program, and ensures that the “worlds of school and home” that form the primary sphere of influence for children are fully aligned and in agreement in the realm of health.