School Health Updates
Health education news from Oakland Schools
January 2016
Limited Time Opportunities
Call for Proposals: Oakland County Effective Practices Conference 2016
June 21 - 22, 2016 at Clarkston High School
DEADLINE Extended! Please consider applying for a session related to literacy, student engagement, and student voice. If you want help thinking through how your work in Health, Physical Education, and your broader health initiatives could be showcased at this conference- I am happy to help. Please reach out at christina.harvey@oakland.k12.mi.us
We are looking for presenters for the Oakland County Public Schools Second Annual Effective Practices Conference. The conference is sponsored by the Oakland County Learning Achievement Coalition (LAC-O) as a means of sharing the best educational practices of our county's teachers. Our focus this year is on our shared county-wide goals in the areas of mathematics, literacy, student engagement, and student voice.
Sessions may be either a "Participatory/Presentation session" or an "Unconference session". A session may include student presenters as a way of bringing the student voice into our conference.
Oakland Schools will cover the conference registration fee for up to two presenters per Participatory/Presentation session and one conference registration fee for one facilitator per Unconference session. All student presenters are free.
If you are interested in presenting at our county's Effective Practices conference on June 21 - 22, 2016, please click on the link below.
Proposal Form
Questions?
Conference: Michael Yocum at michael.yocum@oakland.k12.mi.us
Proposal submission: Melinda Moran at melinda.moran@oakland.k12.mi.us
2016 Michigan School Wellness Award
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is excited to launch the 2016 School Wellness Award. The Michigan School Wellness Award aims to engage schools statewide in creating healthy school environments by establishing School Health Teams, completing the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT) and implementing sustainable policy and environmental changes.
Schools are invited to apply for the award by April 20, 2016.
The MDHHS, in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Education, United Dairy Industry of Michigan, Action for Healthy Kids and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will recognize schools making significant improvements to their school environments related to healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco-free lifestyles.
Schools taking exemplary steps to improve the health of students and staff will be recognized this spring at a special award ceremony at the state Capitol.
For more information about the School Wellness Award, or to apply online, visit http://mihealthtools.org/greatschools.
Questions about the application? Contact Karen Krabill Yoder (517) 355-8908 or yoderk@michigan.gov
Webinars and Events
Webinar: Getting Started with ESSA: What the Every Student Succeeds Act Means to You
Available here: http://iweb.shapeamerica.org/iweb/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=304-RW061
Note to view: Although it is free to view, you have to create a profile on SHAPE America site, and then put the webinar into your cart, “purchase” it for free and then it will appear in your SHAPE profile for on demand webinars.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces No Child Left Behind and opens new funding opportunities for school health and physical education. This webinar will give you insight into this federal education legislation and will highlight key advocacy resources to help you prepare for implementation in your state and school district.
Participants will:
- Learn "what is ESSA?"
- Learn about SHAPE America's advocacy activities related to ESSA over the past seven years and understand some of the consequences of No Child Left Behind.
- Understand how school health and physical education are addressed in ESSA and what funding will be available for these subjects.
- Find out how to advocate for school health and physical education funding in their state or school district through ESSA.
- Access SHAPE America’s ESSA resources and learn how to get involved in our annual SPEAK Out! Day.
Speakers:Carly Braxton, Senior Manager of Advocacy, and Karen Johnson, Advocacy Consultant, SHAPE America
ASHA Webinar: Local Wellness Policies and Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child
Cost: FREE
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/308377099486597634
The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model combines and builds on elements of the traditional coordinated school health approach and the whole child framework. Local wellness policies are an integral component of a healthy school and support the whole child tenet that, “Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle”.
This webinar will review the local wellness policy rules and provide tips to incorporate the wellness policy committee and its work into coordinated school health programs and the whole child approach to education.
At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the Local Wellness Policy (LWP) history
- Use the AFHK Wellness Policy Tool
- Integrate wellness policy work into the WSCC model
Presenter: Jill Camber Davidson, RDN, School Program Manager, Action for Healthy Kids
1.0 Category I Adv. CECH for CHES/MCHES, 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE), and 1.0 CPE for RD and DTRs has been approved for this webinar. Certificates of attendance also available upon request. Free for ASHA members and $30 for non-members.
Webinar: How do you talk with adolescents about substance use?
When: Thursday, January 28, 2016 2:00- 3:00 pm
If you work with teens who may be using alcohol and other drugs, you know that developing a strong and caring relationship while helping to break their drug use is imperative for successful outcomes.
At this free webinar Ken Winters, PhD, will discuss how to help teens who exhibit unhealthy substance use by engaging them in the change process using Teen Intervene, an evidence-based screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model proven to reduce alcohol and drug use 6 and 12 months post-intervention. Walt Davies, LCSW, will then discuss how he has applied this robust model in his organization's programming.
Presented by:
• Ken Winters, PhD, Research Psychologist and Advisor, Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health, University of Minnesota.
• Walt Davies, LCSW, Addiction Program Specialist II, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
By attending this informational webinar, participants will be able to:
• Improve understanding of developmental issues affecting the motivation for youth to change
• Gain appreciation of the clinical value of applying SBIRT to adolescents
• Increase knowledge of how Teen Intervene incorporates the essential elements of SBIRT
• Hear the results from organizations using Teen Intervene
• Learn about features and updates included in Teen Intervene, Third Edition
Register here.
About Teen Intervene:
Incorporating the stages of change model, motivational interviewing, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, the updated and expanded Teen Intervene is an effective tool for anyone in an educational setting who works with adolescents who exhibit unhealthy use of all substances, including alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.Webinar: Keep Moving! Physical Activity in Schools
When: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 3:00-4:00
Cost: Free
Register here: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/events/webinars/event/333
Join Action for Healthy Kids to learn about the latest trends and resources to keep your students moving throughout the school year. Experts recommend that kids get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. There are many opportunities for physical activity during the school day. Cold weather? Winter blues? Join this webinar to ensure your students have active bodies all year long.
Wellness Wednesday Webinar Series
Have you heard of the Wellness Wednesday Webinar Series? Each month Action for Healthy Kids is hosting a webinar dedicated to giving you more resources to implement wellness activities in your building. Upcoming webinars, include:
February 10 - How to Host a Health & Wellness Fair: Steps to Success
March 9 - Growing Your School Gardens
April 13 - Volunteer for Healthy Schools
May 11 - Creating Walk and Bike to School Programs that Engage Kids and Families
The most recently archived webinar is:
Active Indoor Recess: Bringing Outdoor Play Indoors When the Weather Gets Bad
This session has been archived. Links to the recording, handouts and resources are provided below:
Indoor Active Resources
- Go Noodle
- Peaceful Playgrounds includes a nice grant resource list
- JAM Program
- AFHK Game On Program
Webinar: Garden to Cafeteria: Using on-site gardens to supply your meal programs
When: February 16, 2016 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cost: FREE
Register here:http://msucrfs.adobeconnect.com/mifarmtoschool/
1-719-234-7800
Participant Code 690382
Interested in getting more of your on-site garden’s harvest into school and/or early childhood food programs meals? Last year, MSU CRFS released Garden to Cafeteria: A Step-by-Step Guide, which provided the framework for sourcing products from school gardens for use in food programs. Join us to learn more about garden to cafeteria programs and hear from practitioners in the field that are successfully using garden harvests in their procurement strategies. Featured speakers include Kaitlin Koch Wojciak of MSU Extension, Zaundra Wimberly of Detroit Public Schools, and Jennifer Dietrich of the West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor “Game Plan” Training
The Big Game
Receive the NEW Fuel Up to Play 60 TOOLKIT (1 per school) and get new ideas from other
local schools. Learn ways to implement or enhance Fuel Up To Play 60 at your school!
Bring ideas and tools from your school to share and network with other
program advisors.
Team Up- Bring a team from your elementary school!
Each team member must register separately.
Register online at: www.oakgov.com/health
For questions, email weinerts@oakgov.com or call 248-452-9174.
This training is presented by the Healthy Oakland Partnership (HOP) with funding provided by the United Dairy Industry of Michigan and HOP's fiduciary/lead organization Oakland County Health Division.
Friday, Feb 26, 2016, 08:30 AM
Detroit Zoo, Ford Education Center, 8540 West 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Resources
CDC Report: E-cigarette ads reach nearly 7 in 10 middle and high-school students
Many ads use themes that appeal to youth
About 7 in 10 middle and high school students – more than 18 million young people – see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements may be contributing to increases in e-cigarette use among youth.
E-cigarette ads use many of the same themes – independence, rebellion, and sex – used to sell cigarettes. Advertising of tobacco products has been shown to cause young people to start using those products.
- In 2014, e-cigarettes became the most commonly used tobacco product among youth, surpassing conventional cigarettes.
- During 2011 to 2014, current e-cigarette use among high school students soared from 1.5% to 13.4 %.
- As shown in the graph below, spending on e-cigarette advertising rose from $6.4 million in 2011 to an estimated $115 million in 2014.
States, communities, and others could reduce youth access to e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes typically deliver nicotine, which at a young age may cause lasting harm to brain development, promote addiction, and lead to sustained tobacco use. Strategies to reduce youth access to e-cigarettes could include:
- Limiting tobacco product sales to facilities that never admit youth
- Restricting the number of stores that sell tobacco and how close they can be to schools
- Requiring that e-cigarettes be sold only through face-to-face transactions, not on the Internet
- Requiring age verification to enter e-cigarette vendor’s websites, make purchases, and accept deliveries of e-cigarettes
For more information on CDC’s youth tobacco prevention activities, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/youth/index.htm or contact
Jen Greaser at jgreaser@cdc.gov.
Free E-Guide: Getting Started With ESSA
What you need to know about the Every Student Succeeds Act and its impact on your health and physical education program
The U.S. Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
This bipartisan legislation replaces No Child Left Behind as the federal education legislation that funds and provides the framework for elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Download this free e-guide to get all the basics on ESSA, including:
- Background information on ESSA
- Frequently asked questions
- Glossary of terms
- Next steps
- And more!
Additional resources to help you navigate the ESSA landscape: http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/essa.cfm
2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released
Recently the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture released the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Now in its eighth edition, the Dietary Guidelines continues to be an important resource to help our Nation reach its highest standard of health.
The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans urges individuals to find their own healthy eating style and maintain it for a lifetime. Help others discover the MyPlate building blocks to build their healthy eating style with this tip sheet (see image below).
MyPlate eBooks!
The Two Bite Club and Discover MyPlate: Emergent Reader Mini Books are now available as eBooks! These free eBooks teach young children about the MyPlate food groups and include interactive features to test comprehension and make learning fun. Each eBook includes audio narration that highlights the text as it’s read aloud, drawing and coloring palettes, colorful characters, and interactive games and mazes. Check them out today at http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/myplate-ebooks.
Teens Likely to Use Alcohol Before Trying Marijuana or Tobacco: Study
Teens are likely to try alcohol before they try either tobacco or marijuana, a new study concludes. The findings come from a study of 2,835 U.S. high school seniors by researchers recently published in the Journal of School Health. The researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of Florida examined data from the Monitoring the Future study, an annual survey of teen substance use. The researchers found that teens were less likely to start using marijuana first, compared with alcohol and tobacco.
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week: January 25-31
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released materials and resources for the 2016 National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week, which takes place January 25-31. For 2016, NIDA is partnering with the NIAAA to provide publications, event planning tools, promotion toolkits, and other resources for communities interested in participating in National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week. To learn more, click here.
Come Learn with Us!
HIV Certification Grades 4-12
8:30am- 3:30pm
Cost: $25 all day; $15 HIV Update only
Sub-reimbursement available
This training is for teachers of grades 4-12 who are responsible for instruction of students reproductive health, sexuality education and HIV/AIDS education. The training fulfills the mandated HIV Certification. State law mandates that every public school district provides HIV prevention education at every building level (elementary, middle and high school).
This compressed training provides participants with the law, overview of HIV prevention, transmission and treatment, effective curriculum for HIV and Sex Ed, the role of the Sex Ed Advisory Boards and answering students’ sensitive questions. Participants will understand the law as it pertains to Sex Ed and HIV Prevention in the school setting, comprehend basic HIV facts, understand what makes an effective curriculum and feel comfortable talking about this topic with students.
To gain maximum benefit from this course, teachers should know what sex education curricula and/or HIV/AIDS curriculum has been approved by their local School Board.
Need an HIV Certificate update only? Register for the half-day training and join us at noon.
Michigan Model for Health Trainings
The Michigan Model for Health is an evidence-based sequential K-12 curriculum that addresses essential health skills and covers Social and Emotional Skills; Nutrition and Physical Activity; Safety; Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs; and Personal Health and Wellness. Content aligns with the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations for Health (GLCEs), Michigan Merit guidelines for Health, and the National Health Education Standards.
The Michigan Model for Health Curriculum is recognized by Collaborative for Academic, Socials and Emotional Learning (CASEL) www.casel.org/guide and the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices www.nrepp.samhsa.gov. Research studies show students that receive this curriculum have stronger communication skills, better skills in managing their feelings and actions, improved attitudes about taking actions to stay safe, and stronger drug and tobacco refusal skills.
Participants will leave their grade level course with all the necessary materials and prepared to teach these skill-based lessons, which will lead to meaningful behavior changes in the classroom and beyond. For mental health professionals interested in supporting this Tier 1 curriculum, there is an afternoon breakout session provided to discuss ways to collaborate with teachers, creative effective Tier II interventions, and use for special education assessment and/or intervention.
Sub-reimbursement available up to $100/day.
Elementary (K-6)
March 15, 2016
8:30am - 3:00pm
Cost: $25
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/qgedudp
Middle School (7-8)
8:30am - 3:00pm
Cost: $25
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/pawk8y9
Department of Learning Services
- Health Education Elementary
- Health Education Secondary
- Physical Education
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