Health Education
May 2022
News and Resources for Administrators and Educators in the EUP ISD, COP ESD, AMA ESD, & COOR ISD
Opportunities for Educators, Administrators, & School Staff:
Michigan Model for Health - Beta Teacher Recruitment
The Michigan Model for Health™ Program is requesting teacher volunteers to participate in a Beta Program of its new digital curriculum platform. This select group of teachers will receive first access to new features within the MMH website and digital curriculum. The terms include teachers receiving a 2-year free license to the digital curriculum for each of the grade levels taught and, during the 2-year time frame, participating in up to two online feedback surveys conducted by the MMH Program staff.
The select group of beta release teachers will receive digital curriculum access starting August 1, 2022. As an additional incentive, stipends for the Michigan School Health Coordinators Association conference are available to teachers to sign up for beta testing. The stipend may be used for the conference registration fee ($175) and/or lodging (maximum $285).
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete a quick beta release signup form by no later than May 15, 2022, to confirm your participation.
SHAPE America - National PE Standards Revision
Public Comment and Review for the National PE Standards is open from April 4 through May 16. SHAPE America’s National Physical Education Standards Task Force has been gathering research, best practices, and input from education experts across the globe to develop a new framework for standards.
Here’s how you can participate:
- Review the draft document, which contains the proposed Guiding Principles and Student Attributes.
- Provide your feedback and comments through SurveyMonkey using the link below.
- Complete the survey no later than May 16.
MiSHCA School Health Conference
Save the date! The Michigan School Health Coordinator's Association is coming up on June 20 & 21, 2022 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, MI.
Registration for the conference is open now via Eventbrite! 31n 12 funds are able to cover registration costs for this conference! For more information, please visit https://www.smore.com/wm435
Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference 2022
There is no registration fee for this conference, but participation is limited to 100 people. See the linked flyer for more information or register now by contacting Karen Alexander at kalexander@itcmi.org.
2022-2023 Professional Development Dates Coming Soon!
The professional development calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is under development! All trainings will offer in-person or virtual options for attendance, and all trainings will be open to teachers in the EUP ISD, COP ESD, AMA ESD, and COOR ISD. Offerings will include:
- Regional Health & PE Curriculum Resource Team (K-12 Health & PE teachers)
- Michigan Model for Health (K-6 teachers or 7-12 teachers)
- Sex Ed Framework & HIV (7th-12th grade health teachers)
- HIV for Elementary Educators (4th-6th grade teachers)
- Sex Education Supervisor Trainings
- Genders and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Advisor Support
If your district has unique training needs, please contact Helen Craig (hcraig-isd@eupschools.org) to discuss scheduling building or district level trainings.
Grant Opportunities
Building Healthy Communities: Step up for School Wellness Application open
The Building Healthy Communities: Step Up for School Wellness (BHC: SUFSW) program is recognized by health and education leaders as a successful and innovative school-based program that empowers school health leaders, educators, administrators, families, and communities to improve the health and well-being of students and staff. The program helps school wellness teams create a healthier school environment and build a culture of wellness that supports moving more, eating healthier, and improving mental health and overall well-being. Creating healthier environments can lead to the development of lifelong healthy behaviors that reduce the incidence of obesity and undernourishment, combat absenteeism, address trauma, and nurture a more productive teaching and learning atmosphere. More information on Building Healthy Communities can be found here.
Additional Building Healthy Communities Grants are available:
- Building Healthy Communities: Reducing Health Disparities in Elementary Schools is focused on addressing the social determinants of health that have contributed to wide disparities in many communities across Michigan. Entire school districts have been invited to participate in the program to allow for a coordinated effort to facilitate sustainable, systemwide changes focused on healthy living opportunities, access to healthy food, safe places to be physically active, and education and policies throughout entire communities.
- Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools creates a culture of wellness enabling middle school students to increase physical activity, eat healthier, improve mental health and understand how nutrition, activity and well-being influence their lifelong health and learning. The program includes social and emotional health for students, staff wellness, before- and after-school programs, community outreach and engagement, and an enhanced focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Applications are due August 22, 2022
Resources
13 Moons of Anishinaabe Nutrition
May Elementary LifeSPAN Gazette
This month's elementary student newsletter features a combination of fresh and frozen or canned fruits and vegetables! Check out recipes, activities, and food resources for families.
May Preschool LifeSPAN Gazette
This month's preschool newsletter and recipe cards features physical activities and gardening ideas! Check out recipes, activities, and more food resources for families.
New MOASH Resource launched: The K-5 Consent Toolkit
MOASH, in partnership with sexual violence prevention experts across the state, is excited to announce the launch of a new resource: the K-5 Consent Toolkit!
This resource responds to the needs of teachers, parents, and caregivers for quality consent education for students in elementary school. The toolkit includes recommendations for specific resources - including curricula, videos, books, and websites - as well as best practices for implementing consent lessons with K-5 youth. Also included is an overview of Michigan’s standards for K-5 consent education and a guide to understanding local district policy to advance school-based education in your community.
It's a MiPHY Year!
The Michigan Profiles for Healthy Youth survey is open for students in grades 7, 9, & 11. The MiPHY is an online student health survey offered by MDE & MDHHS to support local and regional needs assessment. The MiPHY provides student results on health risk behaviors including substance use, violence, physical activity, nutrition, sexual behavior, and emotional health. The survey also measures risk and protective factors most predictive of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and violence. MiPHY results, along with other school-reported data, will help schools make data-driven decisions to improve prevention and health promotion programming.
Resources for administrators, educators, and MiPHY facilitators:
- Email kramern@michigan.gov for MiPHY support
- MiPHY Quick Start Guide
- Michigan Department of Education MiPHY Site
MiBridges - Medicaid Support
Free or low-cost health coverage for children under the age of 19, or pregnant women of any age is available. Call the MIChild and Healthy Kids hotline: 1-888-988-6300 OR
Apply online at https://newmibridges.michigan.gov/s/isd-landing-page?language=en_US
Scholarship Opportunities
Families Against Narcotics of Chippewa County
Families Against Narcotics offers several scholarships each year:
One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an EUP senior student intending to further his/her education at a community college, college, or university in the fall of 2022 studying social work, medicine, education, criminal justice, or first responder training.
A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one EUP resident, a college student furthering his/her education at a community college, college, or university in the fall of 2022 who is studying social work, medicine, education, criminal justice, or first responder training.
One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an EUP resident in recovery who is intending to further his/her education at a community college, college, or university in the fall of 2022.
The deadline to apply is Friday, May 6 at 4 p.m.
Applications for each scholarship are linked above. Please contact the following Families Against Narcotics affiliates for more information:
- Lynn Farnquist (lynn49783@yahoo.com), Mary Michaels (mmichaels@eupschools.org), or Shirley Farnquist (farnquists@gmail.com)
More Resources
HIV/STI & Sex Education Legal Obligations and Best Practices
Equity Resource Guide
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights have released an Education Equity Resource Guide. This guide is designed to provide Michigan educators, principals, superintendents with a template for increasing equity in schools and strategies to help dismantle institutional and structural barriers to success for all students. See the Michigan Department of Civil Rights news release for more information, or review the equity and inclusion guide below.
DOCUMENT: Resource Guide to Developing a School Equity Plan: A template to operationalize diversity, equity, and inclusion in Michigan's K-12 Education System
Safe Schools for LGBTQ+ Students
CATCH Global Foundation with the support of the Michigan Health Endowment Fund is offering a limited number of Michigan K-8 schools access to it’s unique training, implementation and support model and evidence-based Whole Child Coordination resources at no cost this school year. You can read more about the CATCH Program in Michigan and enroll schools here: https://catch.org/catch-michigan
Contact: Helen Craig
Helen Craig is the Regional School Health Coordinator for MiSHCA Regions 3 & 5, serving the Eastern Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower MI - Sunrise Side counties. She is also the McKinney-Vento facilitator and social studies curriculum consultant for the EUP ISD.
Email: hcraig-isd@eupschools.org
Website: https://www.eupschools.org/Page/6003
Facebook: facebook.com/EUPISD
Twitter: @hrc_edu
Affiliates:
Michigan School Health Coordinator's Network
Upper Peninsula Communities That Care coalition
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