School Health Updates
Health Education News from Oakland Schools
February 2017
Michigan School Finance Study
The School Finance Collaborative is a broad based statewide, Kellogg Foundation-funded, bipartisan group of business and educational leaders working to determine through solid research methodologies the amount of funding needed to support an adequate education for every child no matter their location or circumstance. Building off the recent school finance study conducted in Michigan, the collaborative is seeking stakeholder input to inform next steps in studying the funding needs of our schools.
We are sending this survey out across the state in order to collect as much K-12 input as possible to inform the RFP. Please take 10 minutes to follow the link below to share your perspective and voice.
Click here to access the finance study. The survey will close on February 28, 2017
MMH K-12 Planning Day: Registration Now Open!
Register here: http://tinyurl.com/PlanMMH2017
8:30am - 3:00pm; Check in begins at 8:00am.
Cost: $20
Sub reimbursement available for Oakland County Classroom teachers ($100 max/day).
SCECHs pending.
If you have ever been trained in a Michigan Model for Health Curriculum, you are welcome to attend our K-12 planning day.
This "unconference" style session is intended as a planning day to help teachers prepare to implement the Michigan Model for Health Curriculum in the classroom. After attending the training, come back to review the materials, map out when and how to implement the complete curriculum and review additional topics as requested.
Meeting Objectives:
• Review materials used in the curriculum
• Map out when and how to implement the complete Michigan Model Curriculum
• Highlight additional topics that weren’t discussed during first training session
• Receive technical assistance with curriculum and flash drive or CD
Costs for MMH are off set by the MDHHS Adolescent School Health Grant.
New Promising Program for High School Students
SLS is a new Promising Program on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence Based Program and Practices: http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ProgramProfile.aspx?id=163
If you are interested in this promising program, contact Dawn Flood, Program Director, Student Leadership Services, Inc. for more information on how their grant can support your Oakland County high school.
dmf@slstoday.org
248-706-0757
Share your School Health Successes!
Michigan School Wellness Award: 2017 Application open!
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is excited to launch the 2017 School Wellness Award. The Michigan School Wellness Award aims to encourage schools statewide to create healthy school environments by establishing School Health Teams, completing the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT) and implementing sustainable policy and environmental changes. The deadline to receive completed applications is midnight EST April 19, 2017. The application, along with supporting documents and more information about the award, can be found in this flyer and at http://swa.mihealthtools.org
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 May (specific date to be determined) at a special award ceremony at the state Capitol.
We hope that many schools will take advantage of this opportunity to be recognized for making healthy improvements to their school environments.
Public Comment on the State Board of Education Draft Model Local Wellness Policy
The Michigan Department of Education, Office of School Support Services, requests public comment on the State Board of Education draft Model Local Wellness Policy. Following a period of public comment, the State Board of Education will be asked to approve the draft policy at its April 18, 2017, meeting.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Model_LWP_Public_Comment_548882_7.pdf
In the News
The findings indicate that youths’ self-reported exposure to the campaign was associated with a reduction in smoking initiation from 2014 to 2016. Sustained campaigns such as The Real Cost can speed progress toward a tobacco-free future.
More information on the study: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6602a2.htm
More information on the Real Cost Campaign: http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/PublicHealthEducation/PublicEducationCampaigns/TheRealCostCampaign/
Health experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Society of Health and Physical Educators have partnered to release a series of guidance documenta intended to help both elementary and secondary school leaders improve recess for the benefit of U.S. students. The first guidance, Strategies for Recess in Schools, provides 19 evidence-based recommendations designed for leaders interested in "making leadership decisions, communicating behavioral and safety expectations, creating a supportive environment, engaging the school community and gathering information," said the American Academy of Pediatrics. READ MORE
Local Learning Opportunities
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Online Registration Link: https://www.cvent.com/events/27th-annual-shape-michigan-southeast-regional-workshop-region-4-/registration-446945f711e645e0be8a8b041b24ca18.aspx
Workshop Flyer and Mail-in Registration
Warren Woods Middle School, 13400 E. Twelve Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
Registration will be available onsite
Playworks: Free PlayShop
Tuesday, March 14. 2017
9:00am-12:00pm
8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast and Registration
Ferndale High School, 881 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale, MI 48220
Register and additional information available here: http://www.playworks.org/communities/michigan/event/playshop/2017
This FREE PlayShop is open to any K-8 School in the Southeast Michigan area and is a three hour experiential workshop is designed to empower you to transform your recess or your physical activity programming! The PlayShop will equip you with:
- Tangible group management and conflict resolution tools that can be implemented immediately
- An inspired understanding of how recess, play and physical activity can positively impact school climate
- A powerful perspective on the barriers students face when accessing healthy play and how adults can ease those challenges
This training is great for district administrators, principals and other educational leaders who are responsible for providing students with a safe, healthy and positive school culture.
Those buildings that attend this training and meet the following criteria, will be eligible to apply for a Ralph C. Wilson sponsored Playworks slot:
- School buildings that are K-5 or K-8
- Serve a low to mixed income student population
- Physically located in the seven Southeast Michigan Counties (i.e. Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Monroe.)
Come Learn with OS
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
One-day class teaches professionals, community how to help youth with mental illness.
Oakland Schools, with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) and Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education State Educational Agency (AWARE-SEA) will offer free mental health first aid training to those who wish to better understand how to handle a situation in which they may be required to help a youth who experiences mental health challenges.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour certification course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers and other citizens how to support adolescents ages 12-18 who might be experiencing a mental health challenge.
Classes are scheduled for 8:00am- 4:30pm:
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6.6.17
8.1.17
The Mental Health First Aid course will teach participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder.
Using role-playing and simulations, participants will learn to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care. Participants will not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling – rather, participants will learn how to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness, or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan:
- Assess for risk of suicide or harm
- Listen non-judgmentally
- Give reassurance and information
- Encourage appropriate professional help
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies
SCECHs pending. Please have PIC available at sign in.
Fee: no cost.
This training can also be brought in-district at no cost.
Participants will be asked to take a brief survey via email. No identifying information will be collected. Attendees are asked to dress comfortably, as the training is interactive. A lunch break will be included, however lunch is not provided. Participants are welcome to bring food and drinks.
Register: online.
More Information: Holly Douglas at 248.209.2430 or email Holly.Douglas@oakland.k12.mi.us.
2016-2017 HIV Certification for Grades 4-12
Cost: $25 All Day; $15 half day HIV Update only
Sub reimbursement available for Oakland County teachers ($100 max/day).
SCECHs Pending.
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.
Final date this school year:
March 8, 2017
Register here: http://tinyurl.com/March8HIV
Save the Date: Connecting with Kids Through School Health
MiSHCA promotes the health and safety of students, families, and school staff using
research based approaches that improve students' academic and health outcomes.
Audience: Administrators, teachers, counselors, social workers, nurses, intervention specialists, school-based health center staff, prevention workers, nutrition educators, school health coordinators, and anyone interested in healthy students.
Featured Keynote: Jamie Sparks, School Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) Director
Questions? Contact Marshall Collins, President at MCollins@tbaisd.org
Monday, Jun 26, 2017, 08:00 AM
Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Mountain Road, Boyne Falls, MI, United States
District and School Services Department
- Health Education Elementary
- Health Education Secondary
- Physical Education
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