School Health Updates
Health Education News from Oakland Schools
May 27, 2016
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Let's Move Active Schools: Yoga Foster K-5 Fall 2016 Application
Yoga Foster is pleased to provide 200 K-5 teachers from Let's Move! Active Schools with our yoga programs for the Fall 2016 school year. Apply today to join this fall, and bring movement and mindfulness into your classroom, during the school day.
This program requires two teachers to apply.
What they offer
- Virtual Training- A 5 hour, self-paced, online teacher training that covers yoga and mindfulness fundamentals, reading and writing lesson plans, anatomy and emotional development of youth, and self-care for teachers - so teachers can get the same benefits as their students.
- Curriculum- Full lesson plans, delivered monthly, including full-length yoga classes, 10-minute Yoga Bursts, and worksheets - translated in English and Spanish - to help children and parents continue to practice outside of the classroom.
- Yoga Mats- Gently-used yoga mats for each student, donated by individuals, studios and retailers through our mat drives - our commitment to sustainability.
Timeline
- Application Window: April 4 - May 31
- Acceptance Letters: June 7
- Training Begins: July 1
- Mats Delivered: By your first day of school!
For more information and to apply visit www.yogafoster.org
RunJumpThrow Equipment Grant
USA Track & Field and Let’s Move! Active Schools have teamed up to offer RunJumpThrow equipment grants to schools across the country. Selected grant recipients will receive a RunJumpThrow equipment kit (value $1,000) or a $1,000 equipment gift certificate to help increase physical activity and physical education opportunities for students.
Eligibility Criteria:
1. All U.S. K-12 elementary, middle schools and high schools are eligible to apply.
2. School must download the RunJumpThrow curriculum. DOWNLOAD HERE
3. School must be enrolled in Let's Move! Active Schools. Visit www.letsmoveschools.org to sign up or check if your school is enrolled.
4. All sections of the below application must be completed for consideration.
5. Application must be submitted by May 31, 2016.
Go! Grants
Due: June 1, 2016
GO! Grants are $1,000 to $5,000 grants to elementary schools to spark and sustain physical activity programs that take place before, during or after the school day.
The funds may be used for equipment, facilities, professional development for adults and programs that increase students’ physical activity to the recommended 60 minutes or more per day.
Who Can Apply?
- Schools that are enrolled or willing to enroll in Let’s Move! Active Schools
- Schools dedicated to increasing student physical activity to the nationally recommended 60 minutes per day
- Public or charter schools only
- Schools serving K-6 students
Grants are available in all states and the District of Columbia.
Fuel up to Play 60 Grant
Up to $4,000 per year is available to qualified K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 to jumpstart healthy changes.
The 2016-17 Playbook has exciting enhancements, including the new Physical Activity Play “You Can Do It – We All Can” on the topic of inclusion, developed in collaboration with the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition.
Schools can select one Healthy Eating Play and one Physical Activity Play to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60.
Application and more information here.
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging middle schools through Project Healthy Schools
Due: June 17, 2016 by 5pm
All public, charter and nonprofit private middle schools in Michigan are encouraged to apply for the program.
The application and frequently asked questions is available at www.projecthealthyschools.org/bhc or by emailing projecthealthyschools@umich.edu. Schools receiving the program will be notified in July.
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools is an opportunity for middle schools to participate in the program for one year with onsite staff support, while building an environment for long term sustainability. The program goals are for students to:
- Eat more fruits and vegetables
- Choose less sugary food and beverages
- Eat less fast and fatty food
- Be active every day
- Spend less time in front of a screen
Building Healthy Communities helps establish a healthy school environment that supports higher levels of academic achievement by:
- Building or energizing a school wellness team and selecting a wellness champion.
- Assessing the school health environment and making a plan for improvement.
- Educating students and empowering them to make healthy food and physical activity choices.
- Creating a healthy school environment where the healthy choice is the easy choice and giving students practice in making healthy choices.
- Evaluating, sustaining and sharing success stories.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Michigan are working together to bring this program to more middle schools across the state.
Good Sports Equipment Grant
All interested programs must submit an application in order to be considered for an equipment donation. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
We do ask that all applicants meet each of the following criteria:
- Your organization directly serves youth between the ages of 3-18 years old
- Your organization serves youth in an economically disadvantaged area
- Your organization is located in North America (U.S. and Canada)
- Your organization operates an organized sport, recreational activity, or fitness program that offers consistent and structured opportunity for play to large groups of children.
Additionally, Good Sports is NOT able to donate to the following:
- Short-term events such as sports camps and tournaments
- Individual athletes
Applications must be filled out accurately and with as much detail as possible; while approval is not guaranteed, the more detail you provide, the greater your chance is of being approved.
All approved organizations will:
- Gain access to our catalog of available inventory, which displays the equipment, apparel, and footwear that we have available at the current time
- Be able to use up to six (6) total donation requests over a two-year period, with a maximum of three (3) donation requests per year
Applications and more information here: https://www.goodsports.org/apply/
Questions? 617-471-1213 or community@goodsports.org
Student Applications
Planned Parenthood’s Detroit Peer Education Program: Accepting Applications
Due: June 8, 2016
This program is open to Detroit area youth who will be in high school during the 2016-2017 school year and have an interest in health, education, and making a difference in their community.
Application is available online.
Qualified candidates will be interviewed this summer by a panel of current Peer Educators. Those invited to become members of the program will have the opportunity to complete a 40 hour fun and interactive training focused on preventing unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The training includes many topics important to youth in our community including healthy relationships, consent, abstinence, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, STIs, safer sex, anatomy, and much more! Peer Educators will then meet weekly, participate in various presentations and events, and serve as a trusted sexual health information resource for their peers.
Being a Peer Educator is a valuable experience for many reasons including:
- Gain leadership, public speaking, and communication skills
- Opportunities to travel for national and state wide events
- Thorough training in topics related to human sexuality and teen health
- Looks great on job and college applications
- Network with city, county, state, and national organizations and potential future employers
Here are a few quotes from current Peer Educators:
- “Being a Peer Educator has been a great experience. I am able to help my friends and many of my peers in their time of need. I met many new people and became more outgoing.”
- “My experience as a peer educator has been everything I hoped it would be and more. During this program I’ve met new people, learned new things, and broken out of my shell.”
- “Planned Parenthood has helped me broaden my overall skills. My speaking skills have enhanced tremendously along with my people skills.”
The application includes more details on the program and application process. The application can also be found in the link below and on the PP Facebook page. Please feel free to print as many copies as you’d like and distribute widely.
Questions? More information? Contact Blake Mackie at blake.mackie@ppmi.org or 734-926-4841.Blake also was a Peer Educator when he was in high school, and would be happy to discuss his incredibly valuable experience in the program as well.
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Resources
Focus on Physical Education Leads to a More Active School Day
Watch their story below and read more on how they got moving here.
WSCC Implementation Examples
It will be posted on the ASCD WSCC page www.ascd.org/wscc (directly at http://ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/wholechild/WSCC_Examples_Publication.pdf)
Michigan's Safe and Supportive Schools Final Reports
CDC DASH Parental Engagement Resources
This Is How To Be Persuasive: 7 New Secrets From Hostage Negotiation
We are in situations all the time where we are speaking with people who may have different points of view from us. And yet it's important that we can have a dialogue with them and that they can hear a different perspective.
If you have a few minutes, read this article. Below is a summary of the main points of the article below the link, but please read the full article to fully understand these recommendations.
Here’s a summary of what the article says about how to be persuasive:
- Don’t be direct: Direct usually comes off as rude, no matter your intentions. Be nice and slow it down.
- Don’t try to get them to say “yes”: Pushing for a “yes” makes people defensive. Try to get a “no.”
- Do an “accusation audit”: Acknowledge all the negative things they think about you to defuse them.
- Let them feel in control: People want autonomy. Ask questions and let them feel like they’re in charge.
- The two magic words they need to say: Summarize their position to trigger a “That’s right.”
- Listen for levers: They might only need the orange peel. Listen, listen, listen.
- Keep asking “How am I supposed to do that?”: Let them solve your problems for you.
Come Learn with us!
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:
- June 13
- July 12
- August 30
- September 20
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.
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.
Save the Dates for 2016-2017 Michigan Model for Health Trainings
Cost: $20
Sub reimbursement available for Oakland County Classroom teachers ($100 max/day).
SCECHs pending.
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
- Personal Health and Wellness
The curriculum is aligned with the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations for Health (GLCEs), Michigan Merit guidelines for Health Education, and the National Health Education Standards. And is rich with opportunities to address Michigan State Standards in ELA and support development of College and Career Ready Student Characteristics.
The Michigan Model for Health Curriculum is recognized by Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.
The evaluation of MMH shows those students who 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 (Source: Two Year, Two State Evaluation Study).
Participants will leave their grade level course 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.
K-6 Training: November 17, 2016
7/8 Training: November 3, 2016
High School Training: February 8, 2017
K-12 Planning and Technology Integration Day: March 2, 2017
Costs for MMH are off set by the MDHHS Adolescent School Health Grant.
Save the Dates for 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.
Dates:
October 13, 2016
December 7, 2016
January 11, 2017
March 8, 2017
Department of Learning Services
- Health Education Elementary
- Health Education Secondary
- Physical Education
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