West Virginia Office
of Healthy Schools
Alternative Education Conference
Health & Alternative Education
One in 68
That’s the number of adult West Virginians under
correctional control: in prison, or in jail, or on parole or on
probation.
*****One in 227 – 25 years ago
Actual Count 2010 = 6,367 Inmates/$210 million annually
$32,983.000 per inmate Yearly!
“If we as educators keep doing the
same thing over and over with the
same negative result – Who is the
slow learner?”
If A Doctor, Lawyer, or Dentist
had 30- 40 people in his/her office at one
time, all of whom had different needs,
and some of whom didn’t want to be
there and were causing trouble, and the
doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without
assistance, had to treat them all with
professional excellence for nine months,
then he/she might have some
conception of the classroom
Teacher’s job!
9th Grade Class of 25
(Typical Instructional Day)
Youth Are At Risk
Daily participation in high school physical
education classes dropped from 42% in 1999
to 29% in 2005.
Every day, nearly 3,000 young people take up
daily smoking.
Almost three-fourths of young people do not
eat the recommended number of servings of
fruits and vegetables.
Every year, almost 1 million adolescents
become pregnant, and about 3 million
become infected with a sexually
transmitted disease.
A child in America…
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Every 8 seconds a child drops out of school.
Every 47 seconds a child is abused.
Every 67 seconds a teenager has a baby.
Every 7 minutes a child is arrested for a drugs
offense.
• Every 30 minutes a child is arrested for drunken
driving.
• Every 36 minutes a child is
killed
or injured by guns.
• Every day 100,000 American
children
become homeless.
– Children 2006: A Report Card.
Children’s Defense Fund
Research and Health Behavior
Alcohol and drug use impair the
brain’s ability to process information,
form memories and recall
information.
Jaffe, 1980
40.4% of teens drink alcohol on a
monthly basis.
YET
20.3% of teens smoke marijuana on
a monthly basis.
2009, West Virginia High School YRBS
Research and Health Behavior
Poor nutrition decreases cognitive
functioning and performance in
language, concentration and
attention.
Wehler, Scott & Anderson, 1996
48.4% of all respondents to YRBS
reported dieting in the last 30 days.
YET
2009, YRBS
Research and Health Behavior
Tobacco use decreases attention
span and concentration.
Smoked cigarettes during the last
month:
YET
High school
17.7%.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services,
1998Tobacco
2009, West Virginia YRBS
Research and Health Behavior
Exposure to violence has negative
psychological and physiological
consequences that can have
detrimental effects on school
performance.
Stith & Quady, 1995
YET
7.8 % of teens reported staying
home from school on one or more
days because they felt unsafe.
2009, West Virginia YRBS
State Discipline Report 07 – 08 - 09 - 10
2006-07 School Yr. 2007-08 School Yr.
2008-09 School Yr.
2009-10 School Yr.
Enrollment:277,693 Enrollment: 277,893 Enrollment: 277,264 Enrollment: 280,280
Total Incidents:
274,357
Total Incidents:
265,130
Total Incidents:
243,280
Total Incidents:
231,333
Expulsions:
336
Expulsions:
314
Expulsions:
346
Expulsions:
367
In-School
Suspensions
52,732
In-School
Suspensions
50,136
In-School
Suspensions
51,083
In-School
Suspensions
45,509
Out-of School
Suspensions
49,956
Out-of School
Suspensions
50,074
Out-of School
Suspensions
49,956
Out-of-School
Suspensions
47,052
Other
171,333
Other
164,606
Other
141,895
Other
138,395
Aggressive Conduct
20,141– Out-of
School Suspensions
Aggressive Conduct
19,986 – Out-of
School Suspensions
Aggressive Conduct
20,438 – Out-of
School Suspensions
Aggressive Conduct
19,124 – Out-of
School Suspensions
WV Framework for High Performing School Systems
World Health Organization
Definition of Health
The state of complete physical,
mental and social-well being and not
merely the absence of disease.
Physical Health
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Nutrition
Cardiovascular
Strength
Flexibility
Quality of sleep
Mental Health
• How we take in information
• How we process information
• How we communicate information
Emotional Health
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Ability to understand your own feelings
Ability to accept your limitations
Ability to achieve stability and become comfortable with your emotions
Social Health
• How we relate with others
– Within the family unit
– Outside the family unit
Refusal
Skills
Health Education
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Addresses all dimensions of health
Develops knowledge, attitudes, and skills
Tailored to each grade level
Motivates students
Six Preventable
Behaviors
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Tobacco use
Poor eating habits
Abuse of alcohol and other drugs
Behaviors that result in intentional or unintentional
injury
• Physical inactivity
• Sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or unintended
pregnancy
National Health Standards
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Core Concepts
Accessing Information
Analyzing Influences
Self Management
Interpersonal Communication
Decision Making
Goal Setting
Advocacy
Core Concepts
• Use complete, factual
information.
• Be sure the facts are
accurate.
• Show relationships among ideas.
• Make factual conclusions about health.
Accessing Information
• Identify sources of
information.
• Explain how to find the
needed help.
• Explain what type of help this
source offers.
• Explain why it’s a good source.
Self Management
• Demonstrate habits that
contribute to health.
• Describe or demonstrate
specific first aid and safety
techniques.
• Identify strategies to avoid or manage
unhealthy or dangerous situations.
• List the steps in the correct order if there is
one.
Analyzing Influences
• Show a variety of
influences.
• Show both internal
and external influences.
• Show how the influences
affect health choices.
Interpersonal Communication
• Show dialogues that
express needs, ideas,
and opinions.
• Be clear and organized.
• Show effective ways to
say “no.”
• Use appropriate and effective
verbal and nonverbal strategies.
Decision Making
• Show all the steps of the
decision-making process.
• Identify the decision
to be made.
• Identify options and possible
consequences.
• State the decision clearly.
• Evaluate and reflect on the decision.
Goal Setting
• Show all the steps in
a goal-setting process.
• Write a clear goal
statement.
• Be sure the goal is realistic.
• Make a plan for meeting the goal.
• Show how to evaluate and adjust
the plan if needed.
Advocacy
• Take a clear stand for a
healthy choice.
• Explain why the stand
taken is good for health.
• Show awareness of the
audience for the message.
• Be persuasive.
• Show conviction about the message.
Coordinated School Health Programs
•Addresses all dimensions of
health
•Develops knowledge, attitudes, and
skills
•Tailored to each grade level
Develop partnerships among schools,
families and community groups.
Individuals will share and maximize
resources and expertise in
addressing the development of
healthy children, youth, and their
families.
•Motivates students
•Preventative Services
•Education
•Emergency Care
•Referral
•Management of acute and chronic
conditions
•Promotes lifelong physical activity
Staff Activities:
•Develops basic movement skills
•Assessment
•Develops physical fitness
•Education
•Enhances social and emotional
ability
•Fitness
Integration of:
•Cognitive
•Emotional
•Behavioral
•Social Needs
•Individuals
•Nutrition Education
•Groups
•Nutritious and appealing meals
•Families
Provides a safe physical plant, as
well as a healthy and supportive
environment that fosters
learning.
•Physical Climate
•Emotional Climate
•Social Climate
•Environment that promotes healthy
dietary behaviors
•Food Safety
Positive School Climate Characteristics
Successful schools make an
accurate assessment, of the
existence of violence .
Positive School Climate
Characteristics
Successful schools use all the
resources in the law community,
including social service and law
enforcement, and do not rely
only on school officials to deal
with the problem.
Positive School Climate Characteristics
Successful programs include not only
anti-violence strategies but also positive
experiences.
Successful programs create and
communicate clearly defined behavior
codes and enforce them strictly and
uniformly.
Successful programs prepare to engage
in a long-term effort.
Positive School Climate Characteristics
Successful programs
incorporate family services
into community and
school programs.
Successful programs
intervene early in a child’s
life.