School & After School
Domain Meeting 8/21/12
November 27, 2007
RECORDER: JULIANNA ARNETT
NEXT DOMAIN MEETING: September 18, 2012
Community Health Improvement Partners
9370 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 220
San Diego, CA 92123
See http://www.ourcommunityourkids.org/calendar.htm
CHERYL MODER (SD COUNTY CHILDHOOD OBESITY INITIATIVE/CHIP), CHRISTINE MCKENNA (THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE), DEBAL ACQUARO (NORTH
COASTAL PUBLIC HEALTH), DEIRDRE KLESKE (CA PROJECT LEAN), HEATHER FERGUSON (CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF CA), HEATHER BERBOKEN (DAIRY COUNCIL OF CA),
JENEL LIM (SD COUNTY HHSA), KAREE HOPKINS (NORTH CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER), PAIGE METZ (SDCOE), SHORE ZAHEDI, KEITH JOANNE (CAPHERD), SOFIA
GARCIA (SDSU STUDENT NUTRITION), PAUL ROSENGARD (SPARK) , JULIANNA ARNETT (SD COUNTY CHILDHOOD OBESITY INITIATIVE/CHIP)
ATTENDEES:
TOPIC / ISSUE
Welcome &
Introductions
SPARK Physical
Education
DISCUSSION
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Deirdre Kleske led introductions.
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PE instruction should move from the direct & command method (activities
led by a staff facilitator) to inclusionary method (staff facilitator empowers
students to lead activities)
PE professionals should be guided by the CA PE Content Standards and
proven evidence-based strategies in their field
SPARK, originally funded through an NHI grant, has grown into a private
business over the years, but continues to serve the community by making
evidence-based physical activity/education resources available at a reasonable
cost. More than 50 publications cite the effectiveness of SPARK in increasing
and enhancing “moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA).”
HOPE (Health Optimizing Physical Education) is a philosophy based on the
benefits of physical activity on health/academics and how to optimize PE
and/or physical activity time during the school day to deliver quality physical
activity.
Paul mentioned some of the positive benefits of physical activity on mental
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HOPE in Uncertain
Times: Health
Optimizing Physical
Education
(Paul Rosengard,
SPARK)
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ACTION
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HOPE power point is
attached for review.
Contact Paul
Rosengard, executive
director, at
prosengard@sparkpe.or
g.
More information on
SPARK is available at
www.sparkpe.org.
PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
School & After School
Domain Meeting 8/21/12
November 27, 2007
TOPIC / ISSUE
DISCUSSION
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Developing and
Implementing
Policies that Make a
Difference
(Keith Johannes,
CAPHERD)
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ACTION
and physical fitness, which include: increased psychological well-being,
decreased anxiety and depression, increased self esteem, decrease in
overweight and obesity, improvements in skeletal health, etc. Positive student
attendance is linked to positive gains in healthy weight status, and physical
activity levels positively correlate with academic test scores. Numerous
studies underscore the link between school-based PA programs and academic
performance.
The 2008 PA Guidelines for Americans recommend 60 minutes or more of
daily PA, mostly as MVPA.
Paul emphasized the point that PE is the only required PA program in
schools, giving it particular importance in today’s obesity epidemic.
Paul encouraged domain members to: 1.) encourage schools and districts to
regularly schedule and implement physical education classes, 2.) promote the
use of an activity-based curriculum, and 3.) evaluate programs regularly for
physical activity, fitness, skills, and enjoyment.
Paul encouraged domain members to check out the many free resources
(SPARK webinars, eNewsletter, Grant Finder, Standards Alignment)
available to physical education and classroom teachers at: www.sparkepe.org.
The cost of the SPARK curriculum includes lifetime technical assistance.
Keith spoke about the importance of policy in setting structure, benchmarks,
and guidelines for PE practices in schools. Thoughtful policies help ensure
the delivery of quality education and provide schools legal protection. Policy
is always political and helps validate the significance of a topic in the public
eye.
Physical educators are encouraging the inclusion of Physical Education (PE)
in the upcoming reauthorization of the Secondary Education Act (ESEA),
better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Integration of PE into ESEA
would provide PE core funding, course support, and accountability through
required cognitive and physical assessments.
There are several options for working with decision-makers to encourage
policy change: 1. hard advocacy— lobbying, state and federal government, 2.
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Developing and
Implementing Polices that
Make a Difference power
point is attached for your
review.
Contact Keith Johannes,
Chair of the Legislative
Committee, at
kjohannes1@cox.net if you
would like to learn more.
PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
School & After School
Domain Meeting 8/21/12
November 27, 2007
TOPIC / ISSUE
DISCUSSION
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New Workplan:
Connect the Dots
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ACTION
PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
soft advocacy— educating, county, school district, and school site decision
makers.
In San Diego County, there are 52 members of the House from CA that will
have a say on ESEA. Republican Duncan Hunter, House Majority Leader,
will play a key role in the decision as well as the other 19 House Republicans
from CA. Keith mentioned that the real work will begin after the election as
the reauthorization will likely take place after January 2013.
Keith recommended that those interested in advocacy tailor their message to
their specific audience and back it up with research.
Opponents to the inclusion of PE in the ESEA include school administrators
and boards. The California School Board Association is currently split on the
issue. Opposition arguments mainly voice concerns that the inclusion of PE in
ESEA will detract from other subject areas and/or programs.
Paige Metz mentioned that CAPHERD had been in touch with Mission:
Readiness, a nonprofit national security organization of retired military
leaders that has heightened awareness of the impacts of childhood obesity on
military readiness. Mission Readiness is not yet ready to take a position on
the issue.
The domain approved a work plan called “Connect the Dots.” JuliAnna
explained that the purpose is to encourage the domain to proactively seek
collaborative opportunities among its members. The Healthcare Domain has a
similar work plan that helps them identify partnerships/projects that
developed as a result of participation in the domain, but are not an official
domain activity. For example, domain attendees connect with a presenter at
domain meetings and decide to partner in a childhood obesity prevention
strategy.
Partnerships/Projects will be tracked by placing Connect the Dots on the
monthly meeting agendas and soliciting feedback from members on any
linkages, partnerships and/or collaborative efforts that resulted from
presentations and/or participation in the domain. JuliAnna mentioned that she
also hopes the new work plan encourages people to identify opportunities
they can put forward to the group to garner support.
Domain members reported on the following Connect the Dots:
 McGill Elementary School was able to plant and grow its garden
with connections made in the domain, according to Shohre Zehadi.
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COI staff will track
“Connect the Dots” at future
meetings.
JuliAnna
School & After School
Domain Meeting 8/21/12
November 27, 2007
TOPIC / ISSUE
DISCUSSION
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5210 Integration
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Committee
Announcements
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Next Domain
Meeting
ACTION
PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
There will be a future domain presentation about McGill’s wellness
program.
Kay Stuckhardt (PPH) was able to connect with the Power Play!
Campaign to implement the nutrition education program in several
North County schools.
Kay reported that Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) co-branded 5210
materials with the COI, and is planning to integrate the messaging campaign
into its obesity prevention program.
Kay is concerned that the reading level of some of the materials might be too
high for some of the target audiences. She offered to send us information on a
web site that can help check identify the reading level and make suggestions
to make it more accessible to a wider audience.
Rady Creek Elementary in North County is hosting a field day in which it
hopes to set up fun, interactive 20-minute presentations for kids on a variety
of health topics. The school is currently looking for 2-3 more organizations to
participate in the event.
The California Endowment and San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD)
are hosting a Health Happens Here event to highlight the new school meal
nutrition standards taking effect this academic year. The event is on August
28th at Pacific Beach Middle School.
JuliAnna mentioned that Vanessa Zajfen and her team at SDUSD will hold a
Garden to Cafeteria Training planning meeting in September. Representatives
from Solana Center, Victory Gardens San Diego, Olivewood Gardens, and
Master Gardeners have all expressed interest in assisting.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11 am – 12:30pm
Community Health Improvement Partners
9370 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 220
San Diego, CA 92123
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Provide feedback to Cheryl
about the 5210 materials.
Web tool to assess reading
level of documents:
http://www.onlineutility.org/english/readabilit
y_test_and_improve.jsp
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Contact Paige Metz at
pmetz@sdcoe.net if you are
interested in participating.
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Contact JuliAnna Arnett at
jarnett@sdchip.org if
interested in assisting with
the SDUSD garden to
cafeteria training.
JuliAnna