Healthy Schools Network Case Study Reports
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SCHOOL HEALTH RESOURCES in BCDASH would like to congratulate Janelle Zebedee of SD #23on receiving the 2009-2010 Dr. Andy Anderson Young Professional Award. This award is presented to one outstanding individual in each province or territory, who has made a significant contribution to the profession of health, physical education, and recreation. As the recipient of this award for British Columbia, Janelle has clearly epitomized exemplary work on behalf of the profession. Classroom Olympic and Paralympic-Themed Physical Activities - The Action Schools! BC DPA Pages! - Classroom Olympic and Paralympic-Themed Physical Activities supports teachers in bringing the Games into their classrooms by integrating an Olympic or Paralympic theme into classroom physical activities shared in the Action Schools! BC Classroom Action Workshop. This and six other DPA Pages! (on dance, circuits, skipping, etc.) are downloadable at www.actionschoolsbc.ca under Quick Links - Support and Resources. Additional Olympic and Paralympic educational resources are available at www.vancouver2010.com/edu Create a School Partnership with the London 2012 Olympics – Available through the UK Department for Children, Schools and Families there is a fantastic opportunity for students to share information about sports and healthy lifestyles and make friends in the lead up to Vancouver 2010 and London 2012. The UK Department for Children, Schools and Families (managed by the British Council) supports this international strategy to create school partnerships. Interested teachers can register their school at www.globalgateway.org/register or contact me directly. Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating School Food Grant - The Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating School Food Grant is available to registered schools that have had at least four teachers attend an Action Schools! BC Classroom Healthy Eating Workshop and have submitted a 2009-10 Action Plan. Contact the Action Schools! BC Support Team office at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 1.800.565.7727 to apply for the grant. BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs Launches New Website - The site includes information on five main risk factors: avoiding tobacco use, practicing sun safety, having a healthy activity level, making healthy food choices, and maintaining a healthy body weight and includes tools and resources designed to inform and inspire youth to achieve their best possible health TODAY and in the future. Visit www.hi5living.org BCDF’s 2010 Milk Calendars Have Arrived! - Milk calendars are 8”x11” and feature a full-colour photo of a food dish with plenty of room to write in activities for each day of the month. For copies, please send your request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and be sure to include your shipping address. Better Together BC Report: A Hands On Approach to Family, Food and Fun - Better Together BC is a dynamic new web site with tools for people in the community to submit stories and recipes and to make comments. This website contains tools to support children, parents and health professionals to eat together more often. More Information: Sydney Massey, M.P.H., R.D., Director of Nutrition Education BC Dairy Foundation, Phone: 604.294.3775 or 1.800.242.6455. Website: http://www.bettertogetherbc.ca Healthy Schools Network - Feature Case Study - Read the online Feature Case Study report from Kaleden Elementary School, SD 67 Okanagan Skaha, where they ask if structuring the school day to allow for deliberate teaching of school-wide daily physical activity (DPA), Social Responsibility traits, and healthy food choices, will improve student wellness. Teachers noted that students worked on improving their relationships with others and to the environment, were more focused on school work, and were bringing healthier snacks and lunches to school . To view this report visit http://www.dashbc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=112 Healthy Schools Leadership Symposium April 9, 2010 Vancouver BC - Mark your calendars for the bi-annual Healthy Schools Leadership Symposium Friday April 9, 2010 at Pacific Palisades Hotel in Vancouver BC. Meet other educators and health promotion specialists working in BC schools to share knowledge and experience and foster connections in the field of school health. You will leave with practical ideas and resources to use in your own school setting. To register, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Network of Performance Based Schools Annual Seminar May 16 - 17, 2010 Richmond BC - Mark your calendars for the Network of Performance Based Schools Annual Seminar Sunday May 16 - Monday May 17, 2010 at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond BC. Come and listen to Dr. Alma Harris of the London Institute of Education in the UK share insights from her research related to organizations that achieve much more than expected as well as her research study about parent engagement. You will also hear from speakers on critical learning and assessment issues and also from key network schools on their cutting edge learning practices. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
RESOURCES … BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS, RESEARCH FINDINGSThe Foundations of Child Health and Well-Being - CYHRNet Co-Leader Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater has co-written a discussion paper providing recommendations to the Office of the Provincial Health Officer regarding its plans to develop a set of child health and well-being indicators for British Columbia. The paper, entitled "The Foundations of Child Health and Well-Being" identifies the major modifiable factors and conditions that are known to enhance health in young people and recommends specific criteria for establishing indicators to address the modifiable health and well-being factors and conditions among children in BC. Read Dr. Leadbeater's paper here http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1064183406&msgid=31134301&act=GWCE&c=104609&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyhrnet.ca%2Fdocuments%2Fthe_foundations.pdf Youth Health Outcomes and Behaviours in Relation to Developmental Assets - This report examined the association between a given developmental asset (parental nurturance, parental monitoring, school engagement, volunteerism, peer connectedness) and adolescent health outcomes and behaviours (self-worth, self-rated health, anxiety, contact with peers who commit crimes, alcohol use, tobacco use, marijuana use) . The more developmental assets a youth had, the more likely they were to report positive health outcomes and less likely to report risky behaviours. Similarly, youth who reported a high level of a given development asset, were more likely to report positive health outcomes and less likely to report risky behaviours. This report adds to previous research demonstrating the positive link between developmental assets and adolescent health outcomes and behaviours. To view the full report, visit: http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/cphi_youth_health_outcomes_aib_e.pdf Physical and Health Education Journal Spring 2010 Issue - PHE Canada is pleased to announce that the special spring 2010 issue of the PHE Journal will focus on Physical Literacy within the school environment. PHE Canada invites authors to submit papers for inclusion by February 19, 2010. For more information visit PHE Canada’s Physical Literacy position paper and website www.physical-literacy.ca SHAPING the FUTURE: A Health Promoting Schools Conference January 14 - 16, 2010 Edmonton AB - Ever Active Schools is hosting its first ever conference January 14-16, 2010 at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. The purpose of the conference is to bring together individuals who have a vested interest in the assessment, planning and implementation of Health Promoting Schools. The focus of this event is to share “Promising Practices” from around the province and provide opportunities for participants to network, learn, share and revitalize. Visit http://www.everactive.org/shaping-the-future Improving the Health of Canadians: Exploring Positive Mental Health - Exploring Positive Mental Health brings together the available information and data analyses that examine the concept of positive mental health and some of the ways it is currently being measured; its link to (physical) health; the factors associated with high levels of reported positive mental health; and what strategies are, or may be, effective at promoting mental health (at a population level). The complete report is available at: http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_1492_E&cw_topic=1492&cw_rel=AR_1730_E#companion Cost of Eating in BC 2009 Report - This annual report released by Dietitians of Canada (BC Region) and the Community Nutritionists Council of BC demonstrates that low income families can not afford healthy food. For low income families, fixed costs such as shelter and utilities consume a disproportionate amount of their income. The remainder of their disposable income is inadequate to cover food and other necessities. To read the full report, visit: http://www.dietitians.ca/pdf/CostofEating2009.pdf |