ESH340 Lecture 1: Week 1- HPE Focus on Health
9 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Reading
---This%week’s%reading%will%bring%you%up%to%speed%with%health%promotion%in%
schools%and%other%educational%settings,%such%as%early%learning%and%family%day%
care%environments.
---Promoting%health%in%schools:%from%evidence%to%action
•
---Australian%Curriculum-Health%&%Physical%Education:%Foundation%to%Year%10
This+Weeks+Quote
---To%keep%the%body%in%good%health%is%a%duty...%otherwise%we%shall%not%be%able%
to%keep%our%mind%strong%and%clear.%Buddha
•
Learning+Outcomes
---In%this%unit,%you%will%build%upon%your%understanding%of%HPE%for%generalist%
teachers.%This%unit%has%a%particular%focus%on HEALTH and%well-being%(ESH240%
concentrated%on%PE)%and%through%weekly%readings,%activities,%lectures%and%
supporting%material%by%the%end%of%the%unit%you%will%be%able%to:
1.%Explain%key%health%and%well-being%debates%and%sources%from%a%critical%
perspective.
2.%Analyse%and%discuss%through%specific%resources%and%teaching%strategies%
contemporary%aspects%of%health%and%well-being.
3.%Critically%reflect%on%the%assumptions%that%underpin%personal%and%
professional%practice%as%they%relate%to%health,%safety%and%well-being.
4.%Analyse%and%evaluate%current%evidence-based%sources%to%illustrate%personal%
and%social%determinants%of%health%and%well-being.
•
Topic+Overview+
---In%this%unit,%you%understanding%of%what%is%health and well-being%will%be%
developed,%challenged%or%supported.%In%order%for%you%to%make%a%positive%
difference%in%the%lives%of%your%students,%their%school%and%community%we%will%
be%using%a%framework%to%underpin%what%is%health%and%how%we%teach%health%in%
schools%and%other%educational%institutions.%The%Framework%that%we%will%use%is%
called%a%"health%promotion"%framework.
---Children%thrive%at%school%when%they%are%healthy,%happy%and%secure.%A%
healthy%child%is%able%to%learn,%an%unhealthy%child%has%that%learning%jeopardised%
by%their%ill%health%and%negative%well-being.%%
---If%we%look%at%a%health%holistically%we%may%get%a%picture%of%health%like%the%one%
below
•
(https://www.med.uottawa.ca/sim/data/Models/Potter_Health_Capacity.ht
m)
What+is+a+Health+Promoting+School?
---A%health%promoting%school%is%one%that%constantly%strengthens%its%capacity%as%
a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%working.
A+Health+Promoting+School:
---Fosters health%and%learning%with%all%the%measures%at%its%disposal.
---Engages%health%and%education%officials,%teachers,%teachers'%unions,%
students,%parents,%health%providers%and%community%leaders%in%efforts%to%make%
the%school%a%healthy%place.
---Strives%to%provide%a%healthy%environment,%school%health%education,%and%
school%health%services%along%with%school/community%projects%and%outreach,%
health%promotion%programmes%for%staff,%nutrition%and%food%safety%
programmes,%opportunities%for%physical%education%and%recreation,%and%
programmes%for%counselling,%social%support%and%mental%health%promotion.
---Implements%policies%and%practices%that%respect%an%individual's%well-being%
and%dignity,%provide%multiple%opportunities%forsuccess, and%acknowledge%
good%efforts%and%intentions%as%well%as%personal%achievements.
---Strives%to%improve%the%health%of%school%personnel,%families%and%community%
members%as%well%as%pupils;%and%works%with%community%leaders%to%help%them%
understand%how%the%community%contributes to, or%undermines,%health%and%
education
Health+Promoting+Schools+Focus+on:
---Caring%for%oneself%and%others.
---Making%healthy%decisions%and%taking%control%over%life's%circumstances.
---Creating%conditions%that%are%conducive%to%health%(through%policies,%services,%
physical%/%social%conditions)
---Building%capacities%for%peace,%shelter,%education,%food,%income,%a%stable%
ecosystem,%equity,%social%justice,%sustainable%development.
---Preventing%leading%causes%of%death,%disease%and%disability:%helminths,%
tobacco%use,%HIV/AIDS/STDs,%sedentary%lifestyle,%drugs%and%alcohol,%violence%
and%injuries,%unhealthy%nutrition.
---Influencing%health-related%behaviours:%knowledge,%beliefs,%skills,%attitudes,%
values,%support.% %%
•
Why+Should+I+Care?
---The%concept%of%linking%'health%promotion'%and%'environment'%has%emerged%
over%the%past%two%to%three%decades.%It%is%now%widely%recognised%that%the%
health%status%of%individuals%and%populations%is%greatly%influenced%by%the%
economic,%social%and%physical%environments%in%which%they%live,%work%and%play%
(as%portrayed%in%the%image%above).
---Health%has%formed%a%part%of%the%school%curriculum%in%many%countries%during%
these%last%few%decades,%and%considerable%information%exists%in%relation%to%
school%health%programs.%In%teaching%health%to%individuals%or%in%order%to%
understand%health%debates%an%evidence-based%perspective%should%be%used.%
An%evidence-based%approach%considers%what%constitutes%effective%practice%for%
promoting%health%in%the%school%setting,%and%identifies%what%is%needed%to%fill%
the%current%gaps%in%knowledge%or%practice.%By%using%a%school%health%
promotion%framework%for%comprehensive%school%health%programs%address%
the%following%elements:%curriculum,%teaching%and%learning;%school%
organisation;%school%ethos;%environment;%school-home-community%
interaction;%and%interaction%with%health%services.
•
LECTURE
The+Beginning
---The%links%between%health%and%well-being%of%students%and%their%capacity%to%
benefit%from%educational%opportunities%and%attain%high%standards%of%
achievement%have%been%well%established%for%many%years.
---In%becoming%part%of%the%Health%Promoting%School’s%Programme,%schools%
became%more%committed%to%promoting%the%healthy%lifestyles%of%everyone%
within%the%school%community.
---Need%to%build%upon%what%schools%and%community%already%doing.
---Many%schools%pride%themselves%on%being%‘learner%centred’%school,%but%for%
this%to%be%true%schools%need%to%%endeavour%to%establish%a%holistic%approach%to%
health%promotion%ensuring%that%learning%and%teaching%approaches%are%well%
suited%to%the%different%needs,%aptitudes%and%learning%styles%of%students.
•
The+Process
---BUILD%AWARNESS%AND%COMMITMENT
---HEALTHY%SCHOOL%TEAM
---CONSULTATION
•
Examples+of+Promoting++Student+Health
---Welcoming,%inclusive%school%environment%evident
---Attractive%outdoor%physical%environment
---Bright,%interactive,%stimulating,%learning%classrooms
---Breakfast%Club
---Healthy%Break%provided
---Water%dispensers%in%each%area
---Cool%in%school
---Merit%System%Award-Positive%Behaviour%Policy
---PMP/FMS%Program
---School%Calendar%of%events
---Positive%Marking%policy
---Cycling%Proficiency
---Wide%range%of%Extra%Curricular%Activities
---Lunchtime%Activities
---Playground%Equipment%Provided
---Learning%Diaries-self%evaluation
---Circle%Time
---School%Assemblies-Celebrating%Children's%work%and%achievement,%plays,%
concerts,%choirs%and%Culture%Days
---School%Competitions-sport-art-music%and%drama
---Kidscape
---Helping%Hands%Program
---Road%Safety
---Health%Education%Month
•
Examples+of+Promoting+Staff+Health
---Termly%Staff%Reviews
---Yearly%Audit
---Realistic%Improvement%Plan-Roles%and%responsibilities%clearly%articulated
---Weekly%Staff%briefings
---Inset%Provided%on%well%being
---Investor%In%People%Award
---Clean,%comfortable%staff%facilities%provided
---Staff%notice%board%kept%up%to%date%and%informative
---Regular%opportunities%/%advice%for%personal%development%provided
---Annual%holidays%displayed%in%advance%on%staff%calendar
---Voice%of%staff,%children%and%parents%are%listened%to
---Imaginative%and%realistic%use%made%of%directed%time.
•
Examples+of++Promoting+Parent’s+Health
---At%St.%Paul’s%we%appreciate%the%importance%of%working%closely%with%
parents/carers%in%order%to%ensure%that%the%school’s%health%related%activities%
respond%to%the%needs%of%the%students
---We%understand%that%parents%and%other%family%members%make%important%
contributions%to%the%child’s%learning%at%home%and%to%learning%situations%at%
school
---Parents%are%kept%informed%by%regular%bulletins.%Parent’s%notice%board,%
school%calendar,%curriculum%talks,%parent's%meetings%etc.
---St.%Paul’s%parents%have%the%opportunity%to……..
---Become%involved%in%the%P.T.A
---Participate%in%school%initiatives-walk%to%school%week,%aerobics,%breakfast%
club,%curriculum%talks,%class%visits,%school%assemblies,%Christmas%plays.%Culture%
day,%school%trips,%after%school%clubs,%Literacy%and%Numeracy%events%etc
---Participate%in%courses,%parental%talks%as%organised%by%the%school-computers,%
first%aid,%drugs%awareness,%early%years-delta%program%etc.
•
Themes
We%could%simply%group%activities%around%six%different%themes:
---Knowing%your%body%
---Food%and%Nutrition
---Personal%and%Environmental%Hygiene
---Physical%Fitness
---Being%Responsible%and%Safe%
---Behavior%and%Life%skills%section
•
Introduction+to+School+Health
---Schools%are%a%strategic%means%of%providing%children%with%educational%
qualifications%that%will%enable%them%to%find%employment%and%status%in%life.%
Schools%can%be%dynamic%settings%for%promoting%health,%for%enabling%children%
to%grow%and%mature%into%healthy%adults,%yet%the%potential%of%the%school%to%
enhance%health%is%often%underutilized.'%School%Health’%has%largely%remained%
confined%to%medical%check-ups%of%children%and/or%some%hours%of%health%
instruction%in%the%curriculum.
•
Introduction+to+a+Comprehensive+School+Health+Program
---The%idea%of%a%comprehensive%School%Health%programme,conceived%in%the%
1940’s,included%the%following%major%components%viz.medical%care,%hygienic%
school%environment%and%nutritious%school%lunch%and%health%and%physical%
Education.%These%components%are%important%for%the%overall%development%of%
the%child%and%hence%need%to%be%included%as%a%part%of%the%curriculum.%The%more%
recent%addition%to%the%curriculum%is%Yoga.
•
Comprehensive+School+Health+Policy
---The%WHO%defines%a%health%promoting%school%as%one%that%is%constantly%
strengthening%its%capacity%as%a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%
working%.%It%focuses%on%creating%health%and%presenting%important%causes%of%
death,%disease%and%disability%by%helping%school%children,%staff,%family%and%
community%to%care%for%themselves,%take%informed%decisions%over%
circumstances%that%affect%their%health%and%create%conditions%that%are%
conductive%to%health.
•
What+Does+This+School+Health+Policy+Aim+To+Do?
The%policy%aims%to:
---Provide%an%effective%guide%for%school%administrators%/educators%to%assist%
them%in%developing%Health%Promoting%Schools
---Ensure%that%school%health%programmes%are%based%on%formally%assessed%and%
evidence%based%practice
---Advocate%the%value%of%a%comprehensive%and%planned%approach%to%school%
health%through%education%sector
---Encourage%partnerships%for%school%health%promotion%with%key%
stakeholders,viz.%students,%parents,%health%professionals,%teachers%and%
counselors
---The%overall%objective%of%the%policy%is%to%equip%the%educational%sector%to%
develop%Health%promoting%schools.
Components+of+the+Policy
The%eight%components%of%the%comprehensive%school%Health%Policy%are:
---1.A%School%environment%that%is%safe
---2.A%sequential%Health%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---3.A%sequential%Physical%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---4.A%nutrition%services%program%that%includes%a%food%service%program%and%
employs%well-prepared%staff%who%efficiently%serve%appealing%choices%of%
nutritious%foods.
---5.A%school%Health%Services%Program%that%is%designed%to%ensure%access%or%
referral%to%primary%health%care%services,%prevent%and%control%communicable%
disease%and%other%health%problems.
---6.A%counseling%,Psychological,%and%Social%Services%Program%that%is%designed%
to%ensure%access%or%referral%to%assessments,%interventions,%and%other%services%
for%student’s%mental,emotional,and%social%health%and%whose%services%are%
provided%for%by%well-qualified%and%well-supported%professionals.
---7.Integrated%Family%and%Community%Involvement%activities%that%are%
designed%to%engage%families%as%active%participants%in%their%children’s%
education
---8.A%Staff%Health%Promotion%Policy%that%provides%opportunities%for%school%
staff%to%improve%their%health%status%through%activities%such%as%health%
assessments,%health,%education%and%health-related%fitness%activities.
Objectives+for+Health+Education
---The%objectives%of%the%modules%and%activities%is%focus%on%the%different%%
aspects%of%growth%and%age%appropriate%development%of%the%child.
---The%activities%are%holistic%in%their%approach%since%they%deal%with%not%only%
physical%health%but%also%mental,%social,%emotional%and%spiritual%well%being.%
Their%uniqueness%lies%in%their%participative%and%interactive%approach.%The%
activities%mentioned%can%be%easily%incorporated%in%the%classroom%transaction,%
keeping%in%mind%that%hands%on%learning%is%internalized%faster%than%
conventional%learning.%It%is%also%recommended%that%teachers%may%modify%or%
customize%the%activities%according%to%their%social,%cultural%and%demographic%
needs.
•
Week$1-HPE$Focus$on$Health
Monday,%19%February%2018
10:51%am
Reading
---This%week’s%reading%will%bring%you%up%to%speed%with%health%promotion%in%
schools%and%other%educational%settings,%such%as%early%learning%and%family%day%
care%environments.
---Promoting%health%in%schools:%from%evidence%to%action
•
---Australian%Curriculum-Health%&%Physical%Education:%Foundation%to%Year%10
This+Weeks+Quote
---To%keep%the%body%in%good%health%is%a%duty...%otherwise%we%shall%not%be%able%
to%keep%our%mind%strong%and%clear.%Buddha
•
Learning+Outcomes
---In%this%unit,%you%will%build%upon%your%understanding%of%HPE%for%generalist%
teachers.%This%unit%has%a%particular%focus%on HEALTH and%well-being%(ESH240%
concentrated%on%PE)%and%through%weekly%readings,%activities,%lectures%and%
supporting%material%by%the%end%of%the%unit%you%will%be%able%to:
1.%Explain%key%health%and%well-being%debates%and%sources%from%a%critical%
perspective.
2.%Analyse%and%discuss%through%specific%resources%and%teaching%strategies%
contemporary%aspects%of%health%and%well-being.
3.%Critically%reflect%on%the%assumptions%that%underpin%personal%and%
professional%practice%as%they%relate%to%health,%safety%and%well-being.
4.%Analyse%and%evaluate%current%evidence-based%sources%to%illustrate%personal%
and%social%determinants%of%health%and%well-being.
•
Topic+Overview+
---In%this%unit,%you%understanding%of%what%is%health and well-being%will%be%
developed,%challenged%or%supported.%In%order%for%you%to%make%a%positive%
difference%in%the%lives%of%your%students,%their%school%and%community%we%will%
be%using%a%framework%to%underpin%what%is%health%and%how%we%teach%health%in%
schools%and%other%educational%institutions.%The%Framework%that%we%will%use%is%
called%a%"health%promotion"%framework.
---Children%thrive%at%school%when%they%are%healthy,%happy%and%secure.%A%
healthy%child%is%able%to%learn,%an%unhealthy%child%has%that%learning%jeopardised%
by%their%ill%health%and%negative%well-being.%%
---If%we%look%at%a%health%holistically%we%may%get%a%picture%of%health%like%the%one%
below
•
(https://www.med.uottawa.ca/sim/data/Models/Potter_Health_Capacity.ht
m)
What+is+a+Health+Promoting+School?
---A%health%promoting%school%is%one%that%constantly%strengthens%its%capacity%as%
a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%working.
A+Health+Promoting+School:
---Fosters health%and%learning%with%all%the%measures%at%its%disposal.
---Engages%health%and%education%officials,%teachers,%teachers'%unions,%
students,%parents,%health%providers%and%community%leaders%in%efforts%to%make%
the%school%a%healthy%place.
---Strives%to%provide%a%healthy%environment,%school%health%education,%and%
school%health%services%along%with%school/community%projects%and%outreach,%
health%promotion%programmes%for%staff,%nutrition%and%food%safety%
programmes,%opportunities%for%physical%education%and%recreation,%and%
programmes%for%counselling,%social%support%and%mental%health%promotion.
---Implements%policies%and%practices%that%respect%an%individual's%well-being%
and%dignity,%provide%multiple%opportunities%forsuccess, and%acknowledge%
good%efforts%and%intentions%as%well%as%personal%achievements.
---Strives%to%improve%the%health%of%school%personnel,%families%and%community%
members%as%well%as%pupils;%and%works%with%community%leaders%to%help%them%
understand%how%the%community%contributes to, or%undermines,%health%and%
education
Health+Promoting+Schools+Focus+on:
---Caring%for%oneself%and%others.
---Making%healthy%decisions%and%taking%control%over%life's%circumstances.
---Creating%conditions%that%are%conducive%to%health%(through%policies,%services,%
physical%/%social%conditions)
---Building%capacities%for%peace,%shelter,%education,%food,%income,%a%stable%
ecosystem,%equity,%social%justice,%sustainable%development.
---Preventing%leading%causes%of%death,%disease%and%disability:%helminths,%
tobacco%use,%HIV/AIDS/STDs,%sedentary%lifestyle,%drugs%and%alcohol,%violence%
and%injuries,%unhealthy%nutrition.
---Influencing%health-related%behaviours:%knowledge,%beliefs,%skills,%attitudes,%
values,%support.% %%
•
Why+Should+I+Care?
---The%concept%of%linking%'health%promotion'%and%'environment'%has%emerged%
over%the%past%two%to%three%decades.%It%is%now%widely%recognised%that%the%
health%status%of%individuals%and%populations%is%greatly%influenced%by%the%
economic,%social%and%physical%environments%in%which%they%live,%work%and%play%
(as%portrayed%in%the%image%above).
---Health%has%formed%a%part%of%the%school%curriculum%in%many%countries%during%
these%last%few%decades,%and%considerable%information%exists%in%relation%to%
school%health%programs.%In%teaching%health%to%individuals%or%in%order%to%
understand%health%debates%an%evidence-based%perspective%should%be%used.%
An%evidence-based%approach%considers%what%constitutes%effective%practice%for%
promoting%health%in%the%school%setting,%and%identifies%what%is%needed%to%fill%
the%current%gaps%in%knowledge%or%practice.%By%using%a%school%health%
promotion%framework%for%comprehensive%school%health%programs%address%
the%following%elements:%curriculum,%teaching%and%learning;%school%
organisation;%school%ethos;%environment;%school-home-community%
interaction;%and%interaction%with%health%services.
•
LECTURE
The+Beginning
---The%links%between%health%and%well-being%of%students%and%their%capacity%to%
benefit%from%educational%opportunities%and%attain%high%standards%of%
achievement%have%been%well%established%for%many%years.
---In%becoming%part%of%the%Health%Promoting%School’s%Programme,%schools%
became%more%committed%to%promoting%the%healthy%lifestyles%of%everyone%
within%the%school%community.
---Need%to%build%upon%what%schools%and%community%already%doing.
---Many%schools%pride%themselves%on%being%‘learner%centred’%school,%but%for%
this%to%be%true%schools%need%to%%endeavour%to%establish%a%holistic%approach%to%
health%promotion%ensuring%that%learning%and%teaching%approaches%are%well%
suited%to%the%different%needs,%aptitudes%and%learning%styles%of%students.
•
The+Process
---BUILD%AWARNESS%AND%COMMITMENT
---HEALTHY%SCHOOL%TEAM
---CONSULTATION
•
Examples+of+Promoting++Student+Health
---Welcoming,%inclusive%school%environment%evident
---Attractive%outdoor%physical%environment
---Bright,%interactive,%stimulating,%learning%classrooms
---Breakfast%Club
---Healthy%Break%provided
---Water%dispensers%in%each%area
---Cool%in%school
---Merit%System%Award-Positive%Behaviour%Policy
---PMP/FMS%Program
---School%Calendar%of%events
---Positive%Marking%policy
---Cycling%Proficiency
---Wide%range%of%Extra%Curricular%Activities
---Lunchtime%Activities
---Playground%Equipment%Provided
---Learning%Diaries-self%evaluation
---Circle%Time
---School%Assemblies-Celebrating%Children's%work%and%achievement,%plays,%
concerts,%choirs%and%Culture%Days
---School%Competitions-sport-art-music%and%drama
---Kidscape
---Helping%Hands%Program
---Road%Safety
---Health%Education%Month
•
Examples+of+Promoting+Staff+Health
---Termly%Staff%Reviews
---Yearly%Audit
---Realistic%Improvement%Plan-Roles%and%responsibilities%clearly%articulated
---Weekly%Staff%briefings
---Inset%Provided%on%well%being
---Investor%In%People%Award
---Clean,%comfortable%staff%facilities%provided
---Staff%notice%board%kept%up%to%date%and%informative
---Regular%opportunities%/%advice%for%personal%development%provided
---Annual%holidays%displayed%in%advance%on%staff%calendar
---Voice%of%staff,%children%and%parents%are%listened%to
---Imaginative%and%realistic%use%made%of%directed%time.
•
Examples+of++Promoting+Parent’s+Health
---At%St.%Paul’s%we%appreciate%the%importance%of%working%closely%with%
parents/carers%in%order%to%ensure%that%the%school’s%health%related%activities%
respond%to%the%needs%of%the%students
---We%understand%that%parents%and%other%family%members%make%important%
contributions%to%the%child’s%learning%at%home%and%to%learning%situations%at%
school
---Parents%are%kept%informed%by%regular%bulletins.%Parent’s%notice%board,%
school%calendar,%curriculum%talks,%parent's%meetings%etc.
---St.%Paul’s%parents%have%the%opportunity%to……..
---Become%involved%in%the%P.T.A
---Participate%in%school%initiatives-walk%to%school%week,%aerobics,%breakfast%
club,%curriculum%talks,%class%visits,%school%assemblies,%Christmas%plays.%Culture%
day,%school%trips,%after%school%clubs,%Literacy%and%Numeracy%events%etc
---Participate%in%courses,%parental%talks%as%organised%by%the%school-computers,%
first%aid,%drugs%awareness,%early%years-delta%program%etc.
•
Themes
We%could%simply%group%activities%around%six%different%themes:
---Knowing%your%body%
---Food%and%Nutrition
---Personal%and%Environmental%Hygiene
---Physical%Fitness
---Being%Responsible%and%Safe%
---Behavior%and%Life%skills%section
•
Introduction+to+School+Health
---Schools%are%a%strategic%means%of%providing%children%with%educational%
qualifications%that%will%enable%them%to%find%employment%and%status%in%life.%
Schools%can%be%dynamic%settings%for%promoting%health,%for%enabling%children%
to%grow%and%mature%into%healthy%adults,%yet%the%potential%of%the%school%to%
enhance%health%is%often%underutilized.'%School%Health’%has%largely%remained%
confined%to%medical%check-ups%of%children%and/or%some%hours%of%health%
instruction%in%the%curriculum.
•
Introduction+to+a+Comprehensive+School+Health+Program
---The%idea%of%a%comprehensive%School%Health%programme,conceived%in%the%
1940’s,included%the%following%major%components%viz.medical%care,%hygienic%
school%environment%and%nutritious%school%lunch%and%health%and%physical%
Education.%These%components%are%important%for%the%overall%development%of%
the%child%and%hence%need%to%be%included%as%a%part%of%the%curriculum.%The%more%
recent%addition%to%the%curriculum%is%Yoga.
•
Comprehensive+School+Health+Policy
---The%WHO%defines%a%health%promoting%school%as%one%that%is%constantly%
strengthening%its%capacity%as%a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%
working%.%It%focuses%on%creating%health%and%presenting%important%causes%of%
death,%disease%and%disability%by%helping%school%children,%staff,%family%and%
community%to%care%for%themselves,%take%informed%decisions%over%
circumstances%that%affect%their%health%and%create%conditions%that%are%
conductive%to%health.
•
What+Does+This+School+Health+Policy+Aim+To+Do?
The%policy%aims%to:
---Provide%an%effective%guide%for%school%administrators%/educators%to%assist%
them%in%developing%Health%Promoting%Schools
---Ensure%that%school%health%programmes%are%based%on%formally%assessed%and%
evidence%based%practice
---Advocate%the%value%of%a%comprehensive%and%planned%approach%to%school%
health%through%education%sector
---Encourage%partnerships%for%school%health%promotion%with%key%
stakeholders,viz.%students,%parents,%health%professionals,%teachers%and%
counselors
---The%overall%objective%of%the%policy%is%to%equip%the%educational%sector%to%
develop%Health%promoting%schools.
Components+of+the+Policy
The%eight%components%of%the%comprehensive%school%Health%Policy%are:
---1.A%School%environment%that%is%safe
---2.A%sequential%Health%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---3.A%sequential%Physical%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---4.A%nutrition%services%program%that%includes%a%food%service%program%and%
employs%well-prepared%staff%who%efficiently%serve%appealing%choices%of%
nutritious%foods.
---5.A%school%Health%Services%Program%that%is%designed%to%ensure%access%or%
referral%to%primary%health%care%services,%prevent%and%control%communicable%
disease%and%other%health%problems.
---6.A%counseling%,Psychological,%and%Social%Services%Program%that%is%designed%
to%ensure%access%or%referral%to%assessments,%interventions,%and%other%services%
for%student’s%mental,emotional,and%social%health%and%whose%services%are%
provided%for%by%well-qualified%and%well-supported%professionals.
---7.Integrated%Family%and%Community%Involvement%activities%that%are%
designed%to%engage%families%as%active%participants%in%their%children’s%
education
---8.A%Staff%Health%Promotion%Policy%that%provides%opportunities%for%school%
staff%to%improve%their%health%status%through%activities%such%as%health%
assessments,%health,%education%and%health-related%fitness%activities.
Objectives+for+Health+Education
---The%objectives%of%the%modules%and%activities%is%focus%on%the%different%%
aspects%of%growth%and%age%appropriate%development%of%the%child.
---The%activities%are%holistic%in%their%approach%since%they%deal%with%not%only%
physical%health%but%also%mental,%social,%emotional%and%spiritual%well%being.%
Their%uniqueness%lies%in%their%participative%and%interactive%approach.%The%
activities%mentioned%can%be%easily%incorporated%in%the%classroom%transaction,%
keeping%in%mind%that%hands%on%learning%is%internalized%faster%than%
conventional%learning.%It%is%also%recommended%that%teachers%may%modify%or%
customize%the%activities%according%to%their%social,%cultural%and%demographic%
needs.
•
Week$1-HPE$Focus$on$Health
Monday,%19%February%2018 10:51%am
Reading
---This%week’s%reading%will%bring%you%up%to%speed%with%health%promotion%in%
schools%and%other%educational%settings,%such%as%early%learning%and%family%day%
care%environments.
---Promoting%health%in%schools:%from%evidence%to%action
•
---Australian%Curriculum-Health%&%Physical%Education:%Foundation%to%Year%10
This+Weeks+Quote
---To%keep%the%body%in%good%health%is%a%duty...%otherwise%we%shall%not%be%able%
to%keep%our%mind%strong%and%clear.%Buddha
•
Learning+Outcomes
---In%this%unit,%you%will%build%upon%your%understanding%of%HPE%for%generalist%
teachers.%This%unit%has%a%particular%focus%on HEALTH and%well-being%(ESH240%
concentrated%on%PE)%and%through%weekly%readings,%activities,%lectures%and%
supporting%material%by%the%end%of%the%unit%you%will%be%able%to:
1.%Explain%key%health%and%well-being%debates%and%sources%from%a%critical%
perspective.
2.%Analyse%and%discuss%through%specific%resources%and%teaching%strategies%
contemporary%aspects%of%health%and%well-being.
3.%Critically%reflect%on%the%assumptions%that%underpin%personal%and%
professional%practice%as%they%relate%to%health,%safety%and%well-being.
4.%Analyse%and%evaluate%current%evidence-based%sources%to%illustrate%personal%
and%social%determinants%of%health%and%well-being.
•
Topic+Overview+
---In%this%unit,%you%understanding%of%what%is%health and well-being%will%be%
developed,%challenged%or%supported.%In%order%for%you%to%make%a%positive%
difference%in%the%lives%of%your%students,%their%school%and%community%we%will%
be%using%a%framework%to%underpin%what%is%health%and%how%we%teach%health%in%
schools%and%other%educational%institutions.%The%Framework%that%we%will%use%is%
called%a%"health%promotion"%framework.
---Children%thrive%at%school%when%they%are%healthy,%happy%and%secure.%A%
healthy%child%is%able%to%learn,%an%unhealthy%child%has%that%learning%jeopardised%
by%their%ill%health%and%negative%well-being.%%
---If%we%look%at%a%health%holistically%we%may%get%a%picture%of%health%like%the%one%
below
•
(https://www.med.uottawa.ca/sim/data/Models/Potter_Health_Capacity.ht
m)
What+is+a+Health+Promoting+School?
---A%health%promoting%school%is%one%that%constantly%strengthens%its%capacity%as%
a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%working.
A+Health+Promoting+School:
---Fosters health%and%learning%with%all%the%measures%at%its%disposal.
---Engages%health%and%education%officials,%teachers,%teachers'%unions,%
students,%parents,%health%providers%and%community%leaders%in%efforts%to%make%
the%school%a%healthy%place.
---Strives%to%provide%a%healthy%environment,%school%health%education,%and%
school%health%services%along%with%school/community%projects%and%outreach,%
health%promotion%programmes%for%staff,%nutrition%and%food%safety%
programmes,%opportunities%for%physical%education%and%recreation,%and%
programmes%for%counselling,%social%support%and%mental%health%promotion.
---Implements%policies%and%practices%that%respect%an%individual's%well-being%
and%dignity,%provide%multiple%opportunities%forsuccess, and%acknowledge%
good%efforts%and%intentions%as%well%as%personal%achievements.
---Strives%to%improve%the%health%of%school%personnel,%families%and%community%
members%as%well%as%pupils;%and%works%with%community%leaders%to%help%them%
understand%how%the%community%contributes to, or%undermines,%health%and%
education
Health+Promoting+Schools+Focus+on:
---Caring%for%oneself%and%others.
---Making%healthy%decisions%and%taking%control%over%life's%circumstances.
---Creating%conditions%that%are%conducive%to%health%(through%policies,%services,%
physical%/%social%conditions)
---Building%capacities%for%peace,%shelter,%education,%food,%income,%a%stable%
ecosystem,%equity,%social%justice,%sustainable%development.
---Preventing%leading%causes%of%death,%disease%and%disability:%helminths,%
tobacco%use,%HIV/AIDS/STDs,%sedentary%lifestyle,%drugs%and%alcohol,%violence%
and%injuries,%unhealthy%nutrition.
---Influencing%health-related%behaviours:%knowledge,%beliefs,%skills,%attitudes,%
values,%support.% %%
•
Why+Should+I+Care?
---The%concept%of%linking%'health%promotion'%and%'environment'%has%emerged%
over%the%past%two%to%three%decades.%It%is%now%widely%recognised%that%the%
health%status%of%individuals%and%populations%is%greatly%influenced%by%the%
economic,%social%and%physical%environments%in%which%they%live,%work%and%play%
(as%portrayed%in%the%image%above).
---Health%has%formed%a%part%of%the%school%curriculum%in%many%countries%during%
these%last%few%decades,%and%considerable%information%exists%in%relation%to%
school%health%programs.%In%teaching%health%to%individuals%or%in%order%to%
understand%health%debates%an%evidence-based%perspective%should%be%used.%
An%evidence-based%approach%considers%what%constitutes%effective%practice%for%
promoting%health%in%the%school%setting,%and%identifies%what%is%needed%to%fill%
the%current%gaps%in%knowledge%or%practice.%By%using%a%school%health%
promotion%framework%for%comprehensive%school%health%programs%address%
the%following%elements:%curriculum,%teaching%and%learning;%school%
organisation;%school%ethos;%environment;%school-home-community%
interaction;%and%interaction%with%health%services.
•
LECTURE
The+Beginning
---The%links%between%health%and%well-being%of%students%and%their%capacity%to%
benefit%from%educational%opportunities%and%attain%high%standards%of%
achievement%have%been%well%established%for%many%years.
---In%becoming%part%of%the%Health%Promoting%School’s%Programme,%schools%
became%more%committed%to%promoting%the%healthy%lifestyles%of%everyone%
within%the%school%community.
---Need%to%build%upon%what%schools%and%community%already%doing.
---Many%schools%pride%themselves%on%being%‘learner%centred’%school,%but%for%
this%to%be%true%schools%need%to%%endeavour%to%establish%a%holistic%approach%to%
health%promotion%ensuring%that%learning%and%teaching%approaches%are%well%
suited%to%the%different%needs,%aptitudes%and%learning%styles%of%students.
•
The+Process
---BUILD%AWARNESS%AND%COMMITMENT
---HEALTHY%SCHOOL%TEAM
---CONSULTATION
•
Examples+of+Promoting++Student+Health
---Welcoming,%inclusive%school%environment%evident
---Attractive%outdoor%physical%environment
---Bright,%interactive,%stimulating,%learning%classrooms
---Breakfast%Club
---Healthy%Break%provided
---Water%dispensers%in%each%area
---Cool%in%school
---Merit%System%Award-Positive%Behaviour%Policy
---PMP/FMS%Program
---School%Calendar%of%events
---Positive%Marking%policy
---Cycling%Proficiency
---Wide%range%of%Extra%Curricular%Activities
---Lunchtime%Activities
---Playground%Equipment%Provided
---Learning%Diaries-self%evaluation
---Circle%Time
---School%Assemblies-Celebrating%Children's%work%and%achievement,%plays,%
concerts,%choirs%and%Culture%Days
---School%Competitions-sport-art-music%and%drama
---Kidscape
---Helping%Hands%Program
---Road%Safety
---Health%Education%Month
•
Examples+of+Promoting+Staff+Health
---Termly%Staff%Reviews
---Yearly%Audit
---Realistic%Improvement%Plan-Roles%and%responsibilities%clearly%articulated
---Weekly%Staff%briefings
---Inset%Provided%on%well%being
---Investor%In%People%Award
---Clean,%comfortable%staff%facilities%provided
---Staff%notice%board%kept%up%to%date%and%informative
---Regular%opportunities%/%advice%for%personal%development%provided
---Annual%holidays%displayed%in%advance%on%staff%calendar
---Voice%of%staff,%children%and%parents%are%listened%to
---Imaginative%and%realistic%use%made%of%directed%time.
•
Examples+of++Promoting+Parent’s+Health
---At%St.%Paul’s%we%appreciate%the%importance%of%working%closely%with%
parents/carers%in%order%to%ensure%that%the%school’s%health%related%activities%
respond%to%the%needs%of%the%students
---We%understand%that%parents%and%other%family%members%make%important%
contributions%to%the%child’s%learning%at%home%and%to%learning%situations%at%
school
---Parents%are%kept%informed%by%regular%bulletins.%Parent’s%notice%board,%
school%calendar,%curriculum%talks,%parent's%meetings%etc.
---St.%Paul’s%parents%have%the%opportunity%to……..
---Become%involved%in%the%P.T.A
---Participate%in%school%initiatives-walk%to%school%week,%aerobics,%breakfast%
club,%curriculum%talks,%class%visits,%school%assemblies,%Christmas%plays.%Culture%
day,%school%trips,%after%school%clubs,%Literacy%and%Numeracy%events%etc
---Participate%in%courses,%parental%talks%as%organised%by%the%school-computers,%
first%aid,%drugs%awareness,%early%years-delta%program%etc.
•
Themes
We%could%simply%group%activities%around%six%different%themes:
---Knowing%your%body%
---Food%and%Nutrition
---Personal%and%Environmental%Hygiene
---Physical%Fitness
---Being%Responsible%and%Safe%
---Behavior%and%Life%skills%section
•
Introduction+to+School+Health
---Schools%are%a%strategic%means%of%providing%children%with%educational%
qualifications%that%will%enable%them%to%find%employment%and%status%in%life.%
Schools%can%be%dynamic%settings%for%promoting%health,%for%enabling%children%
to%grow%and%mature%into%healthy%adults,%yet%the%potential%of%the%school%to%
enhance%health%is%often%underutilized.'%School%Health’%has%largely%remained%
confined%to%medical%check-ups%of%children%and/or%some%hours%of%health%
instruction%in%the%curriculum.
•
Introduction+to+a+Comprehensive+School+Health+Program
---The%idea%of%a%comprehensive%School%Health%programme,conceived%in%the%
1940’s,included%the%following%major%components%viz.medical%care,%hygienic%
school%environment%and%nutritious%school%lunch%and%health%and%physical%
Education.%These%components%are%important%for%the%overall%development%of%
the%child%and%hence%need%to%be%included%as%a%part%of%the%curriculum.%The%more%
recent%addition%to%the%curriculum%is%Yoga.
•
Comprehensive+School+Health+Policy
---The%WHO%defines%a%health%promoting%school%as%one%that%is%constantly%
strengthening%its%capacity%as%a%healthy%setting%for%living,%learning%and%
working%.%It%focuses%on%creating%health%and%presenting%important%causes%of%
death,%disease%and%disability%by%helping%school%children,%staff,%family%and%
community%to%care%for%themselves,%take%informed%decisions%over%
circumstances%that%affect%their%health%and%create%conditions%that%are%
conductive%to%health.
•
What+Does+This+School+Health+Policy+Aim+To+Do?
The%policy%aims%to:
---Provide%an%effective%guide%for%school%administrators%/educators%to%assist%
them%in%developing%Health%Promoting%Schools
---Ensure%that%school%health%programmes%are%based%on%formally%assessed%and%
evidence%based%practice
---Advocate%the%value%of%a%comprehensive%and%planned%approach%to%school%
health%through%education%sector
---Encourage%partnerships%for%school%health%promotion%with%key%
stakeholders,viz.%students,%parents,%health%professionals,%teachers%and%
counselors
---The%overall%objective%of%the%policy%is%to%equip%the%educational%sector%to%
develop%Health%promoting%schools.
Components+of+the+Policy
The%eight%components%of%the%comprehensive%school%Health%Policy%are:
---1.A%School%environment%that%is%safe
---2.A%sequential%Health%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---3.A%sequential%Physical%Education%curriculum%taught%daily%in%every%grade.
---4.A%nutrition%services%program%that%includes%a%food%service%program%and%
employs%well-prepared%staff%who%efficiently%serve%appealing%choices%of%
nutritious%foods.
---5.A%school%Health%Services%Program%that%is%designed%to%ensure%access%or%
referral%to%primary%health%care%services,%prevent%and%control%communicable%
disease%and%other%health%problems.
---6.A%counseling%,Psychological,%and%Social%Services%Program%that%is%designed%
to%ensure%access%or%referral%to%assessments,%interventions,%and%other%services%
for%student’s%mental,emotional,and%social%health%and%whose%services%are%
provided%for%by%well-qualified%and%well-supported%professionals.
---7.Integrated%Family%and%Community%Involvement%activities%that%are%
designed%to%engage%families%as%active%participants%in%their%children’s%
education
---8.A%Staff%Health%Promotion%Policy%that%provides%opportunities%for%school%
staff%to%improve%their%health%status%through%activities%such%as%health%
assessments,%health,%education%and%health-related%fitness%activities.
Objectives+for+Health+Education
---The%objectives%of%the%modules%and%activities%is%focus%on%the%different%%
aspects%of%growth%and%age%appropriate%development%of%the%child.
---The%activities%are%holistic%in%their%approach%since%they%deal%with%not%only%
physical%health%but%also%mental,%social,%emotional%and%spiritual%well%being.%
Their%uniqueness%lies%in%their%participative%and%interactive%approach.%The%
activities%mentioned%can%be%easily%incorporated%in%the%classroom%transaction,%
keeping%in%mind%that%hands%on%learning%is%internalized%faster%than%
conventional%learning.%It%is%also%recommended%that%teachers%may%modify%or%
customize%the%activities%according%to%their%social,%cultural%and%demographic%
needs.
•
Week$1-HPE$Focus$on$Health
Monday,%19%February%2018 10:51%am
