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The Student Health Force2009 Summer Basic Training Program

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StudentHealth Force

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Follows the CDC Socio-Ecologic and Coordinated School Health Models

Source: www.CDC.gov/DASH

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Staff Health

SchoolHealth

Services

SchoolHealth

Education

CommunityInvolvement

PhysicalEducation

SchoolEnvironment

Nutrition

CounselingPsychological

NGO

Retailers

After-schoolprograms

Faith basedorganization

Health care

Community

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Student Health Force K-6 curriculumFocus: My Body & How it is Build, HygieneDelivery Medium: Paper Based Lessons

Student Health Force Middle SchoolFocus: My Body & How it Works, Self-AssessmentDelivery Medium: Online curriculum, paper based lessons

Student Health Force High SchoolFocus: Workforce Development, 21st Century Skills, Health Literacy, Advocacy Delivery Medium: Online Curricula, Offline Lessons

Student Health Force Wellness Coach (Program Champion)Focus: Leadership, Career Development, Health Literacy, Mentoring, Delivery Medium: Online Curricula, 2 Week Boot Camp

Student Health Force Extension ServicesFocus: Expert, Trainer, Support, AdvocateDelivery Medium: Online, Live support Wellness Community Technology

Web-based engine•Data Storage•Physical and Health Assessment Templates•Data Management•Data Analysis/Reporting

Mobile application•Data Collection

Learning Management•You Learn/You Earn•Health Currency

Personal Health Record (PHR)•Health Data Storage

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Enrollment of Students•Application Process•Selection of Candidates•Outcomes definition•Pre Program Assessment

Student Health Force, Education, Jobs & Health CareersScalable project that deploys units of 1000+ paid student interns = impacting 50,000 to 150,000 students and familiesper target area.

Deployment Process

Pre Phase

First Rung to Wellness•Education•Career development•First job program

Phase Two

Support Infrastructure (Extension Services)Wellness Coach, trainers, college interns, health professionals

Community Health Advisors (Interns)•Classroom opportunities•Afterschool club opportunities•Summer Camp opportunities•Chronic disease prevention•Chronic disease management

Phase Three

Train-the-Trainer•Boot Camp (2 week)•Leadership•Health Literacy•Implementation•Mentoring

Phase One

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Use Health Currency rewards for the “real sweat equity” of learning and fitness to build Support across the entire community for Student Health Force health advancement.

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Health eTools for Schools Coordinated School Health Solution

Need: Online application that assists school administrators in meeting government wellness guidelines and combating childhood obesity in Pennsylvania

Solution:•Web-based/handheld application•Physical Education and Health Assessments•Validated wellness curriculum•Collaborative Wellness tools•Over 800,000 number of student reached in first 2 years•Over 250 school districts enrolled

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Recovery School District Student Health Force Initiative

Need: Need to recruit, train and deploy high school students with 21st century skills focused on health careers and information technology

Solution:•Web-based curriculum to build health literacy•Careers and skills focused•Mentoring and Intern•Comprehensive lesson plans for implementation•Over 40 students trained•Over 3000 students reached with fitness, nutrition and tobacco prevention lessons

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Stimulus package funding sources

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