How to Organize a School Health Council

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How to Organize a School Health Council
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Putting the Pieces Together
Members Community
MembersSchool
School Health Council
Assigning Responsibilities
Structure
Meeting Time
Name
Next Steps
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Decision 1

• Who needs to be involved?

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Membership should...

• Represent all segments of the community
• Involve people with a wide variety of backgrounds
  and experiences
• Include key players in the community and school
• Involve the least powerful as well as the most
  powerful

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Membership of a School Health Council includes
representatives from the CSHP
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Other potential members

• Parents and parent teacher organizations
• Health care providers
• Business people
• Community leaders
• Extension staff
• Human service agency representatives
• Clergy
• Youth

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Desirable Characteristics of School Health
Council Members

• Demonstrated interest in youth
• Awareness of community
• Professional ability
• Willingness to devote time
• Representative of the population
• Needed skills

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• Never doubt that a small group of committed
  people can change the world. Indeed, it is the
  only thing that ever has.
• Margaret Mead

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Decision 2

• How should you organize? What organizational
  structure fits best with our school?

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District
School
School Health Council
School Council
Model A
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District
School
School Council
School Health Council
Model B
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District
School
Leadership Team
Student Services Committee
School Health Council
Model C
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Decision 3

• Who will be assigned the various roles and
  responsibilities to carry out the functions of a
  SHC?

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Responsibilities to assign.

• Initiate meetings
• Set up meetings
• Lead meetings
• Record meeting minutes
• Invite additional members
• Monitor activities/achievement of plans
• Reward members

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Interdisciplinary Teams Key Concepts

• Teams are more effective in bringing change than
  are individuals.
• Individuals are more committed when they are part
  of decision making.
• Problems and solutions differ at each location.
• The team should be prepared for resistance from
  colleagues.
• Support from the administration is vital.
• Structure time for meeting is needed.

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Decision 4

• What should you call your School Health Council?

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Possible Names ..

• Care Team
• School Health Advisory Council
• School Health Council
• Health Council
• Health Committee
• Health Task Force
• Care Force

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Decision 5

• When is the best time to meet?

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Possible meeting times.

• Before school
• After school
• During school release time
• Saturdays
• School work days
• Other