Rural School Health Advisory Councils

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Rural School Health Advisory Councils

• Featuring Lockhart ISD
• Student Population 4,000
• Community Size 12,000

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What is a Small Community School Health Advisory
Council?

• A group of health concerned citizens/parents and
  school personnel
• Number of members have been unrestricted
• Everyone is welcome to participate
• Recruitment is by word of mouth, personal
  invitation and district web page invitation

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How is Our Council Set Up?

• Informal Structure
• A Chair Person
• A Secretary for minutes
• Meetings are usually held in October, November,
  January, February and March.
• Meetings are kept to one hour (unless previously
  discussed) 530 to 630pm
• Extra meetings are arranged as requested by
  majority attending meeting

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Whats On Our Agenda?

• Welcome/ Introductions
• Past/Unfinished Business from last meeting
• New Business/Program/Project Review
• Member Input/Ideas
• Announcements
• Next Meeting Date/Adjourn

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What Do We Discuss?

• 8 Components of Health
• Environment, Nutrition, Physical Education,
  Mental Health, Health Education, Health Services,
  Staff Wellness, Community Involvement
• 1) Environment stats of injury/accidents at
  campuses, disability layout of campuses,
  surrounding environment of schools, access/cracks
  of sidewalks, etc.
• 2) Nutrition meals served, satisfaction survey,
  FMNV, nutrition policy, General Mills Wellness
  Grant

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8 Components Continued

• 3) Physical Education CATCH program,
  equipment needs, fitnessgram, jump rope for
  heart, cancer/diabetes walk, health fairs, field
  days
• 4) Mental Health Community in Schools
• 5) Health Education health topics being taught
  in classrooms/gyms/cafeteria, special speakers,
  dental health, communicable disease prevention

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8 Components Continued

• 6) Health Services type/number of services
  provided at campus clinics, communicable disease
  reports/alerts
• 7) Staff Wellness campus after school exercise
  programs, Walk across Texas campaigns,
  water/fruit/vegetables/fat/body fat competitions,
  hand washing training/blood pressure screening,
  health fair with local hospital

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8 Components Continued

• 8) Community Involvement - blood drives,
  CPR/First aid training, participation in EMS/Fire
  Dept./community fairs (bicycle rodeo, coats for
  kids, food drives, Relay for Life walk, diabetes
  walk, community preparedness

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Sample Agenda

• I. Welcome/ Introductions
• II. Old Business
• Review Minutes (Attachment I)
• Review Accomplishments 06/07 School Year
• Wellness Policies
• CPR/First Aid District staff 204
• Coaching 58
• Students 329

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Sample Agenda Continued

• New Business
• Nutrition Education Series Caldwell County
  Extension Agent for Elementary Campuses
• Disaster Preparedness Collaborative effort
  Lockhart Fire Dept./ EMS/ Health Dept/ LISD
• Campus Wellness Initiatives

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Sample Agenda Continued

• Member Open Forum
• Next Meeting Dates
• Adjourn

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My Tips for Council Meeting Success

• Keep meeting short, sweet and too the point
• Make everyone feel welcome to participate
• Keep on agenda/task Be careful not to schedule
  to much to be discussed during time allotted
• Pay attention to time
• Always adjourn on time

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Thank You

• Presenter Julie Hart RN
• Health Service Coordinator
• Lockhart ISD
• Email julie.hart_at_lockhart.txed.net
• Office 512-398-0155