schoo l implementation & sustainability noreen o’haire april 22, 2008 health
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SCHOOLImplementation & Sustainability
Noreen O’HaireApril 22, 2008
HEALTH
Advice for “Health Advocates”
How to approach schools (principals and teachers), educational systems (Ministries of Education, School Boards, etc)?
Do your homework!!!
Would a teacher choose your program?
Stages:
Successful Implementation and Sustainability of Health Promoting Programs for Schools.
• Development of Program
• Implementation: Introduction of Program
• Sustainability: Building Capacity
PHASE 1: Development of Program
• Scope of program – national, provincial/territorial, local- Comprehensive school health?- Whole school program?- Meet needs of all kids?
• Know and understand the school context (general and specific)- Is it a “solution” to a real problem?- How will it fit the culture of the school?- Does it fit with the school goals?- Time and timing
• Evidence based programs- Demonstrate the research
• Curriculum fit – curriculum relevance- Educationally sound materials
- Developmentally appropriate- Attractive, kid friendly- Meets the needs of all kids – but considers the whole child- Engagement of youth
• Does it fit into a comprehensive program for school health? cluster?
PHASE 2: Introduction and Implementation of Program • Promotional material
- Who is your target?- Ministries of Education, school board personnel, principals, teachers,
parents. (demonstrate stuff from phase 1)• Find a champion and some allies
- Specialists subject councils- School Board consultants- Principal groups
• Websites, magazines ads, flyers, posters• Teacher Professional Development (inservice)
- Present at teacher conferences, PD Days.- Online
• Build school teams• Support(s) for teacher’s
- School visits- Online – web based
• Relationship to health services
PHASE 3: Sustainability – Building Capacity
• Does it fit with other programs?• Design in levels – new connected materials• Engage and empower youth to take ownership• Involve the family, community; create a community• Involve health professionals• Understand how schools/school systems work:
- Open- Loosely coupled- Decision making
• Focus on prevention and improvement long term• Monitoring and reporting
- How do we know it is working?
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