Presenters• Mr. Ernie Mannino

Executive Director NAESP Foundation

• Michael K. Curley, Ed. D. Vice President & Chief Academic OfficerInnerLink, Inc.

What is the Whole Child Initiative?

• NAESP’s Whole Child Initiative is designed to create programs and services that support the ‘whole child’ as well as the schools and communities that surround them.

• One aspect of this initiative is assisting schools to create an environment that fosters health, wellness and academic achievement.

• Today, InnerLink the one of the first healthy corporate partner will discuss tools that help create a healthy school environment.

NAESP Whole Child InitiativePartnerships

• Corporate • Companies with programs, products or services that

support and facilitate the Whole Child Initiative

• Sponsors• Financial supporters that underwrite Whole Child

Initiative programs, products or services for schools

• Members• NAESP members that support the whole child in

their school and wish to access the Whole Child Initiative resources

Proud to be one of the First Healthy Corporate Partner

Creating a Force for HealthThe InnerLink Model

A coordinated health approach to student engagement that creates a public health force to promote wellness and prevent disease. This approach helps schools and communities:

•Develop interventions•Use resources effectively•Coordinate efforts•Produce behavioral outcomes•Monitor and evaluate risk factors•Enable health equity•Empower students to impact healthy choices at home

Coordinated School Health

• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) Model is a system of involvement bringing together all stakeholders in a students life, to help maintain the well-being of the student.

• A healthy student has the greatest opportunity for academic and personal success!

www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth

Success StoryCoordinated School Health Solution for PA

Need: Secure online data management system for monitoring student health and fitness parameters that assists school administrators in meeting wellness mandates and combating childhood obesity in PA.

Solution:• Web-based and handheld applications• Physical education and health assessments• Validated wellness curriculum and collaborative wellness tools• Rapid adoption by public, private, parochial and charter schools• More than 800,000 students reached in first two years• More than 250 school districts enrolledSponsors: Highmark Foundation, Independence Blue Cross and

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Health eTools for Schools is a custom application built by InnerLink for Highmark Foundation

Health eTools for Schools is a registered mark of Highmark Foundation. Highmark is a registered mark of Highmark Inc.

Success StoryCoordinated School Health Solution for PA

"We know healthier children have better attendance records, are better learners, and have a better focus on what’s going on in the classroom. So we’re really pleased with this method that we’re now using in Abington School District.“ AMY SICHEL Superintendent, Abington School District

"I’m really pleased that this type of tool is being made available to parents and teachers so that we can start teaching them at a young age how important it is to make healthy eating choices." MARYANN MCDONOUGH Parent, Abington School District

Student enrollment growth chart 2005 – 2009

Health eTools for Schools is a registered mark of Highmark Foundation. Highmark is a registered mark of Highmark Inc.

• Health eAchievement is modeled after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) Model

• Role specific tools for schools including digital nurse room, fitness assessments, and learning management system

• Facilitates data-driven decision making

• Best practices learned from Health eTools for Schools, a custom application built by InnerLink for Highmark Foundation, informed the development of Health eAchievement

Enabling Coordinated School Health with Technology

Coordinated School Health Ecological Model

We must “ignite and build a

social movement” at private, public and policy levels in order to change broad scale social norms

and create a social environment supportive

of health.Sorenson G et al. Ann Rev Public Health;

1998.19:379-416

Success Story Student Engagement Solution for Chicago

Need: Chicago Public Schools' desired to prepare its students to help build a healthier Chicago, utilizing schools, health care and workforce objectives to train and employ high school students as health advocates.

Solution:• Six-week summer internship program for 100

at-risk high school students and five teachers• Each graduate tasked to share their lessons with 100 people• Online courses and training to build health literacy• 20% increase in health knowledge, 100% of students created

personal wellness plan and 100% certified in CPR and AED• Training and implementation management• Professional development and instructional support through

onsite training and an online learning management systemPartners: Chicago Public Schools and

Building a Healthier Chicago

Learn it!

Share it!

Live it!

Success Story Student Engagement Solution for Chicago

“The youth are emerging as trained Student Health Force interns who can pursue careers in the health field and provide basic information to help Chicago become the healthiest city in the country. This program is a great example of

how the tremendous resources in this city are working together to build a Healthier Chicago.” DR. JAMES GALLOWAY, Regional Director for Health and Human

Services and Co-Founder of Building a Healthier Chicago

• Health eAchievement is modeled after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) and Socio-Ecological Models

• Students advance their academics, technical abilities, job readiness and health literacy as they approach chronic disease prevention with three easy steps - Learn It! Live It! Share It!

• These building blocks create a generation of health literate citizens who can better manage their own health, help their families and be a force for health in the community.

• K-6 paper based and hands on, 5-12 online and hands on

Enabling Student Engagement with Project Based Learning

SHF

What Can You Do Now?• Whole Child Initiative eNews updates

• Arrange for opportunity in your region to implement Health eAchievement

• Get your students and parents logged into Student Health Force

• Use the Student Health Force K-6 lessons

• Work with NAESP Foundation to get grants and sponsor support for these tools for your school

Michael K. Curley, Ed. D. 866.522.5487 or 717.735.8105

mcurley@theinnerlink.com or info@theinnerlink.com www.theinnerlink.com