A Self-Assessment and Planning G uide

2014

Elementary School

A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide

CS250209-A

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Population Health

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School Health Index

A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide

Elementary School 2014

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Contents

Introduction Instructions for Site Coordinator Module 1: School Health and Safety Policies and Environment Module 2: Health Education Module 3: Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs Module 4: Nutrition Services Module 5: School Health Services Module 6: School Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services Module 7: Health Promotion for Staff Module 8: Family and Community Involvement Planning for Improvement Resources Glossary

Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Index: A SelfAssessment and Planning Guide. Elementary school version. Atlanta, Georgia. 2012.

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Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This document was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, and Office on Smoking and Health; and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, and Division of Violence Prevention. Funding for the development of the first edition of the School Health Index, published in 2000, came from the CDC Foundation and the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.

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School Health Index Project Contributors

The following provided assistance to the development of the School Health Index. The affiliations listed are those of the contributors at the time they participated.

Jacquee Albers New York Department of Education Albany, NY

Rebekah Buckley, M.P.H., C.R.T., A.E.-C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Maria P. Alexander, M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Charlene R. Burgeson, M.A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Eduardo A. Alvarado, M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Kathy M. Anderson, M.S., R.D. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Raleigh, NC

Dorothy Caldwell, M.S., R.D., L.D. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Alexandria, VA

Stephen Carey Rhode Island Department of Education Providence, RI

Harriet Arvey, Ed.D. Houston Independent School District Houston, TX

Marion W. Carter, Ph.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Marybell Avery, Ph.D. Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE

Kymm Ballard North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, NC

Seraphine Pitt Barnes, Ph.D., MPH, CHES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Lisa C. Barrios, Sc.M., Dr.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Kim M. Boring American Heart Association Dallas, TX

Sean Brock, MsED Alliance for a Healthier Generation Hudson, FL

Marilyn Briggs, M.S., R.D. California Department of Education Sacramento, CA

Maria Teresa Cerqueria, Ph.D., R.D. Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization Washington, DC

Lilian W. Y. Cheung, D.Sc., R.D. Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA

Carol Chong, MS, RD/LD, SNS Alliance for a Healthier Generation Miami, Florida

Isobel Contento, Ph.D. Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY

Carlos Crespo, Dr.P.H. American University Washington, DC

Peter W. Cribb, M.A., M.Ed. University of Texas-Houston Houston, TX

Linda Crossett, R.D.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

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Sandy A. Denham, M.A. Muscogee County School District Columbus, GA

Alison Gardner, M.S., R.D. Vermont Department of Health

Burlington, VT

Helen M. Derryberry, R.D., L.D.N. Tennessee Department of Education Nashville, TN

Corinne Graffunder, M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Patricia Dittus, Ph.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Brenda Z. Greene, M.F.A. National School Boards Association Alexandria, VA

Allison M. Drury, M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Linda Nightingale Greenwood, M.A. Rhode Island Department of Education Providence, RI

Tracey Elder University of Georgia Athens, GA

Phyllis Gingiss, Dr.P.H. University of Houston Minneapolis, MN

Sherry Everett Jones, Ph.D., M.P.H., J.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Rose Haggerty, M.Ed. Houston Independent School District Houston, TX

Diane Farr Austin Independent School District Austin, TX

Merrie Hahn National Association of Elementary School Principals Alexandria, VA

Amy M. Fasula, Ph.D., M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Lynn Hammond South Carolina Department of Education Columbia, SC

Joyce Fetro, Ph.D., C.H.E.S., F.A.S. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL

Samantha Harrykissoon, M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Patricia Fishback National PTA Brookings, SD

Magdee A. Helal, Ph.D. National Center for Educational Research and Development

Carolyn Fisher, Ed.D.

Cairo, Egypt

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Carol Anne Herbert The Valley Trust

Jean Forster, Ph.D.

Durban, South Africa

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Albert C. Hergenroeder, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine

Mara Galic, M.H.Sc., R.D.

Houston, TX

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

Marci Feldman Hertz, M.S.Ed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bindi Gandhi, M.A.

Atlanta, GA

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA

James O. Hill, Ph.D. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Denver, CO

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