Lessons Learned from the Whole Child and Coordinated School Health Approaches

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• Alternative Title:
  J Sch Health
• Personal Author:
  Rasberry, Catherine N. ; Slade, Sean ; Lohrmann, David K. ; Valois, Robert F.
• Description:
  BACKGROUND
  
  The new Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, designed to depict links between health and learning, is founded on concepts of coordinated school health (CSH) and a whole child approach to education.
  
  METHODS
  
  The existing literature, including scientific articles and key publications from national agencies and organizations, was reviewed and synthesized to describe (1) the historical context for CSH and a whole child approach, and (2) lessons learned from the implementation and evaluation of these approaches.
  
  RESULTS
  
  The literature revealed that interventions conducted in the context of CSH can improve health-related and academic outcomes, as well as policies, programs, or partnerships. Several structural elements and processes have proved useful for implementing CSH and a whole child approach in schools, including use of school health coordinators, school- and district-level councils or teams; systematic assessment and planning; strong leadership and administrative support, particularly from school principals; integration of health-related goals into school improvement plans; and strong community collaborations.
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  
  Lessons learned from years of experience with CSH and the whole child approaches have applicability for developing a better understanding of the WSCC model as well as maximizing and documenting its potential for impacting both health and education outcomes.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Cooperative Behavior Humans Interinstitutional Relations Interprofessional Relations Leadership Models, Educational School Health Services Schools
• Source:
  J Sch Health. 85(11):759-765.
• Pubmed ID:
  26440817
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4597308
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  85
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1ae7d7d61c64098ba497936f5ac8920d84d6946811aad0154e21828e268e4540
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34849/cdc_34849_DS1.pdf
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