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
• Corporate 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34849/cdc_34849_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 105.26 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1ae7d7d61c64098ba497936f5ac8920d84d6946811aad0154e21828e268e4540