Transcript Key Concepts in Health Promoting Schools

Key Concepts in Health Promoting
Schools Communities
Facilitated by:
Steve Manske, EdD, Rebecca Bassett Gunter, PhD
Workshop with: Shaping the Future Conference, Kananaskis, AB
January, 2012
Purpose of This Session
• Health promoting schools do so by supporting
individual wellness thus leading to improved
learning outcomes. How can we enhance?
• This session will engage participants to
identify pitfalls and strengths around how we
talk about promoting healthy school
communities
• Participants will offer input to enhance impact
of a communication tool (“concept paper”).
Reason for the Session
• Priority raised at National Roundtable, 2010
• Two national bodies (each with provincial /
territorial members) who focus on the topic
• Task 1: Headline
– Write down the headline or lead-in sentence that
describes your ultimate success
– Share with two others who bring a different
perspective (health or education; practice or
policy or research)
– Post results
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Debrief
• Share examples with the group
• Grouping of headlines
– Process vs. outcome oriented
– Terminology used for key concepts
– Components suggested by headlines
• Learnings?
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Do we need consensus?
• Language and jargon can complicate not facilitate
• Problems with communication and comprehension lead
to reduced communication and collaboration
• Need to increase collaboration since we need to move
the system toward a common goal
• Various terms/frameworks etc., complicate evaluation
• Reduces duplicate efforts in a time of limited resources
• Ensure sensitivity to each others’ terminology
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Task 2: Terminology
• Using “Post-it” notes, with just one idea per
note, write your preferred terminology for
“how school communities can support health
and well-being in the school community”
• in your group of 3, describe why you made
this choice (1 minute max per person).
• Come to consensus.
• Post your consensus terminology.
• Review with the full group.
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Systems for Promoting
Healthy School Communities
Partnerships
& Services
Healthy School
Policy
Teaching &
Learning
AB Education
& Health
Joint
Consortium
(JCSH)
Social &
Physical
Environments
Comprehensive School Health
Evidence
Everyone
Education
4E’s (Ever
Active; PHE
Canada)
Environment
Health Promoting Schools
Where to from here?
• Develop a “concept paper” that will:
– Review history of terms and frameworks
– Review recent sources of information on current
terms & frameworks
– Attempt to bridge terms and concepts so
educators and others “get” how they can support
healthy school communities
• Develop a process to build support for paper
• Use the paper to expand impact of healthy
school communities
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Steering Committee
Policy
Practice
Research
PE School Health
Coord.
Canadian Principal
Association
Brock U
Grant MacEwan U
Educ & Health JCSH
AB School Health
Coord.
ON Healthy School
Coalition
PHE Canada
Ever Active
Education
Health
NB School Health
Coord.
Secretariat
Does this inspire confidence?
U Saskatchewan
U Waterloo
Propel Centre for
Pop Health Impact
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Concept Paper: Further Plans
• Input opportunities
– Advisory Meeting (March)
– PHE Conference
• Production: 25-, 3- and 1-page versions
• Promotion
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Task 3: Advice
• In what format and through what forums are
most suited share communication products
for educators and other decision-makers?
• Ensuring education perspective is included:
What recommendations do you have for
educators who conceptualize well and get
excited about geeky things like terminology?
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Appreciation to all
• As usual at this conference I’ve learned more
than I’ve contributed.
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Thank You!
Steve Manske
[email protected]
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