Key Concepts in Health Promoting Schools Communities Facilitated by: Steve Manske, EdD, Rebecca...
description
Transcript of Key Concepts in Health Promoting Schools Communities Facilitated by: Steve Manske, EdD, Rebecca...
Key Concepts in Health PromotingSchools Communities
Facilitated by: Steve Manske, EdD, Rebecca Bassett Gunter, PhD
Workshop with: Shaping the Future Conference, Kananaskis, ABJanuary, 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 3
Debrief
• Share examples with the group• Grouping of headlines
– Process vs. outcome oriented– Terminology used for key concepts– Components suggested by headlines
• Learnings?
4
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
5
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.
6
Systems for Promoting Healthy School Communities
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 communities8
Steering Committee
Policy Practice ResearchEducation PE School Health
Coord.Canadian Principal Association
Brock UGrant MacEwan U
Educ & Health JCSHAB School Health Coord.
ON Healthy School CoalitionPHE CanadaEver Active
Health NB School Health Coord.
U SaskatchewanU Waterloo
Secretariat Propel Centre for Pop Health Impact
9Does this inspire confidence?
Concept Paper: Further Plans
• Input opportunities– Advisory Meeting (March)– PHE Conference
• Production: 25-, 3- and 1-page versions• Promotion
10
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?
11
Appreciation to all
• As usual at this conference I’ve learned more than I’ve contributed.
12