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Pickett County Coordinated School Health
Coordinator: Lisa Cummings
141 Skyline Drive
Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: 931-864-7123
Email: cshmail@k12tn.net
The primary mission of Pickett County’s Coordinated School Program is to involve families, communities and schools to promote school health programs that improve student’s health outcomes, and support the connection between good health practices, academic achievement and lifelong wellness.
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CSH Overview Summary
The following information is a summary of CSH activities and accomplishments since the formation of CSH in PICKETT COUNTY
CSH Infrastructure Established
An infrastructure for CSH has been developed for PICKETT COUNTY that includes:
School Health Advisory Committee
Healthy School Teams in the 8 components of the School Health Index
School Health Policies strengthened or approved include: Mental Health Policy,
Total amount of grant funding and in-kind services/materials secured by CSH to expand school health capacity for our LEA totals $_$103,889.00_
Community partnerships have been formed to address school health issues. Current partners include: UT Extension, TTU Upper Cumberland Coordinated School Health, TTU Physical Activity Summer Workshop, TENNder Care, Family Resource Center, Upper Cumberland Council on Children and Youth, CSH Coalition, MADD , Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, DCS, Epilepsy Foundation, Livingston Regional Hospital, Pickett County Health Department, Byrdstown Medical Center, Tennessee Public Health Association, TAHPERD, Cover Kids, Volunteer State Health Plan, Relay for Life, Overton/Pickett 911, TN Project Diabetes
Parent and Student Involvement Developed
Parents are involved in numerous CSH activities such as :
School Health Teams, Safety Day, School Health Fairs, Nutrition Classes
Currently,15 parents are collaborating with CSH.
Students have been engaged in CSH activities such as School Health Teams, Safety Day, PCHS Health Fair, UT/CSH K-8 Health Fair, Parent Nutrition Classes, Fitness Friday, PCHS Student Health Council. Approximately 720 students are partnering with CSH to address school health issues.
School Health Interventions
Since CSH has been active in Pickett County the following health interventions have taken place:
1) School Health Screenings and Referrals to Health Care providers, 1166 students have been screened and 920 referred)
2) Students have been seen by a school nurse and returned to class: 7912 student visits to school nurse, 6282 students returned to class
3) BMI data has been collected that shows the severity of the childhood obesity epidemic in our LEA. Since 2007, when CSH began collecting BMI data on students in grades K, 2, 4, 6, 8, & 9 Pickett County students have averaged higher BMI scores than the state average. BMI data for 2010-2011 shows a 2% decrease in overweight and obesity in Pickett County students over the last 2 years.
4) Many items have been purchased with CSH funds to enhance school health efforts. Examples of items purchased include: Climbing Walls, Fitness Rooms, Playground Equipment, Archery Equipment, Tennis Equipment and Health Curriculums, safety mats for gymnasium, and improvements to athletic field restrooms.
5) Professional development has been provided to school health staff (counselors, PE teachers, nurses, etc.). Examples include: School Mental Health Plan, School Safety Plan, EpiPen, Asthma, Diabetes, TTU PE Workshop
6) School faculty and staff have received support for their own well-being through Fitness Rooms, Biggest Loser Program, Walk Across Tennessee, Take Action Program, Weight Watchers at Work and Staff Health Fairs that include medical assessments.
7) Specific interventions have been made in the following areas to address childhood obesity and behavioral health issues:
Health Education Interventions – Diabetes Awareness Information, CSH School Newsletter, Purchase of Michigan Model Health Curriculum, Tobacco Prevention Program: When You Can’t Breathe Nothing Else Matters, UT Extension/CSH Student Health Fair.
Physical Education/Physical Activity Interventions – Climbing Walls, Fitness rooms for students and staff, Playground improvements, Presidents Physical Fitness Program, Student Workout DVD Contest, Take 10 Program,
Nutrition Interventions – Nutrition Events during School lunch week, Food Journals, Poster Contest, Build a Better Plate Program, Fresh Fruit for break at high school in Fitness Friday Program.
Mental Health/Behavioral Health Interventions – Development and implementation of a School Mental Health Program with identified partnerships with local providers.
8) Add any additional highlights that you think have been outstanding for your particular LEA.
In such a short time, CSH in Pickett County has made significant contributions to the well-being of our students and staff which in turn has addressed numerous non-academic barriers to student academic achievement. Our staff work together to increase physical activity in the classroom, our PE teachers are working to get students interested in new activities that may create a lifetime interest, and our nutrition staff are always assessing and looking for new nutritional foods to add to their program.
Benefits of a Coordinated School Health Program
Available evidence links Coordinated School Health Programs and the following academic achievement/outcomes:
Benefits to Students
* Improved student academic performance and test scores
* Decreased risky behaviors
* Reduced drop out rates
* Less absenteeism
* Less fighting
* Less smoking
* Improved rates of physical activity
* Lower rates of teenage pregnancy
* Prepare students to be productive members of their communities
* Increase interest in healthy diets
Benefits to Schools
* Reduced expenditures
* Reduced duplication
* Reduced absenteeism and classroom behavior/disciplinary problems
* Improved staff morale
* Less smoking
* Support of teacher teamwork
* Increased awareness and involvement of families and community
Pickett County Suggested School Party Foods
Suggested items have limited sugar and fat content
Nut-Free and Nut Containing Lists
Nut-free Foods
Cookies/Crackers
Nature Valley Fruit Crisps
Goldfish (30 goldfish/serving)
Chips Ahoy Thin Crisps
Wheat Thins Crisps Minis
Honey Maid Cinnamon Thin Crisps
Ritz Snack Mix – 100 Calorie Pack
Ritz Chips Minis Original – 100 Calorie Pack
Stauffers Iced Gingerbread Men Cookies
Keebler Chocolate Graham Selects
Reduced Fat Triscuits
Premium Saltine Crackers
Snyder’s of Hanover Mini Pretzels (5-6 pretzels)
School cafeteria cookies (check with cafeteria)
Popcorn
Orville Redenbacher’s SMART POP Popcorn
(1 cup/child)
Cheeses
Food Club 2% Swiss slices
Food Club 2% Cheddar
Kraft 2% American
Kraft Fat Free Sharp Cheddar
Borden’s 2% American Slices
Frozen Desserts
Sherbet
Mayfield Light Frozen Yogurt
Mayfield Fat Free Fudge Stix
Mayfield low fat ice cream sandwich
Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Fudge Lites
Banana Pops
Mayfield Real Fruit Bars
Bruster’s Blue Pop Ice
TCBY Beriyo Smoothies-Golden Vanilla Soft Serve (4 Oz.)
TCBY soft serve yogurt, any flavor (4 0z)
Pizzas
Whole Wheat Crust Pizza
Drinks:
Bottled Water
100% Apple, Orange, Grape juices (8 oz or less)
*Apple & Eve 40 Variety Pak (100% juice, 4.2 oz)
Party Trays
Fruit Trays with vanilla yogurt dip
Vegetable Trays/low-fat or fat-free dip
McDonald’s Yogurt Parfaits
Nut-containing Foods
Check with your child’s teacher if you are unsure if they have a nut free classroom.
Cookies/Crackers/Fruit & Nut Bars
Nutri-Grain Bars
Animal Crackers
Peanut Butter Cookie Crisps
Frozen Desserts
Frozen Yogurt
Trail Mixes
Most Trail Mixes without candy will work, but most have nuts
Most Granola and Trail Mix bars
Mixed Nuts (any kinds are approved, but portion size is 2 Tbs.)
This is a list of suggested foods to help our school provide students with opportunities that improve access to healthy foods. We do not intend to promote particular brands but have chosen the more nutritional varieties.
When accessing some of the links found on these pages, be advised that you will be leaving the Coordinated School Health website. These linked sites are not under the control of the Pickett County Schools, and the district is not responsible for the contents of any of these linked sites, any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites.
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