Healthy Schools Program Resource Guide 2019-2020

GRADES K – 12

TBDHU.COM How can we support & TABLE OF CONTENTS promote health in your

How Can We Support Your School? 1 school? Contacts 2 Comprehensive School Health 4 Tell us about the health needs Healthy Eating 8 within your school. If your school Healthy Growth & Development 9 has completed a compass study or Physical Activity 10 school climate survey, we can assist in Mental Wellness 11 programming and support to address Substance Use & Prevention 12 some of the predominant needs Personal Safety & Injury Prevention 13 identified in your school.

Wellness@Work 14 We will come up with a plan together!

This booklet is available online at TBDHU.COM 2007/rev. 08/19 1 • McKellar Park School Rhonda O’Connor Contacts • St. James School 229-1820 • St. Thomas Aquinas School [email protected] • Valley Central School • Westmount School • École Secondaire Cite Superieure – Marathon • Whitefish Valley School • École Val des Bois – Marathon • Holy Saviour School – Marathon Contact your local public health nurse for • Nor’wester View School Tanya Walker • Marathon High School resources and support in creating a healthy • Ogden Community School 625-8840 • Margaret Twomey School – Marathon • Sherbrooke School school environment. Our team will suggest [email protected] Sylvie Clinchamps • St. Elizabeth School resources available at the Health Unit • St. Francis School • Agnew H. Johnston School 854-0454 (TBDHU) or from community partners and • St. Pius X School • Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School [email protected] organizations. • St. Vincent School • Holy Family School • B.A. Parker Public School – Geraldton • Woodcrest School • Pope John Paul II School • École Secondaire Chateau-Jeunesse – Longlac Healthy Schools Team Program Assistant • Thunder Bay Christian School • St. Ann School • École St. Joseph – Geraldton Christie Hovi • Upsala Christian School • St. Martin School • Geraldton Composite High School 625-5972 • Upsala Public School • St. Patrick’s High School • Marjorie Mills Public School – Longlac [email protected] • Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute • Nakina Public School – Nakina Robyn Daley • Vance Chapman School • Notre Dame de Fatima – Longlac 625-5910 • Lakehead University • Notre Dame des Ecoles – Nakina Thunder Bay • Confederation College [email protected] • Our Lady of Fatima School - Longlac • St. Brigid School – Nakina • Claude Garton School Jessica Dure District Communities • St. Joseph Separate School – Geraldton 625-5909 • École Gron Morgan School • Hammarskjold High School Amanda Warford [email protected] Melanie Simon • Matawa Education 825-7770 807-826-3251 Ext 278 • Bishop E.Q. Jennings School • McKenzie School [email protected] • Bishop Gallagher School • St. Bernard School [email protected] • Corpus Christi School • St. Margaret School • École Franco Terrace – Terrace Bay • École Publique Franco-Manitou – Manitouwadge • École Catholique Franco-Supérieur • St. Paul School • Holy Angels School – Schreiber • Manitouwadge High School • École secondaire catholique La Vérendrye • Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute • Lake Superior High School – Terrace Bay • Manitouwadge Public School • Holy Cross School • Connections • Schreiber Public School – Schreiber • Our Lady of Lourdes School – Manitouwadge • Our Lady of Charity School • SAMISOL • St. Martin School – Terrace Bay • St. Ignatius High School • Terrace Bay Public School – Terrace Bay Our dietitian is available for consultation • St. Jude School Stasia Starr in Thunder Bay and district communities: • Gateway 625-8307 Miranda Silta [email protected] 886-1060 Public Health Dietitian Laura Prodanyk [email protected] Karling Draper - 807-625-5974 625-5952 • Armstrong School • Bernier-Stokes Public School • Beardmore Public School – Beardmore [email protected] [email protected] • Crestview School • Dorion Public School – Dorion Our public health dietitian on the healthy schools • Algonguin Public School • Dilico • George O’Neill Public School – Nipigon team works with the public health nurse assigned • C.D. Howe School • Edgewater Park School • Nipigon/Red Rock High School to your school in the area of healthy eating and • Kakabeka Falls School • St. Edward School – Nipigon • Five Mile School healthy school nutrition environments. • Gorham & Ware Community School • Kingsway Park School • St. Hilary School – Red Rock 2 3 lassroom C

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Curriculum, The Ontario Ministries of Education determines areas of focus, develops and Teaching & Learning Comprehensive School Health and Health and Long-Term Care implements an action plan and then evaluates provide a framework for healthy and celebrates your successes. This club is Home, School School & supported by your assigned public health & Community Classroom schools called Foundations for a Partnerships Leadership nurse. Healthy Healthy School that follows this School Comprehensive school health We believe health and education are comprehensive approach. BRIGHT BITES is a framework for supporting interdependent. Healthy students are better learners and educated students make positive Students need wholesome, tasty food and improvementsSocial & Physical in students’Student educational The 2014 framework includes these enjoyable eating experiences in a supportive Environments Engagement lifestyle choices and are healthier overall. outcomes, while addressing school components: environment. Sometimes improving school

health in a planned, integrated, and nutrition can feel overwhelming, but your We offer a variety of programs and • Curriculum, teaching and learning holistic way. public health nurse and dietitian can guide initiatives such as: • School and classroom leadership you through the process. The Bright Bites • Consultation to identify and support priority • Student engagement program breaks down projects into small, health needs within the school. • Social and physical environments easy steps; provides free resources and • Supporting the planning and delivery of the templates; and has lots of ideas to spark health and physical education curriculum in • Home, school and community partnerships interest and motivation. Some of the popular classrooms areas to work on include classroom rewards, • Developing and delivering workshops and hot lunches, milk programs, sugary drinks, presentations classroom celebrations, fundraising and • Supporting the development or revision of special events. Contact your public health school procedures and policies nurse, or go online to brightbites.ca, to learn • Working with schools to develop and more. support healthy school clubs • Training and supporting peer leaders and RESOURCES & SUPPORT student champions to implement wellness initiatives within the classroom and whole Visit our schools and daycares pages on Our school health program follows a school environment This framework also identifies health related TBDHU.COM for teacher resources. Materials comprehensive school health approach • Supporting school council health promotion topics that are aligned with curriculum can be delivered to you. Contact our librarian where strategies and activities contribute to initiatives expectations and are relevant to student for assistance or specific recommendations at a positive school climate. Evidence suggests • A variety of displays to support your school well-being. 625-5901 or 1-800-294-6630. that comprehensive school health is an community in health fairs, open houses and effective strategy for improving the health other school events YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT of the school community. This approach HEALTHY SCHOOLS CLUB • Provide free condoms upon request encompasses the whole school environment, This group brings students, parents and This project is a 5-year initiative funded by not just what happens in the classroom, and school staff together to focus on creating a the Public Health Agency of Canada. It’s a students develop the skills they need to be healthier school. With the help of a teacher partnership between 7 local and district school boards and education authorities as well as physically and mentally well for life. Indicates a teacher-led resource. champion, your school community forms a committee, identifies strengths and needs, the TBDHU, Centre for Northern and Rural

4 5 Health Research (CRaNHR) and the Thunder and reduce risky behaviours. Adoption or ORAL HEALTH SCREENING AND Each tool is interactive for children and is Bay Crime Prevention Council and Drug adaptation of the Gr.9 Indigenous Informed SURVEILLANCE accompanied by clear instructions for the Strategy. The Grade 7-9 Fourth R Program version will increase engagement of Each year, our TBDHU Registered Dental educator, making it easy to use in lessons. will be implemented in Thunder Bay and Indigenous students and cultural awareness of Hygienists and Dental Health Educators To sign out the toolkit, educators can call District schools. This skills-focused, evidence- their classmates. visit elementary schools to provide dental the TBDHU library at (807) 625-5901 or toll based program is aligned with the ON health Assessment and evaluation tools and screenings in select grades. The hygienist free at 1-888-294-6630 or email curriculum and teaches youth the social and culminating activities are included in the does a visual check of the child’s mouth to [email protected] and provide your emotional competencies they need to engage resource. Public Health Nurses are trained name, school name, phone number, email, in healthy relationships. Our research partners, to support all aspects of this teacher-led and the desired dates of use. CRaNHR will share the evaluation results program. and lessons learned about implementing a comprehensive school-based program with SK VISUAL HEALTH SCREENING project partners, schools and communities. TBDHU IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM The program provides free school based The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) vision screening for all senior kindergarten (SK) requires that the TBDHU keep up-to-date THE FOURTH R children in Thunder Bay and District. immunization records or a valid exemption on all students up to 18 years of age attending Parents of children in SK will receive an school in Thunder Bay and District. Families information letter from the TBDHU before may receive requests for information from the the screening. TBDHU staff will screen the Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) program children using three short, non-invasive tests. which is used to update immunization records identify and follow-up with children who The tests take about 15 minutes to complete and ensure that students have all required have obvious dental needs. The results of and will check for potential signs of vision vaccines. the screening are sent home to parents on a problems commonly found in children. The TBDHU also provides Grade 7 “Tooth Check” card, along with information Following the screening, parents will receive immunization clinics within the school setting. for families who may be eligible for no-cost an information card and results letter. Vision In Grade 7 all students become eligible to oral health services through the Healthy screening cannot detect all vision problems receive 3 immunizations that will protect Smiles Ontario program. Parents of children and does not replace a child’s regular visits to against Meningococcal Meningitis, Hepatitis This relationship based program for students, in selected grades will receive an information an optometrist. B and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). During letter from the TBDHU before the screening. uses a youth-focused harm reduction strategy the course of the school year the nurses will For more information, contact the program to address the ON health curriculum. The Not all grades will be screened each year. at 807-625-5984 or 1-888-294-6630 or visit make 2 visits to all schools to complete these Fourth R consists of 4 units: Personal Safety immunizations. www.TBDHU.com/vision. and Injury Prevention, Substance Use, ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION TOOLKIT The TBDHU provides high school Addictions and Related Behaviours, Human The Oral Health Education Toolkit for JK immunization clinics within the school setting. Development and Sexual Health, and Healthy Most high school students are required to to grade 2 promotes the importance of Eating. Mental health and wellbeing are receive Tdap between 14 and 16 years of age. healthy teeth, how to brush and floss using integrated through-out all units of study. This protects them from Tetanus, Diptheria good techniques, tooth-friendly snacks and Students learn the communication, conflict and Pertussis and is considered to be their 10 nutrition, and tooth safety. The toolkit consists resolution and peer resistance skills they need year booster. of a user manual, flip chart, puppet, tooth- to engage in lifelong healthy relationships friendly snacks game, and tooth models.

6 7 Healthy Eating Indicates a teacher-led resource. Healthy Growth & Development

NORTHERN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COOKING TOGETHER PUBERTY and healthy communication. HRPP consists PROGRAM (Students and parents) (Grades 4–5) of 16 one-hour sessions and is intended for [email protected] vulnerable youth aged 12 to 18. A hands-on cooking workshop where parents These two nurse-led interactive workshops are The Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program for grade 4 or 5. Each workshop is 90 minutes and their children cook a meal together and SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND BLOOD provides elementary students with two servings learn valuable kitchen skills. The focus will in length. Grade 4 covers changes associated of fresh fruit and vegetables each week from BORNE INFECTIONS (STBBIs) be on healthy, easy and affordable foods. with puberty and personal hygiene. Grade 5 January to June, along with educational covers reproductive anatomy, menstruation (Grade 9–12) Schools are asked to cover the cost of food resources highlighting the benefits associated and spermatogenesis. Students learn about different types of STBBIs supplies. with healthy eating and physical activity. and the ABCs of protecting their own health. SEXUAL HEALTH This presentation is aligned with the Health CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE PRESENTATIONS SIP SMART! (Grades 7–8) and Physical Education curriculum. (Grades 3–7) (Grades K-12) These two interactive nurse-led workshops A 60 minute dietitian-led workshop that aims A 45 minute dietitian-led workshop (70 for either grade 7 or 8 students are done in CONTRACEPTION to provide students with the knowledge and minutes for secondary) where students two sessions of 90 minutes each. Content is (Grade 9–12) skills they need to make healthy drink choices learn about the new Canada’s Food Guide, aligned with the H&PE curriculum. Students learn about different types of and raise awareness of negative health including the food groups, the importance of contraception, including abstinence. This consequences of sugary drink consumption. eating well and strategies to help them make HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS presentation is aligned with the Health and Additional curriculum matched lessons and healthy choices. Secondary presentation also (Grades 6–8) Physical Education curriculum. innovative extension activities are available for includes healthy eating recommendations Your school public health nurse can provide teachers to continue the discussion. around the where, when, why and how we eat. one 90 minute workshop that addresses factors that influence relationships, including COOKING WITH KIDS SCHOOL TOWER GARDENS – DISTRICT technology, as well as characteristics of (Grade 5) SCHOOLS healthy and unhealthy relationships. A two-session cooking program for classes Our District public health nurses can help you facilitated by the public health nurse and plan and facilitate use of your school tower HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PLUS PROGRAM dietitian where students learn simple cooking garden. They can also provide nutrition and (Ages 12–18) methods and basic food preparation skills, food skills education for students when your This evidence-informed program developed with a focus on vegetables and fruit, whole garden is ready to harvest. Please contact by the University of Western Ontario teaches grains, and easy meals and snacks. Schools your local public health nurse directly. are asked to cover the cost of food supplies. students the skills they need to build healthy An oven is required. relationships and reduce risky behaviours. Discussions include peer pressure, healthy and unhealthy relationships, media literacy

8 9 Physical Activity Indicates a teacher-led resource. Mental Wellness Indicates a teacher-led resource.

ACTIVE RECESS OPHEA DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY KITS KIDS HAVE STRESS TOO / to positively affect the climate of their school (Grades K–8) (Grades K–8) STRESS LESSONS or classroom. This program can be offered (Grades 1-8) within a classroom or to an existing student Your school public health nurse can provide Three separate kits that contain activities and group such as a Healthy Schools Club, Natural This research based program developed by training to peer leaders to organize and lead supports to provide DPA for the primary, junior Helpers, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) or a new the Psychology Foundation of Canada helps outdoor playground games or indoor games or intermediate divisions. Sign out a kit from wellness club can be formed for this purpose. during recess. The emphasis is on inclusion, our library today. educators introduce and teach students Sample projects include acting as school safety, fun and physical literacy. Schools are about stress and stress management champions for mental wellness and initiating given a playground binder with game ideas DEVELOP FREE PLAY AREAS IN YOUR strategies in a fun and engaging way. Your activities with younger classes, designing and certificates for the peer leaders. A teacher SCHOOLYARD school public health nurse can help to school promotional campaigns or making leader in the school is required. introduce the program to your classroom. recommendations to improve the school’s Creating Free Play areas in your schoolyard physical or social environment. CLASSROOM PEDOMETER TOOLKIT is easy and inexpensive and research shows Visit https://bit.ly/2nDDYEF to download the (Grades 4–8) there are benefits to children’s physical, lesson plans. CAN YOU FEEL IT? mental and emotional development. Free play (Grade 6) This toolkit, complete with pedometers, enhances resiliency because children are able YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS Can You Feel It? is a resiliency program that suggested lesson plans and tracking sheets, to test themselves and learn to face adversity CHAMPIONS (YMHAC) aims to empower students to positively deal is a positive way to challenge students to be successfully. (Grades 7-12) more active. Contact your school public health with and control their reactions to the stress nurse for more information and to sign out a Contact your school nurse to receive resources Youth led mental health promotion initiative in their lives, and empower themselves in kit. on creating free play spaces that will develop supported through training, action planning healthy ways. This interactive workshop is student confidence and competence by and evaluation by a Public Health Nurse. done in one 90 minute session led by the incorporating natural elements that promote Students learn about mental wellness, coping school public health nurse. curiosity, exploration and motivate children to strategies and help pathways as well as how move.

10 11 Substance Use & Prevention Personal Safety & Injury Prevention

TOBACCO & VAPING WORKSHOP WEED OUT THE RISK (WOTR) GERMS ARE NOT FOR SHARING SNOWMOBILE ATV, VESSEL EDUCATION (Grades 4–6) (Grades 9-12) (Grade JK-2) (SAVE) (Grades 10-12) A 90 minute nurse-led workshop where An interactive harm reduction program which A nurse-led workshop where students are students learn about commercial tobacco and challenges youth misconceptions about weed taught and practice proper handwashing and The Snowmobile, ATV, Vessel Education vaping, and the harmful effects of using these and informs them of the risks associated respiratory ettiquette. This session is approx (SAVE) presentation promotes awareness, with using cannabis and driving or being products. 60-90 minutes and requires access to a sink. education and enforcement of safe handling a passenger in a high driver’s vehicle. This of ATVs, boats and snowmobiles throughout VAPING: KNOW THE RISKS WORKSHOP 70 minute classroom presentation, led by a BRAIN DAY PRESENTATION Northwestern Ontario to reduce injuries and (Grades 5-8) trained facilitator, engages teens through (Grades 4–6) fatalities while operating recreational vehicles. interactive discussions, games, activities and A 90 minute nurse-led workshop where The presentation discusses impaired driving, videos. An interactive nurse-led workshop based students learn about the vaping industry and the laws and insurance rules, safety hazards, on the “Brain Day” program created by the harmful effects of using vaping products. and personal responsibilities to operate the CONNECT CHANGE CONNECT (CCC) Parachute Canada. In this 90 minute session, This workshop will draw out the similarities recreational vehicles in an environmentally (Grades 9-12) students learn about neurons and brain between commercial tobacco products and friendly manner. anatomy, functions of the brain, protecting the vaping products. A youth smoking cessation program for brain, concussions and helmet safety. This 70 minute presentation with a students who would like to reduce or quit comprehension quiz can be delivered as a SUBSTANCE EDUCATION smoking. CCC aims to improve students’ CYCLING EDUCATION lunch and learn or within a classroom. Partner (Grades 7–8) sense of connectedness to their school as presenters may include the MTO, OPP, (Grades 3–8) well as to support student behaviour change A 90 minute nurse-led workshop with Thunder Bay Police or CN Police. towards a commercial tobacco free life. This 90 minute presentation includes interactive activities that focus on critical Health Unit staff facilitate 7 weekly 30 minute thinking and decision making regarding information on helmet fit, bike safety, hand INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRESENTATION sessions with the presence of a school staff substances use. signals, cycling and the law, and a basic (Grades 9-12) member. discussion on cycling skills. (Grades 9-12) In this 2 period presentation, students will Grade 4 classes are encouraged to book a SAFE GRAD PROGRAM learn about the chain of infection including In this 70 minute classroom workshop, bike rodeo to practice the knowledge gained (Grades 12) the various types of microorganisms and students learn about substance use – the in cycling education. For more information modes of transmission. Students will also A peer leadership opportunity for students different levels of use, the impact use can and to book a bike rodeo contact Caroline at learn about some specific infectious diseases in grade 12. Public health nurses provide have, and how to reduce harms of use. The [email protected]. such as vaccine preventable diseases, sexually training and resources about safe partying activities in this workshop encourage students transmitted and blood-borne infections, and for student leaders who then take the lead to use critical thinking and decision making tuberculosis. skills regarding substance use. in planning initiatives to spread their safe partying message to their peers prior to grad.

12 13 Wellness@work

School is your workplace. Promoting health in your workplace has many benefits which include increased productivity, decreased absenteeism, improved morale and improved health and sense of well-being. We encourage a comprehensive approach that includes key steps which will ensure staff engagement, sustainability and success. Our wellness@work program for school staff is available to assist your workplace at every step of the way. We will provide planning tools and suggest activities to help meet your needs.

Call Sue Armstrong at 625-5911 to book your consultation today.

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