School Health Index
A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: School Health Index
Why Use the School Health Index
What the School Health Index Is and Is Not
Chapter 3: The School Health Index Modules
Introduction of the Eight Modules
Module 1: School Health and Safety Policies and Environment
Module 3: Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs
Module 5: School Health Services
Module 6: School Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
Chapter 4: Using the School Health Index
Implementing the School Health Index
Step 1: Assemble the School Health Index Team
Step 2: Conduct School Health Index Introduction Meeting
Step 3: Complete the Self-Assessment Process
Chapter 5: Conclusion
You are a physical education teacher at Jefferson Middle School and serve on the School Health Team. As the Module Coordinator for Module 7, Health Promotion for Staff, your team has completed a self-assessment, and teams for the other modules have also completed their assessments.
Now, the overall School Health Team is meeting to proceed with the Planning for Improvement process, beginning with the Overall Score Card to determine which module needs the most improvement.
Overall Score Card
- Which module should the School Health Team focus on first? Refer to the completed Overall Score Card in "Go Further" to help you.
School Health Improvement Plan
- Given that the School Health Team wants to focus on Jefferson Middle School's health policies and environment first, what actions can the school commit to implementing in the short term that are not too expensive, labor-intensive, or complex to address?
- Select the correct tasks that need to be taken to implement the selected action.
Congratulations! You have successfully developed recommendations to improve Jefferson Middle School's policy on nutrition standards for competitive foods. You will follow the same process to develop a prioritized list of actions in other areas to recommend for implementation. Upon approval of the School Health Improvement Plan, Jefferson Middle School can begin to implement the recommendations and monitor progress.
Further
Questions
Planning for Improvement Scenario
Sample School Health Improvement Plan
Resources
SHI for Elementary Schools [PDF - 2.5MB]
SHI for Middle and High Schools [PDF - 1.7MB]
Full Course Content [PDF - 750KB]
