ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD TO
PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is
pleased to announce the Coordinated School Health (CSH) 2nd
quarterly meeting will be held Wednesday, November 3, 2021. The CSH meeting
will focus on the nicotine use among Arkansas’ youth, along with prevention and
cessation strategies for schools.
The DESE, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of
Health (ADH), provides professional development and resources to assist school
personnel with addressing the needs of the whole child in the school setting.
The Coordinated School Health Program and activities are supported with funding
provided to the DESE through the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention RFA-DP18-1801 Improving Student Health and
Academic Achievement through Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Management of
Chronic Disease grant funding. This program is designed to develop the
capacity of school personnel to address today’s most
relevant public health issues inhibiting academic achievement.
Objectives for the CSH 2nd quarter meeting
include the following:
- Updated statistics on tobacco and e-cigarette use among Arkansas youth
- Provide youth prevention and cessation supports and resources for schools
- Share examples of how local policy can support cessation support and intervention
Participants may expect to gain information and resources
from content experts. Each meeting will include hands-on activities to assess
and plan for implementing the strategies learned. The CSH meetings are open to
all Arkansas public school district personnel. District wellness committee
chairs are strongly encouraged to attend.
NOVEMBER MEETING DATE & TOPIC
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Meeting Date
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Location
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Topic
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Who should Attend
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Nov. 3, 2021
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Virtual via ZOOM
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Nicotine Use and Arkansas Youth: Prevention and
Cessation Strategies for Schools
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Wellness chairs, CSH coordinators, administrators,
health teachers/coaches, nurses, counselors, school resource officers
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QUARTERLY MEETING LOGISTICS
Meeting Times: Virtual
meetings will be held 8:30am-12:00pm.
Registration: Participants must
register prior to the event.
Use the following link to
register https://bit.ly/Nov21_CSH
Cost: No cost
Link for Session Documents: Presentations
and resources can be found online at https://bit.ly/ARCSH-main. Meeting presentations and resources will in
the 2021-2022 CSH Meetings folder. Additional resources for e-cigarettes can be
found in the folder labeled Resources for
E-Cigarettes of the home folder.
A draft meeting agenda is attached to this Commissioner’s
Memo. Participants will receive 3 hours of professional development for virtual
meetings and 6 hours for in-person meetings through the ESCWorks professional
development platform.
For questions regarding the Arkansas Coordinated School Health program
or other school health initiatives, please contact the DESE School Health
Services office at 501-683-3604.