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OHSC is pleased to accept Nominations for our Heathy Schools Awards. LINK to Google Form Nominations Due: May 17th Priority will be given to OHSC members and award recipients will be announced at the OHSC Conference Carol MacDougall Champion Award Carol MacDougall Champion Award honors dedication and commitment to the field of comprehensive school health and acknowledges outstanding achievements in frontline practice. Carol MacDougall has contributed to the advancement of comprehensive school health for her many years of on the ground practice and her research and professional documents. Best known within the ranks of public health nursing and as one of the Founders of the Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition Carol’s contribution in this area has been extensive such as being an advocate and writer for the School Health Guidance Document for public health professionals and providing expertise into the development of the Ministry of Education document called the Foundations for a Healthy School. Beginning in 2022, the Carol MacDougall Champion Award will be presented annually to a professional who most closely embodies the frontline work in comprehensive school health Colleen Stanton Professional Award This award honors a person of research and practice who has made an outstanding contribution towards the advancement of healthy school systems and implementation. OHSC understands the importance of recognizing these leaders who make the meaningful execution of school health through their leadership and passion. As a former OHSC Core Steering Committee Member Colleen Stanton always put to work the knowledge and wisdom she had gained from her years of practice and research. This award, beginning in 2022, will be presented annually to a person who exemplifies leadership in research and practice and who like Colleen, has made outstanding contributions towards the advancement of school health within the province and their organization. --------------------------------------- OHSC 2024 NOW OPEN LINK: 2024 Membership The Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition (OHSC) is an Ontario-wide, broad-based coalition, with volunteer members from health, education, social services, not for profit organizations, small businesses, and parent and student organizations. Membership: Membership is open to all individuals and organizations committed to promoting healthy schools in Ontario. This is an evolving group. We will continue to welcome any interested individuals or organizations who wish to support our vision, mission and values. =============================== Healthy Schools Resources School Public Health Nurses and COVID-19: Role Clarification Resource To help clarify the role and scope of supports that the School Public Health Nurses (PHNs) provide, a Role Clarification Resource was developed by a working group of the Education Sector. The contents of this resource include:
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BACK TO BASICS...
Healthy Schools for ALL Our upcoming annual conference, taking place the evening of May 30th and all day Friday May 31st 2024, is entitled “Back to Basics….Healthy Schools for ALL”. It is specifically designed to be a participatory in-person conference, with a dynamic agenda focused on engaging all participants with opportunities to connect and network with colleagues from across Ontario. Offering workshops that focus on the foundations for healthy schools:
Thursday, May 30th 6:30pm - 8:30 pm Registration OPENS 6:30pm - 8:30 pm Light refreshments and networking activities provided Mariposa Inn and Conference Centre 400 Memorial Ave. Orillia, Ontario Keynote Interactive Plenary Sessions LEARN MORE ... HERE
Schools are ideal settings to promote health and to inspire commitment to Health Promoting Schools (HPS) among students, parents/guardians, school staff and broader school community. HPS is an internationally recognized approach for supporting improvements in student educational outcomes while addressing school health in a planned, integrated, and holistic way. 
While several international documents offer a collection of Standards and Indicators, there is a need for a distinct set of Canadian Standards and Indicators to guide the planning, implementation, sustainment, and monitoring and evaluation of HPS in Canadian schools.
LINK: Canadian Standards & Indicators for Health Promoting Schools This document, developed for, and in collaboration with, the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH), outlines a set of Canadian Standards and Indicators for HPS. These provide a foundation for education and health systems to work together to create healthy school environments to improve the health and well-being and academic outcomes of all students. In this document, Standards refer to the guiding principles and expectations of the implementation and sustainment of HPS, and Indicators refer to the tools or signs that indicate whether schools meet Standards. These Standards and Indicators have been developed through a rigorous 3-step process: 1) a comprehensive literature review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature on Standards and Indicators related to the HPS approach; 2) a consensus-seeking process among 53 experts from JCSH Member Jurisdictions across Canada who assessed the achievability of Standard Components (i.e., sub-components of Standards) and acceptability and feasibility of Indicators; and 3) grouping Standard Components into Standards and mapping Indicators to these Standards. This process resulted in formulating nine Standards: Standard 1. School engages the community for the implementation and sustainment of the HPS approach. Standard 2. School leadership is dedicated to the HPS approach. Standard 3. School policies support the HPS approach. Standard 4. School environment is conducive to the safety and health and well-being of students and school staff. Standard 5. School’s curriculum and health education prepares students for healthy futures. Standard 6. Governing system prioritizes and supports the HPS approach. Standard 7. School health services support the health and well-being of all students. Standard 8. School promotes equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and indigeneity. Standard 9. Monitoring and evaluation inform the implementation and sustainment of the HPS approach. This document serves as the roadmap that schools, administrators, school staff, school communities, policymakers, health service providers, and health promotion coordinators and practitioners can follow for the planning, implementation, everyday practice, adaptation, scaling, sustainment, and monitoring and evaluation of HPS in Canadian schools. Learn More : www.jcsh-cces.ca |
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