Health is Vital for Student Success: An Overview of Relevant Research | Page 11

State Actions

District and School Actions

•  ontinue state-level health and education partner co-action
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• dentify resources to support a district or school health
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to support dissemination of best practices, professional

coordinator. Having a person responsible for this work

development standards, and inclusion of health and wellness

has shown to help obtain additional funds; update and

as a priority for grant programs.

implement local wellness policies; and support partnerships

•  ontinue to increase access to evidence-based school
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health services, which have all been found to give students

with families, students, and the community.
•  each out to community organizations, local public health
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care when they need it, keeping them in school and out of

organizations, local mental health centers, local businesses,

more costly care settings (like emergency rooms).

and parents to build mutually beneficial partnerships that

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• ntegrate school health practices, programs, and policies into
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education accountability measures (for example, using health
data to inform the Unified Improvement Plans and updating
the school accountability measures for health and wellness).
•  ontinue to enhance the collection of health and wellness
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data in schools, like the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey,
and other school health needs assessments and measures
through the new Colorado Healthy Schools Smart Source
and recognition of the Colorado Healthy School Champions.

reinforce, enhance, and support school health efforts.
•  ork with a district or school team to regularly assess
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student and school health needs.
•  evelop annual goals, strategies, or plans to address the
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school’s greatest health needs based on data, and link to the
Unified Improvement Plan or other accountability systems.
• mplement and evaluate the plans regularly with the district
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or school team.

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