Coordinated School Health & Safety Programs
Incorporating the eight components of school health can impact student achievement in positive ways. Improve the school environment by coordinating school health programs, family involvement, health services, counseling, nutrition services, school environment and health promotion for staff.
www.michigan.gov/cshsp
Michigan Model for Health
The state's nationally acclaimed K-12 health curriculum is aligned to Michigan Content Standards for Health Education. Michigan Model increases students' positive behaviors and involves families and communities in extending health learning beyond the classroom. Students acquire skills to improve their lifelong health, reducing health care costs. Grade level trainings are held each year as the program is revised and updated.
www.emc.cmich.edu
Shaping Positive Lifestyles & Attitudes through School Health (SPLASH)
An initiative of the Michigan Nutrition Network Collaborative Partner Program, SPLASH is focused on bringing quality nutrition and physical education to Michigan's lower income schools. The program provides training and materials for Michigan Model for Health (MM), Exemplary Physical Education Program (EPEC) classroom nutrition aids, and promotes school/community outreach projects.
www.health-splash.org
Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS/STI Education
Professional development in this area occurs on a cycle. Resource information and documents for planning, training, and evaluation are available at this website:
Michigan HIV/STD and Sex Education Resource Documents
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community Grant
Public and non-public schools in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties are invited to belong to the Berrien Safe & Drug Free Schools and Communities Consortium. The focus of the programming is violence and substance prevention. The Healht Consultant provides technical assistance, needs assessment and evaluation information and demonstration projects to address violence that is associated with prejudice and intolerance. Also included are the Current Issues Seminar, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training, Peer Mediation mini grants and related prevention and professional development activities.
Michigan Department of Community Health SDFSCA Data and Evaluation Resources
