21st Annual Coordinated School Health Conference a Great Success
Upcoming Workshop ~
Health Education: A Skills Based Approach
This two-day health education workshop is for middle and high school health teachers. It will be held November 19, 2010  & February 11, 2011 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm on both days). This workshop is set up as two interactive training sessions designed to teach educators to develop curriculum, teaching units and lesson plans that focus on building the critical thinking and decision making skills students need to establish good health behaviors.

For a detailed flyer, click here. 
To register click here.

Back to Basics: Practical Ideas and Resources to Revitalize School Wellness
On June 23 & 24, over 165 participants (school teams and individuals affiliated with a school)  gathered at Cherry Valley Lodge in Newark, Ohio to attend the 2010 Coordinated School Health Conference "Back to the Basics: Practical Ideas & Resources to Revitalize School Wellness".   The conference included a phenomenal line up of presenters including opening key note speaker – Dr. Howell Weschler, Director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control.  In addition to a wonderful line-up of speakers, the conference agenda included team meetings, team action planning, opportunities to network with others in the state, and wellness activities for participants. Participants were challenged and inspired. 

"Be Well To Be Smart" is an article that appeared in the Newark Advocate.This event was sponsored by BHSA with support from the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Health.

2010 Conference Resources:

The 2010 Team  Action Plan is now available.  Click here for a Sample Action Plan.

2010 Presentations:

HB 1 Family and Civic Engagement
by Jenn Vargo, MSW, LSW, Ohio Dept. of Education

How Schools Can Help Prevent Obesity
by Howell Wechsler, Ed.D., MPH

Ohio Safe Routes to School
by Julie Walcoff, Ohio Dept. of Transportation

Planning for Improvement: Mapping Out Your Course
by Carol Gill & Laura Rooney, Ohio Dept. of Health

Safe Routes to School
by Amanda McEldowney, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

School Health Programs that Make a Difference: How Ohio Can Do It
by Howell Wechsler, Ed.D., MPH

Understanding and Supporting Children After Trauma
by Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD

Utilizing Data and Social Marketing Best Practices for School Based/Linked Health Advocacy
                                                  by Carrie Baker, The Ohio School Based Health Care Association

The dates and location for the 2011 Coordinated School Health Conference will be announced soon! Stay tuned . . . to Revitalize School Wellness