The Mariner ModelCharting the Course for Health-Promoting

School Communities

Cybele Boehm

WV Department of EducationOffice of Healthy Schools

Readiness to Learn

“School Systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge”.

School as the Convener of Societal Supports

Societal supports must coalesce around childrento ensure their successful futures,

and schools can provide the facilitative leadershipto make that happen.

Basis for The Mariner Model

In order to reduce the risk behaviors of children and youth and combat the multiple factors that interfere in their academic achievement,

it is essential that we restructure school communities to become protective, health-

promoting environments.

It is to this end thatThe Mariner Model was developed.

A Process Model

The Mariner Model is a systems-building process and tool by which schools,school districts, and communities

can develop capacity and create an infrastructure that supports continuous improvement

in health-promoting environments for students.

Theoretical Framework

Ecological ModelModel for Planned Change in SchoolsTheories of Organizational Change

Ecological ModelMcLeroy et al., 1988

 Public Policy

 

CommunityOrganizational

Social

Individual

Community

Policy

Structural Framework

Coordinated School Health Program Model

CDC Priority Risk Behaviors

Structural Framework

CDC-Eight Essential Components for Health-Promoting Schools

Services Health Food Counseling/Psychological &

Social

Environment Staff Safe schools

Education Physical Education Health Education

CDC-Six Priority Risk Behavior Areas-Death & Disability

Inadequate nutritionInsufficient physical activity Sexual behaviors that result in pregnancy, STD/HIV infectionsIntentional and unintentional injuriesTobacco useDrug and alcohol use

A Process of Coordination: Applying Health Promotion

Practice in the School Setting

1. Gaining Commitment of Stakeholders

2. Identifying Issues from a Local Perspective

3. Determining Priorities: Setting Goals and Objectives

4. Developing Action Plans: Developing Strategies, Action Steps, and Responsibility Lists

5. Facilitating Implementation

6. Conducting Evaluation for Continuous Improvement

Facilitating implementationShared responsibility, shared power, and shared creditNo fault – no one is to blame for past failuresCooperation versus competitionWork “with” and working “through”WIIFM” – What’s In It For Me?Diversity in HarmonyInclusiveness and FluidityOpportunity + Skills + Incentive= Motivation to Act

Example of collaboration

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WV Collaboration Model

Based on Mariner ModelStructureSupporting network

Coordinated School-Public Health Partnership

 Public Policy

 

Community

District Team

School Team

Student

Regional Team

State Agencies Support

School Wellness

Nutrition EducationNutrition Guidelines

Physical ActivityOther School Based Activities

Coordinated School Public Health

NutritionPhysical Activity

Substance AbuseInjury/Violence

Sexual BehaviorsMental/Social

Health

Which comes first?

The chicken and the egg share the same genes…

School Wellness Coordinated School Public Health

Nutrition EducationNutrition GuidelinesPhysical ActivityOther School Based Activities

Health EducationPhysical EducationNutrition ServicesHealth ServicesCounseling, Psych. & Social ServicesSchool EnvironmentParent Community InvolvementStaff Wellness

And each one supports the future success of the

other.

WVDE Partnership

Bringing the two together

Restructuring how the state agencies collaborate to model desired LSW collaborationReconfiguring existing categorical resources to build a CSPH support systemRevising the School Wellness planning process for 2011-12

Expectation of RSWSParticipate in county School Wellness Council Meetings (at least once per quarter in each county)Hold 2 Regional Wellness Council Networking Meetings (fall and spring)Assist with School Wellness planning in each countyForm a Regional Coordinated School Public Health TeamCoordinate School Wellness services between the county School Wellness Councils and the Regional CSPH TeamProvide professional development (must include HEAP/FitnessGram)

Regional School Wellness Specialist (RSWS) Contacts

RESA 1 – Emily MeadowsRESA 2 – Keith DaltonRESA 3 – Electa CrowderRESA 4 – Cheri HallRESA 5 – Teresa PickensRESA 6 – Caryn PuskarichRESA 7 – Adrianne MarshRESA 8 – Megan Fitzsimmons

edmeadows@access.k12.wv.uskddalton@access.k12.wv.usecrowder@access.k12.wv.uschhall@access.k12.wv.ustrpicken@access.k12.wv.uscpuskari@access.k12.wv.usaboyers@access.k12.wv.usmfitzsimmons@access.k12.wv.us

While it is possible to ‘install’ a particular governance

structure or pedagogy in a school, one cannot install a

culture; it must grow… (Rossman et al, 1988)

Questions?Kristy Blower, Coordinator

Office of Child Nutrition(304) 558-2709

kblower@access.k12.wv.us

Cybele Boehm, CoordinatorOffice of Healthy Schools

(304) 558-8830cboehm@access.k12.wv.us