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Schools and Health

Cancelled

Description:

Highlights schools as public health contexts in three ways: shaping development and behavioral outcomes of youth, delivery of health information and services, and research. Explores the school context using the ten-component Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) framework developed by the Centers for Disease Control and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Requires students to visit a school and explore the practical program implementation challenges related to provision and promotion of health in a school setting. Examines the research on the impact school health programs have on the health and wellbeing of school-age children using WSCC framework. Explores conducting research in schools and how that impacts knowledge of what works in school contexts through combination of introductory lectures, discussion, presentations, and a school site visit.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify the relationship between reciprocal relationship between health and education.
2. Analyze the structure and function of school health frameworks (including the Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community framework(WSCC) )
3. Analyze how each of the WSCC components contributes to the health and academic outcomes of students, schools, families, and communities
4. Develop an action plan to address and/or support one component of the WSCC model in a local school
5. Critically reflect on the integration of health and education in a local school district
6. Identify the methodological challenges to conducting research and program evaluation in the school context

Methods of Assessment:

Class participation and two written assignments

Enrollment Restriction:

Auditors not permitted

Instructor Consent:

Consent required for some students

Consent Note:

Consent required for undergraduate students

For consent, contact:

bmarsha2@jhu.edu