Chapter 6 Abstract

Chapter six focuses on the approach school systems take towards promoting a healthy environment for all students and faculty, as well as teaching students the aspects necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle. The program that school systems follow in order to do this is called the "coordinated school health program" and is defined as "an organized set of policies, procedures, and activities designed to protect, promote, and improve the health of students and staff , thus improving students ability to learn. It includes, but is not limited to comprehensive school health education, school health services, a healthy school environment, school counseling; psychological and social services; physical education; school nutrition services; family and community involvement in school health; and school site health promotion for staff." As the chapter progressed, it began to discuss how each component of a normally functioning school system contributes to this implimented plan. It all starts with the school health council, which essentially is a mixed group of people ranging from parents and volunteers to employees and administrators. This group is responsible for the planning and organizing of the coordinated school health program. The chapter then proceeds to explain the roles that different faculty members play in order for the program to reach its full potential. The chapter concludes with a discription of different policies that the program embodies, and an explanation of the procedures a school system hould take to follow these policies.