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, DOE Program Director, DOH Program Director
, Program Specialist, Budget and Grants
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 444
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0480 · Suncom: 205-0480
In-State Toll-Free Phone: 1-866-312-6497
Fax: (850) 245-5116 · Suncom: 205-5116
Welcome to Florida’s Coordinated School Health Partnership website! Florida’s Coordinated School Health Partnership (CSHP) is a collaborative program of the Florida Departments of Education and Health. Our Vision is "Florida's Children: Healthy, Fit, and Ready to Learn." Our Mission is to create supportive school environments that provide students and staff the opportunity to develop positive health related decision-making skills, leading to optimal academic success and quality of life. Staff members in the Office of Healthy Schools at the DOE are available to assist with health education curriculum and instruction, physical education curriculum and instruction, and the creation of healthy school teams.
The CSHP serves to promote and support use of the eight component model of Coordinated School Health. The model is designed to address issues of student health and academic success on state, district, and school levels. The CSHP approach was introduced in an article in the 1987 Journal of School Health 57 (Allensworth, D. & Kolbe, L.), entitled The Comprehensive School Health Program: Exploring an Expanded Concept, which proposed that in order to be effective, a health education program should focus on eight component areas:
- Health Education
- Physical Education
- Health Services
- Healthy School Environment
- Health Promotion for Staff
- Nutrition Services
- Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
- Parent and Community Involvement
The concept was researched and embraced by the educational and health communities leading to the book “Health is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs,” edited by Eva Marx and Susan Frelick-Wooley: (Teachers College Press 1998). It remains the guiding force in implementing the approach.
The components identified by Diane Allensworth and Lloyd Kolbe, when looked at in a coordinated manner, were found to be highly effective in addressing the health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These harmful behaviors are often established during childhood and early adolescence.
In 1992 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began offering funds to states to develop an infrastructure that supports implementation of the Coordinated School Health model. The state of Florida benefited from funding for over 15 years and, although no longer funded through the CDC, continues to unite in a strong partnership between DOE and DOH to assist all schools in the state in their quest to implement this approach.
Staff
, Assistant Director and Health Education Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Coordinator
, Physical Education Coordinator
, Resource Center Director
Vacant, Healthy School Coordinator
Resources About Coordinated School Health
The Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of Health, recognizing the value of collaborative efforts between public agencies and the private sector, organized the Florida School Health and Education Consortium. The Consortium’s mission is to develop public awareness of the value, role, and priority of school health education and service and to advocate programs resulting in academic achievement, life-long health and well-being. Consortium members assist the Coordinated School Health Partnership at statewide and regional trainings and locally sponsored workshops, advise the program office on health-related issues, and devise action plans to carry out its public awareness mission. The following "Coordinated School Health Fact Sheet" contains a list of current Consortium members.Coordinated School Health Fact Sheet
Free Resource
The following resource is available free of charge within the state of Florida. Please contact the Coordinated School Health Program Office at 1-866-312-6497 or . We will need your name, mailing address, phone number, and the quantity requested.Florida School Health and Education Consortium: Resource Guide, 2003
(Warehouse # 310692)Target Population: K-12
Content Area: general school health
This resource guide gives an overview of Florida's Coordinated School Health Programs and the School Health and Education Consortium. It lists national, state, regional, and county resources related to school health.
Documents to Download
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Brains (PDF)
- Promoting Health and Academic Success through Collaboration and Partnerships: A Guide for Florida’s School Health Advisory Committees (PDF)