HEALTHY SCHOOL TEAMS GUIDE

Germantown Municipal School Teams

Comprehensive HST resource guide to increase your school’s health, wellness, and physical activity initiatives.

UNDERSTANDING THE COMPONENTS

• School-Site Health Promotion for Staff
• Healthy School Environment
• Counseling & Social Services
• Nutrition Education
• Social & Emotional Climate
• Health Services
• Community Engagement
• PE & Physical Activity
• Comprehensive Health Education
• Family Engagement

HEALTH PROMOTION FOR STAFF

• Participate in monthly CSH Initiatives that will be sent out from CSH Supervisor and in monthly CSH Newsletters (share newsletters with staff)
• Hold school-wide health and activity challenges for students and staff. Collaborate with CSH Supervisor for ideas.
• Share Healthy & Active Germantown (discount e-book) with staff. Updates will be sent out periodically with new partnerships and offers.
• Promote our staff challenges from CSH, such as: The Fitness Warehouse, Germantown Gets Cooking, Hydrate for Health, Step It Up Challenge, and The Biggest Loser Challenge.

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HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

• Use visual aids and posters to promote an active and healthy environment.
• Conduct Safety drills periodically, including AED/CPR Drill.
• Consider starting each day with a positive message to promote a healthy learning environment.
• Promote positive social and emotional skills (utilize school counselors).

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COUNSELING & SOCIAL SERVICES

• Collaborate with School Counselors to promote and support their events and initiatives throughout the year.
• Promote the positive messages and lessons that come from School Counselor’s lessons.
• Utilize Mental Health Counseling Resources

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NUTRITION EDUCATION

• Promote breakfast participation (offer second chance breakfast and grab-n-go breakfast).
• Promote CSH initiatives, such Germantown Gets Cooking, Hydrate for Health, and Grab-n-Go Health Projects.
• Utilize our Nutrition Ed Resources
• Consider starting Fuel-Up to Play 60 club or a student led Nutrition Council (FES has one in place).

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL CLIMATE

• Promote healthy behaviors and choices (visual aids, posters, lessons from counselors).
• Utilize our Virtual Calming Room for students and staff.
• Consider starting a self-care program (HHS is starting one).
• Promote the SWAT program at your schools (RES, HMS, HHS) led by Wes Crump.
• Utilize our mindfulness resources.
• Promote Yoga sign-ups for students & staff (ask CSH Supervisor for info).

HEALTH SERVICES

• Collaborate with CSH Supervisor to schedule student health screenings.
• Collaborate with CSH Supervisor to schedule staff health screenings (led by CSH Supervisor and lead nurse).
• Collaborate with CSH Supervisor to schedule flu shots for staff (other shots can be scheduled as well).
• Consider PD opportunities for staff to learn about health concerns for students (ask CSH Supervisor).
• Schedule CPR/First-Aid/AED trainings for staff (ask CSH Supervisor)

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Consider after school and/or weekend community events to enhance school’s impact on community.
• Promote our annual GMSD Stampede event.
• Promote our annual Walk Across TN event.
• Promote our annual Breast Cancer Awareness virtual run challenge.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION &�PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Promote the great things taking place in your school’s PE programs. (i.e. bike ed program at DES, FES, and HHS).
• Promote CSH initiatives, such as Virtual Run Challenges, Walk Across TN, The Fitness Warehouse, Step It Up Challenge, Marathon Runners of GMSD.
• Encourage physical activity brain breaks throughout the day. (consider scheduling a brain break training with CSH Supervisor).

COMPREHENSIVE �HEALTH EDUCATION

• Schedule after school health info sessions for students and parents (ask CSH Supervisor for topics)
• Promote our No Smoke November anti-tobacco initiative.
• Family Life Instruction will include a large portion of Health Ed topics.
• Promote and support Red Ribbon Week.
• Consider having weekly/monthly health topics to promote school-wide.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

• Promote family nights at school
• Schedule after school and/or weekend events to promote family engagement.
• Collaborate with school counselors for ideas on how to engage the family unit with meaningful ideas and activities.
• Consider hosting a Family Fitness night. This can be led by your school’s Physical Education teachers and/or PTO. (ask CSH Supervisor for ideas).
• Schedule informative sessions on a variety of health topics (i.e. Anti-Tobacco) for students and parents after school.

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