What is a Health Promoting School Health Promoting

What is a Health Promoting School? ‘Health Promoting Schools are schools which display, in everything they say and do, support and commitment to enhancing the emotional, social, physical and moral wellbeing of their school community. ’ (World Health Organisation)

Vision Kia tū rangatira ai te whānau i roto i ngā ao katoa Whānau standing in any world confidently

Health Promoting Schools Mission/Purpose Kia hāpaitia, kia hikitia te rangatiratanga o ngā whānau, ka ora ai te iwi To enhance whānau wellbeing through evidence informed practice, with a focus on reducing inequities in health and educational outcomes

Health Promoting Schools Underpinning Values Te Tiriti o Waitangi - partnership, participation, protection Whanaungatanga - strengthening relationships Kotahitanga - partnership in learning, reciprocity Rangatiratanga - uplifting, growing, leadership

Benefits of Health Promoting Schools For students improves health/wellbeing knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours creates a safe, caring and supportive learning environment For staff improves presence, engagement and achievement through quality relationships enables development of supportive school policies, practices and environments For the community enables community members to actively participate in school life and help identify and address health and wellbeing issues

Benefits of Health Promoting Schools For Board of Trustees and School Management embeds into existing planning, review and reporting cycles helps meet National Education Goals and National Administration Guidelines improves access to, and planning with, health, education and social services enables development of supportive school policies, practices and environments improves outcomes for those experiencing the greatest inequities provides a framework to coordinate school health improvements strengthens links between schools and community

Underpinning Concepts Te Whare Tapa Wha Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

Essential Elements of Health Promoting Schools school community policies physical, social and cultural environment individual and school community knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours family/whānau and school community links health, education and social services context

Health Promoting Schools Inquiry Cycle

Health Promoting Schools Accreditation Scheme

Accreditation

Bronze Standard ‘Building the Foundation for Health Promoting Schools’ understand prepare to implement Health Promoting Schools develop a one year action and evaluation plan based on the needs identified (addressing three health and wellbeing priority areas) which demonstrates clear links to the school charter develop or review a new entrant induction package which supports student health and wellbeing immunisation register is reviewed and up to date (primary school only)

Silver Standard ‘Maintaining and Developing Health Promoting Schools’ evaluation of Health Promoting Schools Bronze Standard action and evaluation plan completed maintain requirements for Health Promoting Schools Bronze Standard Accreditation develop a one year action and evaluation plan based on needs identified that: – addresses three new health and wellbeing areas – includes ongoing development of the three bronze level health and wellbeing areas (including any recommendations from the evaluation) – demonstrates clear links to the school charter include pandemic planning (including influenza, measles and other infectious diseases) in the Health and Safety, Workplace and Emergency Management Plan

Gold Standard ‘Sustaining Health Promoting Schools’ evaluation of Health Promoting Schools Silver Standard action and evaluation plan completed maintain requirements for Health Promoting Schools Silver Standard Accreditation develop a three year strategy to improve school community wellbeing develop a one year action and evaluation plan based on needs identified that: – addresses two new health and wellbeing areas – includes ongoing development of the six silver level health and wellbeing areas (including any recommendations from the evaluation) – demonstrates clear links to the school charter promote environmental health promote staff health and wellbeing mentor and support new Health Promoting Schools

Health and Wellbeing Priority Areas healthy eating physical activity smokefree mental health (including drug and alcohol) sexual health and relationships physical safety/injury prevention sun safety communicable disease prevention and body care

Key Groups and People Health Promoting Schools Leader Health Promoting Schools Working Group Principal and Board of Trustees Staff, students and wider school community

Getting Started Engagement - Partners in Learning

Inquiry – Needs Assessment

Planning – Decide (co-construction of solutions) …Then… Apply for Accreditation

Action - Differentiated Delivery

Transformation - Evaluation, Reflection and Review

New Cycle

Support Available The Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service team offers: professional support and advice resources and tools to guide you step by step workshops and networking opportunities regular communication and updates access to the most up to date research links to health and wellbeing providers opportunities to showcase your work amongst like minded schools recognition for your efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of your school community

Contact Us Health Promoting Schools Team Toi Te Ora – Public Health Service Ph: 0800 221 555 Email: healthpromotingschools@bopdhb. govt. nz Website: www. healthpromotingschools. health. nz