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Kansas Coordinated School Health is here to help your school become a healthier school. Kansas Coordinated School Health provides health resources, technical assistance, trainings and funding to create healthy Kansas students, staff, schools, and communities.

The links below provide access to the 2010-2011 Kansas Coordinated School Health grant application. The documents have been revised to incorporate the application and action plan into one convenient submission. The first link is to the instructions which includes a timeline, funding levels, and a very helpful Tier-at-a-Glance that should assist in determining the appropriate level for which to make application. The other four documents are the applications/action plans for the four grant levels: Planning, Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. Completed applications are due October 1.

For answers to grant application questions, conference calls have been scheduled on the following dates:

Contact Mark Thompson at 785-296-1473 or mathompson@ksde.org for call-in number and participant code.

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KCSH compiled success stories from 2009 KCSH grantees to form a booklet that highlights the efforts of coordinated school health programs across the state. The booklet is organized into success stories addressing Fundraising, Nutrition Education, Nutrition Programs, Physical Activity, Staff Wellness, Community, Health Events, and Tobacco. The following link provides access to the booklet:

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KSDE has developed a webpage devoted to providing information and resources on the novel H1N1 influenza. To access this link, please click on the following:

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Coordinated School Health (CSH) is an eight-component approach to help youth establish healthful behaviors and attitudes. The process begins with a thorough assessment of health influences within a school/community. This assessment guides CSH leaders toward the greatest areas of student health needs. With clear goals in mind, leaders address relevant components to provide the knowledge and environment necessary for students to make healthful decisions. CSH is a powerful approach to recognizing and addressing the close relationship between health and learning. This approach is summarized by the following philosophy: “Healthy students make better learners and better learners make healthy communities.”

The Kansas Coordinated School Health (KCSH) Program is funded by the State of Kansas. The KCSH program is a collaborative program between two state agencies: Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE). The Project Director and the HIV Consultant are all employed by KSDE, while the Program Manager and the KDHE Outreach Coordinators are employed by KDHE.

Why is Coordinated School Health Important?

Coordinated School Health is about:

Involving Parents
Keeping kids healthy over time
Supporting a student's capacity to learn
Imparting skills, knowledge, and judgement to help kids make smart choices for life
Reinforcing positive behaviors throughout the school day
Making it clear good health and learning go hand in hand
Helping young people grow into healthy, productive adults
Focusing on physical and emotional well-being fo kids K-12
Coordinating parents, schools, administators, and communities as key partners

To learn more why Coordinated School Health is important to your school, click this link to view a powerpoint presentation by the Council of Chief State School Officers on why your school should support a Coordinated Approach to School Health.

Think your Drink

Students from Buhler school district listen to a presentation on healthy beverages at their school health fair.