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1) Category:
Approach
2) Issues:
Children are exposed to numerous risks: o o o o o o o o sedentariness, poor eating habits and obesity; developmental delays; learning disabilities and dropping out; behavioral problems and delinquency; physical, psychological and sexual abuse; taxing, bullying, violence in love relationships; psychological distress, suicide; infectious diseases.
Rather than target problems, ealthy !chools recommends pre"emptive action on the set of key factors that influence the choices of young people and the problems that affect them. #his is $hy it is important to coordinate action to develop and consolidate young people%s skills and competencies, support them in the choices they make, prevent problems that may affect them, and provide them $ith harmonious living environments.
3) Objectives:
o ealthy !chools combines education and health"related concerns by: making the promotion of educational success, health and $ell"being and the prevention of social and health problems central to the school%s educational pro&ect and success plan; inviting partners, including parents, to combine their promotion and prevention actions $ith those of the school; supporting a rene$al of practices that reflects educational reform. facilitate the acquisition of competencies and develop behaviors that promote educational success, health and $ell"being; promote a school and community environment this is stimulating, healthy and safe; create harmonious relations bet$een the school, families and the community.
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4) Environment:
'rimary and secondary schools
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!tudents from . to (. years old
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ealthy !chools, coeur,action, school"family"community partnership, approach, Association qu,b,coise d%,tablissement de sant, et de services sociaux *A/0!!- ( 1inist2re de l%3ducation, du 4oisir et du !port *104!- ( )inist2re de la !ant, et des !ervices !ociaux *1!!!-, youth health and $ell"being, educational success, self"esteem, social skills, living habits, healthy and safe behaviors, prevention
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ealthy !chools is a comprehensive and concerted promotion, prevention and intervention approach by the school and its partners $hich is deployed in the many living environments of young people. #he school plays a central role and rallies the community%s resources. 'romotion and prevention actions are directed to$ards key factors: o o 4inked to the individual: !elf"esteem, social skills, living habits, healthy and safe behaviors; 4inked to the environment: !chool, family and community, prevention services.
Actions must simultaneously target students, the school, the family and the community so that all stakeholders $ork together and complement each other. #he program also has links to: o o o o o o the school%s educational pro&ect and success plan; the /u,bec 0ducation 'rogram; complementary educational services; the clinical pro&ect *local public health action plan-; partners% action plans and activities; parents% priorities.
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5. Rally the education community and promote concerted action o o 55. 6oster the participation of the main players *recruit people interested in the approach and introduce them to the 7overning 8oard!et up a team responsible for the process, adopt a common vision and ensure follo$"up
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Revie$ the situational analysis *document the school%s characteristics, academic success profile, state of students% health and $ell"being, and summari+e the situational analysisAsk questions and dra$ conclusions
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5mprove the success plan o o Agree on priorities *basic needs, need for physical and psychological safety, a proper diet and physical activity, violence, choice of prevention services, etc.5dentify the ob&ectives and actions for a healthy school *0very three years, revie$ the ob&ectives, desired improvements, timeframe, evaluation, and choice of ob&ectives most likely to lead to achievement of the ob&ectives of the success plan.Continuously support the mobili+ation and concerted action of all individuals and groups involved in the action *attain concrete gains that match the interests of the partners!pecify $hat needs to be evaluated, ho$, by $hom, and $hen *the implementation process and the effects of the program can be evaluated-.
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ealthy !chools is an approach. #here are no activities per se. #he idea is rather to reinforce and maximi+e the school%s activities on the health front. A fictional example of an educational pro&ect and success plan of a healthy school *,cole 4a&oie-
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$orks $ith the partners. offers the student support and coaching; is involved $ith the school, lends it support, and $orks in tandem $ith it. plays a role $ith school"age children *social services and health services draft and carry out a clinical pro&ect-; offers students and families support, services and coaching; fosters students% social participation; establishes policies, rules and standards; ensures support and &oint action. succeed at school; get involved in the pro&ects proposed by the school; have healthy and safe social relations.
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13) )aterial:
7uide for the education community and its partners 7uide for the education community and its partners *summary#he 104! $ebsite offers other tools and reference material related to the 7oing the ealthy Route at !chool 6rame$ork 'olicy, including:
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!even detailed information sheets to help stakeholders better understand the 6rame$ork 'olicy and assist them $ith its implementation; !everal documents about ealthy 0ating and Active 4iving.
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#he information contained in this factsheet $as taken from the Guide for the Education Community And its Partners For the Educational Success, Health and Well- ein! of "oun! Peo#le$ http:;;$$$.mels.gouv.qc.ca;en;contenus"communs;education;going"the"healthy" route"at"school;
1 ) Contacts:
Catherine 1artin, 'rogram Author and 'lanning <fficer 5nstitut national de sant, public du /u,bec *5B!'/Firection du d,veloppement des individus et des communaut,s (?E, boulevard Cr,ma+ie 0st 1ontr,al */u,bec- 9' (09 #el.: *)(G- A.G"(.EE, extension =)(9 0mail: catherine.martinKinspq.qc.ca 4yne Arcand, 'rogram Author and 1edical Consultant 5nstitut national de sant, public du /u,bec *5B!'/Firection du d,veloppement des individus et des communaut,s #el.: *)(G- A.G"(.EE, extension =)(( 0mail: lyne.arcandKinspq.qc.ca
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