Belleville High School
VAN BUREN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WAYNE County
501 W. Columbia Avenue
Belleville, Michigan 48111-2611
Enrollment: 1
Other, please describe: School
Success Story Contact:
Tamara Michael
Nurse Practitioner Consultant
Phone: 313-682-7477
Email: tsmichael@comcast.net
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Success Story Information:
Reach:
Duration: 7 to 9 months
Costs: - Release time/substitute costs
- $501 - $1,000
Factors for Success: - Funding
- Efforts on behalf of NP consultant who is community member on Health Advisory Committee
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EDUCATION FOR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ABOUT ASTHMA
SUCCESS STORY
As a result of completion of the grant obtained to complete the Healthy Schools Action Tool, the Van Buren/Belleville School district has established a Healthy Schools Action Team willing to champion:
1) The obtaining and use of Asthma Action Plans
2) Improvements to Xangle database “Medical Conditions” section with enhanced access for staff involved in the symptomatic care of students on a daily basis or during an emergency
3) Working toward capturing data on lost school/work days due to asthma symptoms vs. more general “sickness”
The district plans to include administrators, teachers, bus drivers, food service workers, and housekeeping staff in the scheduled September asthma and other health related conditions trainings at their respective facilities.
A longer term goal is to identify staff, families or students who might be interested in attending the more comprehensive (and lengthy) Asthma 1-2-3 Training and other trainings on management of chronic health conditions.
There is also an increased awareness of the need to identify students with chronic medical conditions in general and to consider how to best support them in preventing exacerbations of their illness. In addition, concern for families suffering the loss of insurance benefits has prompted an even greater interest in obtaining support for school based health services.
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Other Relevant School Information
Our Coordinated School Health Team/Committee has the following active members: School Administration (Principal, Assistant Principal, Superintendent);Nutrition Services (Food Service Director or Manager);Physical Education (PE teacher);Classroom teacher (not PE or Health);Family Involvement (Parent/Guardian);Community Involvement (Health Department, MSU Extension, Heart Association, Cancer Society, Asthma or Tobacco or Other Health Coalition, Safe and Drug-Free School Coordinator, Law Enforcement Representative)
Our Team/Committee met 0 times during the past 12 months.
Assessments* Completed: Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT)*
This School Success Story was submitted on 5/19/2009
*Since 2004, The Healthy School Action Tool Assessment is Michigan’s preferred assessment tool that is a combination of the School Health Index and Changing the Scene.
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