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CSHP Resources & Contacts
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CSHP Local Brochure (Microsoft Word format may be edited to provide your local contact information)
Click here to download: Local CSHP Brochure
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CSHP Brochure (State)
Click here to download: State CSHP Brochure PDF
CSHP General Contact List
- Coordinating School Health Programs (CSHP)
- Kathy Wilbur, Department of Education
Tel: 207 624-6696
Fax: 207 624-6691
E-mail: kathy.wilbur@maine.gov
- Jaki Ellis, Department of Health and Human Services
Tel: 207 287-3856
Fax: 207 287-9058
E-mail: jaki.ellis@maine.gov
- CSHP Web Site (www.maineCSHP.com)
- Trainings
- Contact individual programs or view the CSHP Calendar page.
- Funding
- Contact individual programs or view Funding page on CSHP web site. The Funding page contains links to Bureau of Purchases Request for Proposals page for details on available State funding, as well as internet links to Federal and private foundation funding information.
- Data
- Contact individual programs or view Data page on CSHP web site. The Data page contains links to data that are available electronically as well as contacts for non-electronic data reports.
Powerpoint Presentations
PowerPoint 2000 Presentation
PowerPoint 95-97 Presentation
E-Newsletters
You can have the latest information dropped right on your electronic doorstep by subscribing to the following e-mail news sources:
Alliance for Curriculum Reform
The Alliance for Curriculum Reform is a collaborative, non-profit organization that brings together the leaders, insights, and resources of more than twenty national education associations concerned with curriculum and school reform. Of particular use is the "member links" and "events calendar" sections posted under the "ACR Members" section. www.acr.uc.edu/
American Medical Association Adolescent Health Resources
The American Medical Association has developed materials on adolescent health related issues, including AMA Educational Forum on Adolescent Health- Adolescent Obesity, Nutrition, and Physicial Activity, Delivering Culturally Effective Care to Adolescents, Youth Bullying, and other helpful subjects.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1981.html (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for these files. To receive your free copy, click here: Get Adobe
American Red Cross
Disaster Masters, a K-8 curriculum on preparing for and dealing with natural disasters, is available at www.redcross.org/curriculum
Assessment Reports
The Council of State School Officers has released the following reports on assessing coordinated school health programs:
- State Standards and State Assessment: A Guide to Alignment
- Primary Level Assessment for IASA Title I: A Call for Discussion.
Both reports are available from CCSSO at 202-336-7016 or publications.ccsso.org.
Asthma Resources
- Allies Against Asthma Resource Bank
The Resource Bank provides a basic and advanced search engine to locate materials related to asthma education, programs, coalitions, and evaluation. Resource Bank
- Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health Program
This document provides suggestions for schools working to improve health and school attendance of children with asthma. The report can also be viewed or downloaded at www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/healthtopics/asthma.
- The New England Asthma Regional Council
Nearly one million New Englanders suffer from asthma. We know that asthma is strongly influenced by exposures in the environment, both indoors and outdoors. Recent research suggests asthma, in some cases, is caused by environmental exposures. www.asthmaregionalcouncil.org
- Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (2002)
Web site includes the full report that updates the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Guidelines on selected topics, and additional resources. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma
Canadian Association for School Health
The Association has posted more than 400 lesson plans and on-line learning activities in sexuality education, available at: www.safehealthyschools.org
Classroom Management and School Discipline: A Tool Kit for Creating Effective Learning Environments
Available from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction at www.dpi.state.wi.us/pubsales
Covering Kids: Reaching American Indian and Alaska Native Families
Covering Kids offers a free kit with computer disks and other materials to assist schools and agencies to adapt materials for Native American communities.
coveringkidsandfamilies.org/projects/archive/ME
Curriculum Resource Center of Maine
A wealth of free and/or lendable resources for teachers at all levels. Visit the center at 200 Hogan Road, Bangor ME 04401.
Disaster Preparedness Materials
These web sites, one from Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and one from the American Red Cross have instructions about how individuals, families, schools, and businesses can each improve their preparedness for any type of hazard, from an ice storm to a bioterrorism attack.
"Education-ese" Glossary
See Education Week's glossary of educational terminology: www.edweek.org
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Everything You Wanted to Know About HIV/AIDS in the Classroom but Were Afraid to Ask: A Teacher's Interactive Journey
This video-embedded CD-ROM may be borrowed for periods of two months for the purpose of pre-service or in-service teacher training. Contact Leslie A. Bozeman at 202-293-2450 or lbozeman@aacte.org.
"Fast Foods in California's High Schools"
Contact: Susan B. Foerster, MPH, RD, Chief Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section California Department of Health Services
Delivery: 601 N 7th St., MS 662, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mail: P.O. Box 942732 MS 662, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
Phone: (916)322-1520 - Fax: (916)322-1532
E-mail:Sfoerste@dhs.ca.gov
Visit us at: www.dhs.ca.gov/cpns/
Free Teaching Resources are available on the following federal website: www.ed.gov/free.
Health Policy Coach: This website offers resources toward developing policies for health education and program coordination at school and higher levels: www.healthpolicycoach.org/
Healthier U.S. - Healthier Us
For information on the HealthierUS Initiative and children's health, visit:
www.healthierus.gov
Healthy Kids Learn Better
Oregon's Healthy Kids Learn Better is a way of forming school-community partnerships that support kids' achievements while addressing health issues such as hunger, depression, stress, harassment, abuse, substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, eating disorders, unsafe living conditions and obesity.
www.healthykidslearnbetter.org
Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids
This database consists of selected NSBA Publications regarding school health programs topics. Articles are arranged by component/area of interest, such as Comprehensive/Coordinated School Health articles, HIV/AIDS articles, Healthy Eating articles, etc. These publications are available online in their full-text versions. www.nsba.org/schoolhealth/articles/index.htm
Hospice Foundation of America's New Resource to Assist Young People: "Helping Young People," a special issue of their bereavement newsletter, JOURNEYS. This new issue offers advice to those assisting children and adolescents who are coping with loss and grief. "Helping Young People" joins the recently published "Adolescent Issue," which contains articles written for adolescents by their peers. Contact Information: Jon Radulovic, Communications Director, 1-800-854-3402, jon@hospicefoundation.org
Kids Count Census Data Online
Kids Count has created an interactive database that allows you to view data, and create and print reports. Data can be viewed by New England towns, cities, states, counties, and other criteria. www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/
Kits & Cases for Kids (KIDPacks) welcomes Maine children into foster care by giving them a duffel full of brand new clothing, books, stuffed animal, toothbrush, toothpaste and a small pack of comfort food. KIDPacks are delivered to caseworkers statewide so they can grab a pack on their way to a home to remove a child. Contact Information: Jan. Riddle, Kits & Cases for Kids, PO Box 1463, Camden, Maine, 04843 www.kitsforkids.bigstep.com
Maine Health Education Resource Collection Catalog (Updated 2003) www.library.umaine.edu/lmc/herc/
Maine School Health Education Coalition (MeSHEC)
"Maine School Health Education Coalition is a voluntary organization that firmly believes all Maine schools should teach health education and teach it well. We work to support efforts to reach that goal. Look further for information about our coalition, school health resources, advocacy tips, and become a member of MeSHEC!" www.meshec.org
Making Health Academic
Updated action steps, created to provide a step by step process of creating a CSHP program in your community. To access these steps go to: www2.edc.org/makinghealthacademic
Meeting the Needs of Special Education Students in Human Sexuality
The Kansas State Department of Education has developed a CD teaching resource, available free of charge to schools. Contact Dr. Daniel Lang at 785-296-6716, or by e-mail at dlang@ksde.org.
Mental Health in Schools
Full text of the new report, Mental Health in Schools: Guidelines, Models, Resources and Policy Considerations, along with related information, may be downloaded from smhp.psych.ucla.edu
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations. Its mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. This site has information of interest to teens, parents, and professionals. www.teenpregnancy.org
National Leadership Resource Database (NLRD)
The National Leadership Resource Database (NLRD) is a collection of courses and course modules that integrate HIV/AIDS and other health concerns in the curriculum and that treat these issues as specific subjects of inquiry and study.
nlrd.aacu-edu.org
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Research and information on causes and prevention of youth violence: www.safeyouth.org
School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Students have the right to learn in a safe and protective school environment. These guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were designed to help education agencies and schools promote safety and make schools safe places for students to learn. The guidelines are available in PDF form Guidelines PDF and also in html Guidelines html.
Tobacco Prevention Information and News
These sites offer news, information and debate on tobacco-related issues.
- Tobacco. Org is a free resource center focusing on tobacco and smoking issues. It features tobacco news, information, assistance for smokers trying to quit, alerts on tobacco control issues, and open consideration of all aspects of the spectrum of issues concerning tobacco, nicotine, cigarettes and cigars. www.tobacco.org
- The Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM) is the Maine Bureau of Health program responsible for tobacco prevention and control throughout Maine. Its mission is to reduce death and disability from tobacco use among Maine citizens by creating an environment supportive of a tobacco-free life. www.tobaccofreemaine.org/
- American Lung Association of Maine's mission is to lead in lung health promotion and lung disease prevention for Maine. www.mainelung.org
A Vision of Protective Schools: This guidebook is to help schools and their partners "help children grow up healthy and educated". It is available in PDF at www.drugstats.org/prosch.html or from the Smith Initiatives at the University of Arizona, (520) 626-4964.
Workplace Safety Training for Students
Starting Safely, a three-hour curriculum for middle and high school students on work safety and health issues, is available from the Maine Department of Labor at: www.maine.gov/labor/bls/startingsafely.htm. The curriculum is aligned with the Maine Learning Results. For more information contact Lynne Lamstein at 207-624-6465 or by e-mail at lynn.c.lamstein@maine.gov.
Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, & Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School Personnel
Suicide Prevention Guidelines
