1. Coastlands Hotel – Durban, South Africa 22-24 November 2016
CSTL Sharing Meeting 2016
Support Structures and Community Involvement
Rodney Philo & Nadia Figaro
Seychelles
Coastlands Hotel – Durban, South Africa
22-24 November 2016

2. Presentation Outline A description of the programme or policy
Achievements
Challenges
Opportunities/Emerging Issues
Key lessons learnt

3. The multi-sectoral model calls for holistic inter- organizational and inter-agency efforts that promote participation of people of concern, interdisciplinary and inter- organizational cooperation, and collaboration and coordination across key sectors

4. Health promoting School
“all members of the school community work together to provide pupils with integrated and positive experiences and structures, which promote and protect their health. This includes both the formal and the informal curriculum in health, the creation of a safe and healthy school environment, the provision of appropriate health services and the involvement of the family and wider community in efforts to promote health"

5. Framework

6. Community Focusing Area

7. A description of the programme or policy
Health promoting Schools
Accessibility to fresh and clean water
Making our school safe
Alternative education
School Health programme
SeyEx30

8. Accessibility to fresh and clean water
To reduce the consumption of sugary drinks amongst school children
To strengthen the School Nutrition Policy 2010
To encourage children to consume water as an alternative to dense soft drinks
To develop healthy lifestyle

9. Trends in prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents aged 5-16 years

10. Prevalence of students of S4 grade (age ~15 years) with raised blood pressure (≥120/90 mmHg), by body weight status and sex

11. Achievements Commitment from Government Commitment from each sector
Conducive learning environment
Motivated staff and students
Well embedded in each sector strategic plan

12. Challenges
Funding
Teachers and staff at school to support the initiatives
Commitment from senior management

13. Opportunities/Emerging Issues
Multi sectorial collaboration
Staff turn over

14. Key Lessons Learnt It takes a community to educate a child
Limited resources, when put together can make a difference

15. Comments and Questions from the Floor & Other Panellists.