1. Coordinating SH Programs: Real Life, Real Challenges, Real Success School Health Conference 2008

2. Presentation Outline  Demographic Profile of Region  SMDHU School Health Service Delivery Model  Successes and Challenges  Questions and Discussion

3. Profile of Simcoe Muskoka

4. School Enrollment Figures – Simcoe Muskoka, 2008 SCHOOL BOARD # OF SCHOOLS # OF STUDENTS Simcoe County DSB 92 Elementary 16 Secondary 56,000 Simcoe Muskoka Catholic DSB 42 Elementary 9 Secondary 22,000 Trillium Lakelands DSB 17 Elementary 3 Secondary 7,872 Francophone 8 Elementary 2 Secondary 2445 Other 25 Schools 1518

5. School Previous Service Delivery Configuration

6. School Student Family School PHN School Bd Liaison MOE Priorities Community COMPASS HU Programs in Schools JCSH CASH OHSC Direct Service SMDHU School Services Service Delivery Model

7. Student SCHOOL Family Goals: Promote the health and well- being of children, youth and families.

8. School Public Health Professional

9. School Public Health Professional: Role  Assigned to a family of schools  Relationship building  Implement CSH at the individual school level  Respond to school identified needs  Coordinate delivery of HU programs in the school  Communication link  Common, consistent contact person  Support links with the community

10. School Board Liaison

11. School Board Liaison: Role  Relationship building  Implement CSH at the School Board level  Curriculum  Services  Supportive social environment  Healthy physical environment  Respond to Board identified health-related needs  Coordinate delivery of HU programs with the Board  Communication link  Common, consistent contact person  Support HU program planning with schools

12. Role of School Liaison PHN at Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District SchoolBoard Meet with Superintendent contact Student Success Student Health Care Committee Board Chaplin Board Meetings Presentations at Principal Meetings Health & Safety Officer Social Workers & School Counsellors Health & Phys Ed Leads (Secondary) Curriculum Consultants Safe Schools Committee Guidance Counsellors (Secondary) Student Registration Resources Catholic Commissioning Service

13. Community

14. Everett Alliston Tottenham Alcona Cookstown Angus Barrie New Lowell Collingwood Stayner Wasaga Beach Elmvale Orillia Rama Victoria HarbourMidland Penetanguishine Beeton Where is COMPASS? Stroud, Churchill, Lefroy Gilford, Bell Ewart

15. COMPASS Community School Team Membership  Boards of Education  SMDHU  Children’s Aid Society  Community Care Access Centre  Children’s Mental Health Services  Ontario Early Years Centre  Community Action Program for Children  Community Living Association  Youth Justice/Probation  Addictions Services  YMCA  Parks and Recreation  Youth Centres  Police  Library

17. What School Principals Have to say About COMPASS: “COMPASS has made us more aware of programs such as SNAP, Girls Circle, and Triple P. Connecting with our community partners continues to benefit the children in our community.”  Linda Campbell, Principal – Mountain View P.S., Collingwood

18. What We are Learning as COMPASS Teams  Awareness  Participation  Collaboration  Effective Practice  Infrastructure for sustainability  Service Provision  System Change Challenges  Evaluation  Evidence-based practice  Time  Co-management

19. Region JCSH CASH OHSC

20. School Student Family School PHN School Bd Liaison MOE Priorities Community COMPASS HU Programs in Schools JCSH CASH OHSC Direct Service

21. Next Steps  Continued integration of health unit programs with our roll out of CSH and Ontario Public Health Standards (new)  Continued coordination and collaboration of community agency services with schools  Continuing the relationship building with school board partners  Continuing to align MOE and school board mandates with health unit mandates  Parent engagement, Reach Every Student, Safe Schools, etc.  Evaluation

22. Teamwork Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is process Working together is success

23. Questions and Discussion

24. Contact Information Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit website: www.simcoemuskokahealth.org Carol Yandreski, RN BScN Public Health Nurse, Healthy Schools Team Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 15 Sperling Drive Barrie, ON L4M 6K9 Phone: (877) 721-7520 Ext. 7461 E-Mail: carol.yandreski@smdhu.org Jennifer Jarjoura, RN MN Public Health Nurse, Healthy Schools Team Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 15 Sperling Drive Barrie, ON L4M 6K9 Phone: (877) 721-7520 Ext. 7262 E-Mail: jennifer.jarjoura@smdhu.org