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Knowledge Check

Scenario

You are a member of the School Health Team for Jefferson School. The School Health Team meets monthly to discuss increasing parent engagement at Jefferson School to create a healthy school environment in the areas of:

  • School nutrition environment and services
  • Physical education and physical activity
  • Managing chronic health conditions in schools

The School Health Team recently completed the CDC School Health Index to identify strengths and weaknesses in Jefferson School’s current policies and practices and to identify where improvements can be made to maximize parent engagement. In today’s meeting, the School Health Team plans to review the parent engagement framework to develop plans to connect, engage, and sustain parent engagement.
Read the following statements to select the most appropriate response.

Quiz

  1. School Health Team members understand research shows that parent engagement makes it more likely that children and adolescents will avoid unhealthy behaviors and has a correlation to:
  1. During today’s meeting, the School Health Team brainstormed ideas on how to connect with parents by creating an environment that welcomes and encourages parents to participate in school activities for nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health conditions. The list of ideas included
  1. Next, the School Health Team brainstormed opportunities for parents to engage in school health activities, based on six types of involvement that schools can use. Today’s focus was on providing parenting support, supporting learning at home, and collaborating with the community. The list of ideas included:
  1. Using the Ideas for Parents, the School Health Team focused on ways to engage parents in Jefferson School’s nutrition environment and services. The team plans to share these ideas at the next meeting with parents to encourage:
  1. Using the Ideas for Parents, the School Health Team focused on ways to engage parents in physical education and physical activity at Jefferson School. The team plans to share these ideas at the next meeting with parents to encourage:
  1. Using the Ideas for Parents, the School Health Team focused on ways to engage parents in managing chronic health conditions in schools. The team plans to share these ideas at the next meeting with parents to encourage:
  1. Thinking ahead, team members know that keeping parents engaged may be difficult as their children grow into adolescence. The School Health Team identified common challenges to sustain parent engagement so they could make plans to overcome these challenges. The list included:
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