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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 has held several successful meetings with parents of children at Jefferson School. Ideas for involvement have been shared with the parents, and now the Team is ready to employ strategies they have learned about in the Parents for Healthy Schools resources at the school and district levels.

Read the following statements to select the most appropriate response.

Quiz

  1. Plans are in place to collaborate with state and district chapters of organizations such as the PTA/PTO, Action for Healthy Kids, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and SHAPE America. The purpose of this collaboration is to:
  1. The School Health Team has completed CDC’s School Health Index to identify strengths and weaknesses, delivered the Parents for Healthy Schools: Making a Difference in Your Child’s School PowerPoint Presentation to parents during meetings, and distributed the Ideas for Parents to them. Their next steps will be:
  1. In using the Parents for Healthy Schools resources, what is the primary goal of collaboration between schools and parents?
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