School Health Promotion and Vaping Awareness Collaboration

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Public Health Nurses from Vancouver Coastal Health and Vancouver School Board are working together to promote student health, focusing on priority areas such as mental wellness, substance use prevention (including vaping), sexual health education, physical activity, immunization, and concussion awareness. The collaboration involves enhancing the visibility of Public Health Nurses in schools, coordinating care for positive health outcomes, and engaging in activities such as the BC Lung Vaping Prevention Toolkit education for students in grades 6-12.

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Public Health Nurse Role School Health Promotion VSB ProD Session - Vaping Laura Neilsen & Alison Eller Clinical Nurse Educators, Public Health, VCH Sept 23 2019

VSB & VCH Collaboration Process Desire at Director/Superintendent level to work better together between VCH & VSB to support healthy student population Ministry of Health & Ministry of Education Priorities Upstream, tangible actions for 2019-20 Clarity of PHN Role Multiple Stakeholders 2

Health Priority Areas Mental Wellness (Sleep, Normal Stress & Coping) Substance Use including Vaping Sexual Health Education Physical Activity Immunization Concussion Awareness 3

CHA 1 Three Bridges Community Health Centre 1128 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L4 (604) 331-8900 CHA 2 Robert & Lily Lee Family Community Health Office 1669 E. Broadway 604.675.3980 FAX 604.253.2749 CHA 3 Evergreen Community Health Centre 3425 Crowley Drive 604.872.2511 FAX 604.871.0174 CHA 4 Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre 2110 West 43rd Avenue 604.261.6366 FAX 604.261.7220 CHA 5 Raven Song Community Health Centre #200-2450 Ontario Street 604.709.6400 FAX 604.872.5223 CHA 6 South Community Health Centre 6405 Knight Street 604.321.6151 FAX 604.321.2947 4

Health Promotion Partnership School Public Health Nurses (PHN) Visibility of PHN in the school for staff & parents Elementary - regular touch base points and communication paths, PAC & staff meetings Secondary - regular office hours, PAC & staff meetings Transition Events (eg. Welcome to K, Gr. 8 articulation, Gr. 12) 1:1 Consultation: PHN is available to consult with students & staff to promote positive health outcomes Care Coordination/System Navigation: PHNs can facilitate health care system navigation and care coordination 5

Health Promotion Partnership - Vaping Partners SACY, VCH Tobacco Reduction, Public Health Nurse, School Staff PHN Role in Secondary PHN will collaborate with SACY & Tobacco Reduction as needed. Capacity Building, consultation, system navigation. PHN Role in Elementary PHN is your go to, can liaise in SACY and Tobacco team for support 6

Collaborative Activities - Vaping Grades 6-7: BC Lung Vaping Prevention Toolkit education (also applicable to Gr.5) Age appropriate information sheets/brochures Grades 8-12: VCH power point for students, school staff, and/or parents/caregivers in collaboration with SACY and VCH tobacco reduction team Age appropriate information sheets/brochures SACY (Supporting And Connecting Youth) Admin/Teacher training and support Parent workshops and support Classroom Education 1:1 work with students Referral to services & link to additional vaping resources Grades K-12: VCH Tobacco Reduction Team: ProD sessions or conferences to build capacity for teachers, administrators, coaches, counsellors Education sessions for parents/caregivers DPAC, PACs 7

Overarching Themes 1. Planning 2. PHN Visibility & Relationship (Social Marketing) 3. Content Expertise & Support (Health Education & Capacity Building) 4. Consultation (Consultation, Referral & Follow Up) 5. Transition Support (Screening & Outreach) 8

Practice Changes Planning: Joint email communication from MHO & Superintendent Planning/Meeting with school admin: Timing to match school planning cycle Menu of activities 9

Capacity Building for Schools TEACHER Support Teachers Promote training opportunities and offer Post Pro-D resources Lunch and Learns Co-teaching Assemblies/Transitions Education & Classroom Expert Trained to deliver curriculum Very familiar with individual students Classroom facilitation and management PHN Content Consultant Source of Current Health Info Knowledge of Resources System Navigation Support Parents PAC meetings Parent Education Sessions School Newsletter Assemblies/Transitions PARENTS Child s first teacher Knows child best 10

Sexual Health Promotion Sept 2019

Overview Key Points PHN Advocacy Role Resources for School Staff Resources for Parents 12

Key Points VSB delivering the content & asking for support from PHNs for teachers Defined VSB structure to support sex ed in schools: Sexual Health Education in Schools SOGI policy Grades 5-7 VSB Fearless family life curriculum, annual ProD Grades 8-9 VSB High School Sexual Health curriculum, annual ProD 13

PHN Advocacy Role Highlight sexual health education as a priority Promote awareness of the VSB curriculum & policies Promote VSB ProD Education (email template) Assess the school s plan for sexual health education 14

PHN Support For School Staff PHN offer broad support to school community PHN promote VSB training and targeted support to teachers who have recently completed training Support Tools: Promote Fearless Family Life binder & Gr. 8/9 curriculum web-site https://healtheducation8and9.blogspot.com/ List of Print/Online resources including lesson plans/Speakers Teaching kits for teachers to use- CM 15

For PHNs to Support School Staff Email templates to send to teachers to promote Pro D education and following Pro-D Thank you for attending the workshops. I hope you now have the tools needed to successfully integrate sexual health curriculum into your class. I recommend reviewing the content of the comprehensive binder and contact me with any questions about the curriculum or support with classroom facilitation 16

For Parents Elementary parent presentation Secondary parent presentation Parent Resource Lists 17

Vaping & Substance Use Sept 2019

SU/Vaping Working Group Key Points Partnership effort : SACY, public health, and VCH tobacco reduction team Group will continue to meet bc of emerging materials, and issues Substance use much broader than vaping, but vaping chosen as focus for this year For Elementary and independents, PHNs are the go to resource for substance use questions, SACY can be liaised in as needed 19

Collaborative Actions: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Gr 6-7 BC Lung Vaping Prevention Toolkit In schools without SACY workers, PHN is primary resource person around substance use prevention and issues for school staff, students and parents eg. Elementary and Independents (with training and resource support from Tobacco Reduction) SECONDARY SCHOOLS: PHN to make connection with SACY worker re: planned activities for the year. Team up with SACY worker (and Tobacco Reduction can assist where possible and offer training) for classroom education, parent sessions , assemblies and/or teacher lunch and learn s 1: 1 Consultation: with staff or students or in groups on information/services related to NRT, naloxone training, drug testing, harm reduction (SACY may refer to PHN for this) 20

Collaborative Actions: Collaboration on delivery of: Grades 6-7: BC Lung Vaping Prevention Toolkit education (also applicable to Gr.5) Age appropriate information sheets/brochures Grades 8-12: VCH power point for students, school staff, and/or parents/caregivers in collaboration with SACY and VCH tobacco reduction team Age appropriate information sheets/brochures SACY (Supporting And Connecting Youth) Admin/Teacher training and support Parent workshops and support Classroom Education 1:1 work with students Referral to services & link to additional vaping resources Grades K-12: VCH Tobacco Reduction Team: ProD sessions or conferences to build capacity for teachers, administrators, coaches, counsellors Education sessions for parents/caregivers DPAC, PACs 21