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Welcome to Coordinated School Health! Since beginning in 2001, the Washington County Coordinated School Health Program has sought to create an environment where teachers can teach and students can learn by addressing health-related barriers to learning. |
 SWINE FLU Coordinated School Health would like to share the CDC's information about Swine Flu. We will continue reporting any flu-like symptoms to the Regional Health Office for monitoring purposes. Click on the attachment below: |
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 Statewide Winner!! Coordinated School Health is proud to announce that Hannah Miller, Jonesborough Elementary School, won the statewide Tar Wars Poster Contest. Look for her poster to be used in promotion during the upcoming school year. Wonderful job, Hannah!! |
 Food Drive!! Curves of Jonesborough will waive their annual sign-up fee ( a value of $199) for anyone donating 1 bag of groceries to their food drive. All food items will be donated to the Washington County Department of Education Food Pantries. Join Curves: Help Yourself and Others! |
 Faculty and Staff Involvement We are pleased to announce the continued involvement of our faculty and staff in creating a healthy school environment. The following schools are currently involved in a "Biggest Loser" contest: Boones Creek Middle, Grandview, Gray, Lamar, West View, Fall Branch, and Ridgeview. We wish each of the participants great success and keep up the good work!! West View Elementary School has been participating in the Biggest Loser for 7 weeks and have lost a total of 228 lbs!! Way to go!!
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 Ridgeview Blood Drive
Ridgeview Elementary School recently hosted a blood drive. They had 57 people present to donate, many were first time donors. A total of 54 units were collected. Congratulations! |
 Kick Butts Day KickButts Day was be held at Davy Crockett on Thursday, March 19. The student response was overwhelming! We learned 54% of our students have tried smoking, at least once, in their lifetime. The average age of onset was 11.8 years for boys and 12.7 for girls. Coordinated School Health and Washington County Health Department will be working in conjunction to raise awareness during the upcoming school year. |
 Grandview Elementary Blood Drive Grandview Elementary School recently held a blood drive. We are pleased to announce 43 persons participated with 39 units being collected. Thank you to all who participated! |
 Nutrition Nuggets from CSH
Bill Aimed to Get All Junk Food Out of Schools Representative Lynn Woolsey of California introduced a bill entitled, " The Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act." It is reported that Congress will address this bill, when they reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act later this year. Woolsey's bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to update the nutrition standards for foods sold during the school day alongside school meals in cafeterias, vending machines, school stores, and elsewhere in school grounds. These standards have not been updated in thirty years! The legislation is backed by CSPI and the National PTA, as well as a number of advocacy groups including the American Dental Association, Ammerican Diabetes Association, Save the Children and School Nutrition. For further information, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1363:.
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