SHAC

[blackscrubs]

I was needing some input from all you school nurses. This is my first year, so I learn everyday. I was wanting more information about SHAC (school health advisory council). I know there has to be four meetings a year and 51% of those member have be non-school employed. What does your SHACs do? How do you run your meetings? Any input would help tremedously. I am a Texas School Nurse by the way. :) THANKS!!!!

[schooldistrictnurse]

This may be a state-by-state requirement. As far as I know, it is not required in Wisconsin.

[bergren]

SHAC (school health advisory council), School Wellness Committees, School Health Councils - many different names. "parents, students, and representatives of the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public "

CDC School Health Index: School Health Index - DASH/HealthyYouth One of the criteria the school health program is evaluated on is the establishment of the wellness committee/

School Wellness Committees for 2004 Wellness Act: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html

Dec 2009 Journal of School Nursing: A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between a Coordinated School Health Program and School Achievement: A Case for School Health http://jsn.sagepub.com/content/25/6/453.abstract

Article in the April 2009 Journal of School Nursing:

Building Local Infrastructure for Coordinated School Health Programs: A Pilot Study: Building Local Infrastructure for Coordinated School Health Programs: A Pilot Study â€" The Journal of School Nursing

Coordinated school health programs (CSHPs) provide an organizational framework for school health practice by combining health education, health promotion, disease prevention, and access to health services in an integrated, systemic manner. This project examined the effects of a regional 2-year training program to increase local school districts’ CSHP infrastructure as measured by the establishment of four structures essential to the CSHP model. These structures include a (a) school health advisory council, (b) school health coordinator, © school-based health teams, and (d) school board policy.