For The Health Of It!
IMPLEMENTATION OUTLINE
When a student’s physical, mental, and social needs are met, they have better focus, less behavior issues, and a willingness to learn and retain course content. When the faculty and staff needs are met, there are less absences and morale is boosted. When parents' needs are met, they are able to support their students. Community Focus is an online blended learning wellness initiative that seeks to assist with the physical, mental, and social health needs of the district by building an initiative where everyone can assess their health needs, get educated in areas where they may be struggling, be connected with resources and specialists who can better serve them, attend health webinars, and lend support to each other through support groups and online discussions. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to promote wellness and decrease the number of people with preventable diseases through education and engagement.
TIMELINE
February (Brainstorming and Goal Setting)
Create initiative goals and create innovation proposal for the online blended wellness initiative.
Set initiative user expectations, initiative norms, and rules for using the online blended wellness initiative.
Determine the key stakeholders for the online wellness initiative and an implementation plan/timeline.
Develop a plan for introducing the blended wellness initiative to district admin and stakeholders. Create a presentation to go along with the innovation proposal.
Research statistics for district wellness (physical, mental, and social health) to identify the need for this online blended learning initiative.
Revise the presentation and send it to be proofread by a colleague.
Send an innovation plan along with a meeting invitation to all stakeholders and admin identified prior.
March
Meet with district stakeholders (School Health Advisory Council Executive team included) to introduce and discuss the wellness initiative, get feedback, and identify initial barriers. SHAC is made up of parents, educators, doctors, health specialists and community members.
Begin to meet district specialists (mental health counselors, counselors, and health & PE) to create and give feedback on assessments needed for the program. Plan next steps with specialists on ways to revise the assessments and methods of moving forward with module content research. We will meet once a week.
April
Meet with representatives from the technology and communications departments to determine the best platform to host the wellness initiative. Together we will start building the base for the online blended wellness initiative (no content will be added).
Determine software to use to create modules.
The School Health Advisory Council reviews the assessments and the progress on the modules, to make sure it is ready to go online.
May
Hold a meeting with the health specialists, communications, and technology to discuss adding content and assessments to the online initiative.
Research begins on possible wellness apps that could enhance each part of the initiative (physical, mental, social).
Focus group is put together to test wellness apps for their feedback.
Hold a meeting to review the prototype before presenting the progress to district stakeholders.
June
Hold a meeting with district admin, stakeholders, health specialists, a representative from the school health advisory council, and an area doctor to reveal the prototype of the online blended wellness initiative. Get feedback, identify possible issues, and next steps.
Meet with health specialists weekly to revise the site using feedback gathered at the admin meeting.
July
Meet with a focus group from the School Health Advisory Council to preview the revised wellness initiative and get suggestions before final presentation to district admin and stakeholders.
Continue to work on the online initiative with the help of the health specialists, technology and communications departments, and SHAC representatives.
Hold the last meeting for district admin, stakeholders, and representatives before the launch of the wellness initiative. Continue to get feedback and plan next steps to move the initiative forward.
Begin to prepare documents for the school board presentation based on feedback and progress of the initiative.
August
Introduce the online blended wellness initiative to a small focus group of health teachers during summer professional development. Get feedback on every aspect of the online initiative. Continue to build the site and make it more user friendly.
Bring revised wellness initiative, along with necessary school board documents, to be presented during a school board meeting with the School Health Advisory Council’s recommendation. Get a launch date for the community.
September
Introduce the online blended wellness initiative during campus open house nights during September and October after making the site accessible.
October
Introduce and set dates online support groups and health webinars
Introduce microsoft form for community feedback
Continue to find resources to enhance the initiative (ongoing)
November
Meet with the School Health Advisory Council and district admin to measure the effectiveness of the initiative.
Make necessary adjustments to create a bigger impact
Continue to check in with health specialist, technology and communications departments, and the School Health Advisory Council to continue to update and enhance the initiative (ongoing)
December
Hold a meeting with the health specialists to discuss next steps for expanding the site to reach more people in the community.
Discuss plans of community outreach to gain more stakeholders and resources in the health fiend.
January - May
Reach out to as many health professionals in the Houston area to get them to review the site and discuss partnering to be added to the list of resources.
Continue to meet with district health specialists, the technology department, and communications to continue to grow and revise the online initiative.
June
Hold a meeting with the school health advisory council to review the site again and get feedback and collaborate on different parts of the site. These meetings will happen every other month, as this site will be supported by and reported on in School Health Advisory meetings for the district.
August
Prepare for the online blended wellness initiative presentation at the first School Health Advisory Council meeting of the year to discuss ways to measure the initiative's effectiveness, the number of users, and get feedback from the group.
Continue to grow the initiative. Look for more useful apps, videos, and supplemental aids to enhance the site.
September -December
Continue to work with the different focus groups and health specialists on ways to make the initiative better. Continue to update site, promote support groups and create more webinars. Update the list of resources whenever there are more to be added.
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