Saturday, August 24, 2013
Coordinated School Health Encourages Healthy Lifestyles
Submitted article
As a parent, it is most comforting to know that professional nurses are housed at every school in Lawrence County when a sickness or emergency arises.
The School Nurses of LCSS are under the leadership of Derese Methvin, Coordinated School Health 
Supervisor. Recently, the Coordinated School Health program of Lawrence County Schools has been named a Site Champion of Tennessee which makes LCSS a direct partner with Governor Haslam’s Working for a Healthier Tennessee initiative.
This is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the citizens of Tennessee. The goal is for everyone to feel better, manage stress, get healthier and have more energy throughout the day.
The primary mission of Coordinated School Health is to improve student health outcomes as well as support the connection between good health practices, academic achievement, and lifetime wellness.
Education reforms have not succeeded in improving the performance of all students, particularly those who do not arrive at school ready to learn. Coordinated School Health encourages healthy lifestyles, provides needed supports to at-risk students, and helps to reduce the prevalence of health problems that impair academic success.
Coordinated School Health (CSH) is an effective system designed to connect health (physical, emotional and social) with education.
This coordinated approach improves students' health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities and schools working together.
The CSH approach consists of eight major components. By definition, all Coordinated School Health components work together to improve the lives of students and their families.
Although these components are listed separately, it is their composite that allows CSH to have significant impact. The eight components include: health education, physical education/physical activity, health services, nutrition services, health promotion for staff, counseling and psychological services, healthy school environment, and student/parent/community involvement.
Ms. Methvin shares, “I am so blessed to be a part of the greatest team of School Nurses anywhere. The saying, “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Futures” is something not taken lightly by the School Nurses of Lawrence County Schools.”
If you should have any questions or need any information please call Derese Methvin at 931-762-5251 ext. 109.
School nurses: seated: Tammy Price, Ingram Sowell Elementary, Paula Benefield, Ethridge Elementary School, Lisa Hyde, E. O. Coffman, Mirenda Chapman, LCHS
Standing: Leanne Taylor, David Crockett Elementary, Lisa Coggin, South Lawrence Elementary School, Darlene Suratt, Leoma Elementary School, Gale Littrell, Lawrenceburg Public School, Holly Huntley, Summertown Elementary School, Sandi Cook, New Prospect School, Shellie Moore, Summertown High School, and Daco Clifton, Loretto High School
The primary mission of Coordinated School Health is to improve student health outcomes as well as support the connection between good health practices, academic achievement, and lifetime wellness. Education reforms have not succeeded in improving the performance of all students, particularly those who do not arrive at school ready to learn.
Coordinated School Health encourages healthy lifestyles, provides needed supports to at-risk students, and helps to reduce the prevalence of health problems that impair academic success.
Coordinated School Health (CSH) is an effective system designed to connect health (physical, emotional and social) with education. This coordinated approach improves students' health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities and schools working together.
The CSH approach consists of eight major components. By definition, all Coordinated School Health components work together to improve the lives of students and their families. Although these components are listed separately, it is their composite that allows CSH to have significant impact.
The eight components include: health education, physical education/physical activity, health services, nutrition services, health promotion for staff, counseling and psychological services, healthy school environment, and student/parent/community involvement.
If you should have any questions or need any information please call Derese Methvin at 931-762-5251 ext. 109.
