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School Health Initiative Program:
Partnering to Pursue Excellence and
Champion the Success of all Students
October 2, 2012 WJCC School Board Meeting
Amy Lazev, Ph.D.

Partnership with a Mission
The mission of SHIP is to improve the health
and wellness of WJCC students and staff by
supporting and promoting healthy eating and
active lifestyle habits in the schools, homes,
and the community.

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1990
No Data

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2000
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2005
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2010
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data

National Data
• Obesity rate among children
• 13% > 95 th %
• 15.2% overweight >85 th % < 95 th %
• Physical activity
• 13.8% not getting exercise
• Sedentary behaviors
• 31.1% using computer/video > 3 hours per day
• 32.4% watching 3 or more hours of TV per day
YRBSS, 2011. National 9 th – 12 th grade student survey

National Data
• Healthy eating
• 4.8% not eating fruit/ drinking fruit juice
• 5.7% not eating vegetables
• 13.1% not eating breakfast
• Sleep
• 68.6% not getting 8 or more hours of sleep

Division Strategic Plan
• Priority One: High Student Achievement for
21 st Century Success
• Priority Two: Safe, Secure and Welcoming
Climate for Learning

Percentage of High School Students Who Drank a Can, Bottle, or Glass of Soda or Pop at
Least One Time Per Day,* by Type of Grades Earned (Mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D’s/F’s), 2009**
*Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop) at least one time per day during the 7 days before the survey.
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Percentage of High School Students Who Were Physically Active
at Least 60 Minutes Per Day on Less Than 5 Days,* by Type
of Grades Earned (Mostly A’s, B’s, C’s or D’s/F’s), 2009**
*Any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time on less than 5 days
during the 7 days before the survey.
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WJCC 2010-2011 Student Data
• Collected in partnership with the
Williamsburg Community Health Foundation
( WCHF) and The College of William & Mary
• 82.6% response rate (N=4980)
• Assessment included: eating, physical
activity, sleep, school engagement
• BMI (3 rd , 5 th , 7 th graders)

Daily Diet
• Fruit – 90.2%
• Green salad – 66.5%
• Vegetables – 89.9%
• Ate breakfast – 61.2% (5 or more days per
week)
• Soda – 40.8%
• Sports/ sweetened drinks – 52%

Physical Activity, Sedentary
Behaviors & Sleep
• Active for > 60 min per day for 5 or more days =
57.3%
• 3 or more hours of TV per day = 22.8%
• 3 or more hours video/ computer (non-school
related) = 25.9%
• Insufficient sleep (7 or less hours) = 53.9%

Body Mass Index (BMI) - 2011
3%
64%
15%
3 rd , 5 th & 7 th graders (N= 2038)
18%
Underweight
Healthy weight
At risk
Overweight

How do we create change and
make a cultural shift?
• Educate students, families and staff on healthy
eating, physical activity, and sufficient sleep
• Teach skills
• Provide the environment
• Create the support systems (family and
community) to sustain life-long healthy habits

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Daily Eating Improvements
0
Fruit Fruit Juice Green Salad
The College of William & Mary Student Survey, 2011
2006
2008
2010

Physical Activity & Sedentary
Behavior Improvements
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Active 5 or more days 3 or more hours of t.v.
per day
The College of William & Mary Student Survey, 2011
2006
2008
2010

Areas of Future Focus
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Daily
vegetable
Breakfast Daily soda Daily sports
drink
2006
2008
2010

SHIP’s Strategic Plan for lifelong
healthy habits
1) Community: Outreach
2) Family: PTA
3) School: Wellness Council Leaders and CNS
partnership
4) Teachers: Wellness Integration
5) Students: Challenge Clubs

Community
Family
School
Teachers
Student

Evaluation
• Partner with WCHF and W&M to refine
evaluation
• Link program components with outcomes
• Data-driven decision making

Thank you