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North Carolina Coordinated School Health
Prevention for the Health of North Carolina
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is a nonpolitical source of analysis and advice on important health issues facing the state. The NCIOM convenes stakeholders and other interested people from across the state to study these complex issues and develop workable solutions to improve health, health care access and quality of life care in North Carolina. The NCIOM Task Force on Prevention met between April 2008 and August 2009 and its recommendations, “Prevention for the Health of North Carolina: Prevention Action Plan” were presentedin October 2009 at a Prevention Summit that included keynotes by Governor Beverly Perdue and CDC Director Friedan. The NCIOM Task Force on Adolescent Health met from May 2008 to September 2009 and presented its recommendations, “Healthy Foundations for Healthy Youth: A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Adolescent Health,” in December 2009 at the NCIOM Adolescent Health Summit.
NC Healthy Schools staff participated in the work of both NCIOM task forces. Healthy Schools staff attended task force meetings and were frequently called upon to provide responses, reactions and recommendations related to presentations and information provided to the task forces. The NCIOM also engaged staff of NC Healthy Schools in the review and editing of the recommendations provided in the final task force reports. Healthy Schools staff also provided presentations at the “NCIOM Prevention Summit.” Both of the “Prevention for the Health of North Carolina” and the “Healthy Foundations for Healthy Youth” reports cite the role and importance of a Coordinated School Health approach in impacting the health and academic success of youth. Healthy Schools and the Coordinated School Health are cited in Chapter 12 – “Cross-Cutting Strategies in Schools, Worksites and Clinical Settings” of the “Prevention for the Health of North Carolina” report. The “Healthy Foundations for Healthy Youth” report cites “Improve North Carolina Healthy Schools” as one of the “Ten Priority Recommendations” of the final report. The recommendations from these NCIOM task force documents have been presented to the North Carolina General Assembly, Office of the Governor, NC Medical Society, State Board of Education, NC Division of Public Health and other key policy making bodies for consideration and action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
David Gardner
Section Chief, Healthy Schools
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dgardner@dpi.state.nc.us
Rebecca H. Reeve, PhD, CHES
Senior Advisor for Healthy Schools
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services rebecca.reeve@dhhs.nc.gov
