Oral health is an integral part of an individual’s overall health and well-being. Poor oral health can affect individuals at all life stages, from infancy to older adulthood (California Department of Public Health [CDPH], 2018).
And dental disease is largely preventable and treatable (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016).
SOPHE’s Board of Trustees adopted the Importance of Oral Health Resolution.
May 13, 2020
WSCC Instructions for Training Modules Explores the essential elements of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model including the five tenets, ten components and community engagement. Participants assess...… Read More
WSCC Overview Module WSCC Team Training Modules are ready-made professional development resources for use by states, districts or local schools to build, strengthen and sustain school teams implementing the WSCC...… Read More
WSCC Organizing for Success: Establishing Your WSCC Team Module Provides participants a variety of tools to establish and sustain a successful team. Participants will explore the work of the team...… Read More
WSCC Making the Case: Building and Sustaining Administrative Support Module Examines the relationship between health and academics and the need for administrative buy in for building and sustaining a high...… Read More
WSCC Creating Engaging and Productive Meetings Module Explores several components of meeting planning and implementation including agenda design, group norms, and roles and responsibilities of team members. Participants will develop...… Read More
WSCC Engaging Youth Module Focuses on the purpose and benefits of youth engagement in school health work and how to achieve authentic youth engagement. Participants will assess their current level...… Read More
WSCC Health Equity in Schools Module Engages participants in an understanding of health equity, health disparities, and health equality. Participants will assess their knowledge, look at data related to health...… Read More
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Helps participants move from implementing short term projects or programs to longer more sustainable changes. Participants will examine the differences between program, policy, systems and environmental changes and how these...… Read More
Using Data to Create a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Improvement Plan Provides participants with information and tools to create meaningful, data-driven action plans. Participants will learn to determine...… Read More
WSCC Communicating School Health Results and Improvements Shares steps to create effective messaging and compelling stories. Participants will gain information and strategies for creating and distributing school health results and...… Read More