Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of high-quality health education curricula for pre-service teachers.
- Identify strategies to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion and Social Determinants of Health into current and future health education curricula.
- Integrate key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools tools and resources within their health education curricula for pre-service teachers.
- Develop an action plan to strengthen their health education teacher preparation programs.
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Agenda
Mon, Jan 30 at 12:00 am EST
Orientation
Overview
January 30, 2023 (EDT)
2:00-3:30 pm IHE Academy Orientation (Online Session)
Sarah Benes, Assistant Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Rachael Dombrowski, Assistant Professor, California State University San Marcos and SOPHE School Health Project Consultant
Doreleena Sammons Hackett, Director of Grants Administration, SOPHE
In this session attendees will review the Action Plans, discuss expectations as attendees of the IHE Academy and will be provided an overview of the IHE Academy agenda. Attendees will also receive a training on health equity and social determinants of health.
Speaker(s)
Sarah Benes, EdD, MPH, CHES®, Associate Clinical Professor
Dr. Rachael Dombrowski, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Doreleena Sammons Hackett, SM, CPM, Director of Grants Administration
Mon, Mar 20 at 12:00 am EDT
Monday
Overview
Monday, March 20, 2023 (EDT)
12:00 pm
SOPHE Welcome
Bill Potts-Datema, Interim CEO, SOPHE
Doreleena Sammons Hackett, Director of Grants Administration, SOPHE
CDC Welcome
Holly Hunt, Chief, CDC Healthy Schools Branch
12:30 pm
Overview of the Institute for Higher Education Academy
Rachael Dombrowski, Assistant Professor, California State University San Marcos and SOPHE School Health Project Consultant
12:40 pm
Agenda and Ground Rules
Rachael Dombrowski
12:50 pm
Utilizing CDC Healthy Schools Tools and Resources within Your Programs
Melissa Fahrenbruch, MEd., Program and Professional Development Team Lead, CDC Healthy Schools and
Sarah Lee, PhD, Research and Application and Evaluation Team, CDC Healthy Schools
In this session, participants will be provided key CDC Healthy Schools resources and tools that can be used for integrating within their health teacher preparation programs. Some key tools discussed include Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child and HECAT among others.
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Characteristics of High-Quality Pre-Service Health Teacher Education Curriculum
Moderator: Marlene Tappe, Professor, Minnesota State University Mankato
Panelists:
Bonni Hodges, Professor, SUNY Cortland
Kandice Porter, Professor and Department Chair, Kennesaw State University
This panel will:
I. Demonstrate the characteristics of high-quality HE teacher education programs
II. Review how to assess your curriculum
III. Describe SOPHE resources available for improvement to your program
3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions and Discussion with Panelists
SOPHE School Health Team members to facilitate breakout rooms
4:30 pm
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Group Dinner and Networking
Speaker(s)
Dr. Rachael Dombrowski, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Doreleena Sammons Hackett, SM, CPM, Director of Grants Administration
William Potts-Datema, DrPH, MS, MCHES®,, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Holly Hunt, MA, Chief of the Healthy Schools Branch in the Division of Population Health (DPH)
Melissa Fahrenbruch, MEd, Program and Professional Development Team Lead
Sarah Lee, PhD, Team Lead, Research Application and Evaluation Team
Marlene K. Tappe, PhD, MS, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Science
Bonni Hodges, PhD,
Kandice Porter, PhD, Department Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education
Tue, Mar 21 at 12:00 am EDT
Tuesday
Overview
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (EDT)
7:00am Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome and Ice Breaker Rachael Dombrowski
8:30 am Concurrent Track Sessions (Determined through application. Participants will have a break within their concurrent session as determined by the facilitator).
| Session | Facilitators |
| School Health Index: In this session, participants will: Be introduced to the School Health Index (SHI) Self- Assessment Planning Guide. An interactive step-by-step demonstration of the tool and related materials will be presented. | Seraphine Pitt Barnes, PhD, MPH, CHES, Health Scientist, CDC Healthy Schools |
| CDC’s Health Education Teacher Instructional Competency (HETIC) Framework – A Guide for Promoting Effective Instruction in Health Education: In this session, participants will discuss the HETIC framework and other CDC tools and resources that can assist in improving teacher instructional competencies. | Leigh Szucs, PhD, CHES, Health Scientist, Research Application and Evaluation Branch, CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) |
| Utilizing the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: In this session, participants will: Be able to describe ways in which data and analysis from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System can be integrated into pre-service health education teacher programs for utilization within their schools/districts. | Jonetta J. Mpofu, PhD, MPH, LCDR, USPHS Team Lead, Scientific Support & Innovation, SBSB, DASH, CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) |
10:00 am Work on Presentations and Office Hours with Experts
- Attend TA Office Hours at the team’s selected meeting time.
- Finalize action plans for improvements.
- Finalize program presentations in preparation for afternoon.
12:30 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Future of School Health Education Lloyd Kolbe, Professor Emeritus of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health—Bloomington In this session, participants will discuss potential changes to health education teacher preparation programs for the advancement of health among children.
1:45 pm Break
2:00 pm Program Presentations
3:15 pm So You’ve Finished Your Action Plan, Now What? 2021 and 2022 IHE Academy Alumni Perspectives Brieah Hudson, Assistant Professor, Jackson State University Jackie Dipzinski, Lecturer, SUNY Brockport Julie Knutson, Professor, Minnesota State University Moorhead
4:30 pm Adjourn
Speaker(s)
Dr. Rachael Dombrowski, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Seraphine Pitt Barnes, PhD, MPH, CHES, Health Scientist
Leigh Szucs, PhD, CHES, Health Scientist
Jonetta J. Mpofu, PhD, MPH, LCDR, USPHS, Team Lead, Scientific Support & Innovation
Lloyd Kolbe, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Applied Health Science
Brieah Hudson, PhD, Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Dipzinski, EdM, Lecturer and Coordinator of School Health Education
Julie Knutson, PhD, MS, Faculty Professor
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