ERIC Number: ED601007
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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Supporting Educators through Employee Wellness Initiatives. Policy Update. Vol. 26, No. 4
Faggert, Michelle
National Association of State Boards of Education
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model as a framework to align support for the whole child through community engagement, collaboration between education and health sectors, and evidence-based school policies and practices. One of the 10 components of the WSCC model is employee wellness, which focuses on factors such as healthy eating and active lifestyles, tobacco and drug abuse, workplace hazards, and stress management. According to the National Association of State Boards of Education's (NASBE) recently updated State Policy Database on School Health, which reports and links to state policies across all WSCC components, 12 states have policies on at least one aspect of employee wellness. The database details eight areas: staff wellness programs, tobacco cessation, substance abuse, stress management, health assessments, flu shots, physical activity, and healthy food policies. This policy update discusses how three states--Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Nevada--address multiple areas. Mississippi provides comprehensive coverage, addressing all eight areas of employee wellness, while Rhode Island and Nevada address four each.
Descriptors: Wellness, State Policy, Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Employee Absenteeism, Physical Health, Mental Health, Teacher Welfare, Teaching Conditions, Health Promotion
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Identifiers - Location: Mississippi; Rhode Island; Nevada
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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