[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: [PNWHEALTH] Fwd: SOPHE ACTION ALERT: Including Health Education in ESEA

[Sara Gardner-Smith]

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From: Uebel Lesli L <lesli.l.uebel at state.or.us> 
Date: 04/13/2015  11:47 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: "Deborah Hobbs (dhobbs.opha at gmail.com)" <dhobbs.opha at gmail.com>, "Leah Miranda (lmiranda.opha at gmail.com)" <lmiranda.opha at gmail.com>, "'sara.gardnersmith at hotmail.com'" <sara.gardnersmith at hotmail.com> 
Subject: FW: [PNWHEALTH] Fwd: SOPHE ACTION ALERT: Including Health Education in	ESEA 



Good morning –

 
I think this would be of interest to both of our section members. If you feel it is appropriate to share, please do.
 
Thank you,
 
Lesli
 
 
Lesli Leone Uebel, MPH, CHES
Systems Development and Policy Specialist
Reproductive Health Program | Public Health Division | Oregon Health Authority 

800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 370 | Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (541) 757-5155 | Email:
lesli.l.uebel at state.or.us | Web:
www.healthoregon.org/rh
 
 
"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry , and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what
 their color." ~Maya Angelou
 
 
 


From: PNWHEALTH [mailto:pnwhealth-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]
On Behalf Of Sara Lasker

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:36 AM

To: PNWHEALTH at u.washington.edu

Subject: [PNWHEALTH] Fwd: SOPHE ACTION ALERT: Including Health Education in ESEA


 


 



Hi All,


Please read and take action today!!! 


 



Not sure who to contact in your state? PNW SOPHE State Representative Pages:


 Alaska:  http://house.legis.state.ak.us


Idaho: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov


Montana: http://leg.mt.gov/css/House/default.asp


Oregon: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov


Washington: http://leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/default.aspx

































































 
SOPHE URGENT ACTION ALERT
Call Senators TODAY, Monday, April 13, 2015
 
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will be marking-up a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Alexander
 (R-TN) and Murray (D-WA) that will finally reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary School Act. The name of their new bill is "Every Child Achieves Act of 2015." (Marking-up is the process by which a Congressional Committee debates, amends and possibly rewrite
 proposed legislation.)
 
A summary of the Act can be found here:   http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/The_Every_Child_Achieves_Act_of_2015--summary.pdf. 
 
The full proposed Act can be found here:   http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/S_EveryChildAchievesActof2015.pdf
 
SOPHE's response to the Majority and Ranking member can be found here: http://www.sophe.org/alexander_and_murray_final.pdf
 
The Act elevates physical education to core curriculum status thus allowing jurisdictions to use Title I/II funds. We applaud that.

 
However, Health Education is not included in the core curriculum.  We need your help in letting the Senate know this is not acceptable
 and health education must be added as a CORE subject.
 

ACTION NEEDED:
PLEASE TAKE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
 The Act is scheduled for markup on Tuesday, April 14, 10am (ET), so this is 
URGENT.
 
1. If your Senator(s) is on the HELP
 Committee, call their office(s) and let them know health education is critical for children to achieve success in school.   Calls are the best as time is short and emails can get backed up.  Ask to speak with the health aide or feel free to leave the message
 with the receptionist. 


List of Senators on HELP Committee: http://www.help.senate.gov/
List of phone numbers for all Senators:  
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
2. If your Senator is not on the HELP Committee,
 contact them anyway and urge them to influence their colleagues on the Committee. Also it is still appropriate to contact HELP Senators even if you are not a constituent
 as this is a national issue.
 
Quick Talking Points:


Teaching Health education as a core subject is essential to help every child achieve in 2015.
Today only 38% of districts require teaching all 15 health topics to high school students, yet students' risks for many preventable and costly chronic conditions are soaring - costing the nation
 billions in emergency room visits and health care debt of states.  (Cite CDC YRBS health statistics of children/adolescents from your own state -    http://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Default.aspx?SID=HS



Studies show that engaging in even one type of these risky health behaviors consistently are more likely to fail in school or drop out. 

Research  shows evidence-based health education CAN IMPROVE students' health behaviors
and help them achieve academically - and making them more likely to graduate and become productive citizens.
Without Congressional support for health education as a core subject, health education will continue to be an afterthought in schools- leaving us to fail the Healthy People 2020 objectives for
 the nation and perpetuating a cycle of health illiteracy and spiraling health costs. 

3. Forward this message to your health
 education colleagues, listservs, chapters and ask them to call as well.  Let's flood them with messages, including social media! 
 

Facebook and Twitter -- Sample tweets: 

 

For meaningful education reform, Hlth Ed must be a core curriculum in ESEA/Every Child Achieves Act 2015 #HealthEdAchieves @SOPHEtweets  

 

Health illiteracy costs trillions. Include health education as a core subject in ESEA reform. #HealthEdAchieves @SOPHEtweets

 

Health illiteracy costs trillions. Including health education as a core subject in ESEA reform. #HealthEdAchieves @SOPHEtweets


 

School hlth ed helps youth get knowledge & skills to become productive, hlthy adults & must be in ESEA reform #HealthEdAchieves @SOPHEtweets
 
 

LET'S BE HEARD. LET'S CREATE CHANGE! This may be the last time for many years to come to influence health education in schools.  LET'S BE LOUD, LET'S BE HEARD! 
 Thank you for speaking up for school health education!







































 























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