"Every school-aged child or youth is part of a healthy school community."
2010
ACHSC is excited to be a sponsor of Shaping the Future - A Health Promoting Schools Conference (http://www.everactive.org/shaping-the-future). As a part of this sponsorship, ACHSC is pleased to offer a pre-conference session on January 14th focused on aboriginal school health that will feature a keynote and workshop by Dr. Martin Brokenleg.
About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Brokenleg consults worldwide and serves as a Vice President of Reclaiming Youth International, providing training for individuals who work wih youth at risk. He holds a doctorate in psychology and is a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School. He is an Emeritus Professor and was most recently Director of Native Ministries and Professor of Native American Studies at Augustana College of Sioux Fall, South Dakota. He has also been a director of the Neighborhood Youth Corps, chaplain in a correctional setting, and has extensive experience as an alcohol counselor. Dr. Brokenleg has consulted and led training programs throughout North America, New Zealand, and South Africa. He is the father of three children and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe practicing the culture of his Lakota people.
The Circle of Courage and Positive Youth Culture: Currently, many strategies for working with youth are based on cultural views that are negative. For example, punishment is used instead of discipline to teach children. However, for thousands of years, North America Aboriginal and American Indian cultures nourished respectful and courageous children without employing punitive discipline. Now, recent youth development research is revealing the essential elements of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity in raising confident, caring children. Drawing on his research with Drs. Larry Bredtro and Steve Van Bockern in their book, Reclaiming Youth at Risk, Dr. Martin Brokenleg presents "The Circle of Courage and Positive Youth Care." Participants will explore these strength based strategies used in communities, classrooms, and homes to create positive environments in which all children and youth can grow and flourish.
ACHSC hosted a very successful Symposium on March 23 and 24 in Nisku, Alberta. The theme for this year’s event was “The Time is Now: School Communities Catch Health”. The Symposium attracted 251 people from around the province and we were happy to see a variety of stakeholders from both the education and health sectors in attendance. We would like to thank our sponsors: Public Health Agency of Canada, Alberta School Boards Association, Alberta Teachers Association, Alberta Education, Alberta Health & Wellness, College of Alberta School Superintendents, and Alberta School Council Association.
Please find the presentations from the symposium below.
Presentations
March 23, 2009 – Day One
ACHSC Provincial Road Show: The Regional School Health Team Meetings
Dr. Claire Leblanc, Capital Health & Dave Colburn, Co-chair ACHSC and Trustee EPSB
Colin Inglis - Fred Sudfeld - Diane Drummond
Comprehensive School Health: How can we level the playing field with respect to socio-economically disadvantaged school-aged children and youth? Click here [PowerPoint]
Doug McCall
What Works in School Health Click here [PowerPoint]
Gloria Wells
Knowledge-Sharing Session on School Mental Health Promotion Click here [PowerPoint]
Karen Hobbs
The Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities Click here [PowerPoint]
Penny Hawe
Researching Processes and System-level Change Click here [PowerPoint]
Andy Anderson Health promoting schools -- what you expect is what you get Click here [PowerPoint]
2005
ACHSC CONFERENCE2005
IT TAKES US ALL: CREATING AND SUSTAINING HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMUNITIES Edmonton, Alberta. April 25-26, 2005
PROMOTING HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMUNITIES FOR THE 21st CENTURY
(August 2004-April 2005) EVALUATION REPORT (May 2005) Click here for project evaluation report [Adobe PDF file].
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For past information please go to initiatives page on this website.
Let's work together!
*ACHSC is grateful to the Public Health Agency of Canada (Alberta/N.W.T.) for three grants (2004, 2005, 2006).
