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1 Celebrating 100 Years of HealthPAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONR egional Office of theWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONP roject2 11/25/03 2:37 PM Page 1 HEALTH Promotion Series No. 2 Pan AMERICAN HEALTH OrganizationWorld HEALTH ORGANIZATION AndOffice of Caribbean Program CoordinationPan AMERICAN HEALTH OrganizationPROCEEDINGSF irst Meeting and Creation of theCaribbean Network of HEALTH -Promoting SchoolsBridgetown, Barbados, 26-28 November 2001 Washington, DCJuly 2002 Pan AmericanHealth OrganizationRegional Office of theWorld HEALTH OrganizationPAHO HQ Library Cataloguing-in-PublicationIppolito-Sheph erd, JosefaProceedings - First Meeting and Creation of the Caribbean Network of HEALTH -Promoting SchoolsWashington, : PAHO, , 92 75 12395 0I. Title II. Author1. HEALTH EDUCATION2. HEALTH PROMOTION3. HEALTH -PROMOTING SCHOOLS4. SCHOOL HEALTH5. STAFF DEVELOPMENT6. NETWORKSNLM 2002 The Pan AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publica-tions in part or in full.

2 Applications and inquiries should be addressed to the Division of HEALTH Promotionand Protection, Pan AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION , 525 Twenty-third Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 Pan AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION , 2002 Ta ble of ContentsAcknowledgement ..xiNote ..xiiiExecutive Network of HEALTH -Promoting Schools: First Meeting and Constituent Assembly xviiAgreement of the Formation of the Caribbean Network of HEALTH -Promoting AND OPENING Veta Brown, CPC/PAHOS trengthening HEALTH Promotion Planning for Action in the Am ricas .. Teresa Cerqueira, PAHO/WHOO verview of the Meeting Agenda, Objectives, Expected Results, and Methodology .. Ippolito-Shepherd, PAHO/WHOS chools and HEALTH in the CARICOM Caribbean: Promoting the Well-Being of Young People ..23Ms. Patricia Brandon, CPC/PAHOThe Global WHO Initiative for School HEALTH ..31Mr. Charles Gollmar, WHOThe HEALTH -Promoting Schools Regional Initiative.

3 39 Ippolito-Shepherd, PAHO/WHOCOUNTRY and Barbuda ..49Ms. Maureen L. Lewis, HFLE Coordinator, Ministry of EducationMs. Julienne Williams, HEALTH Educator, Ministry of HealthBarbados ..57Ms. Maxine Moore, Erdiston Teachers Training CollegeThe Bahamas ..67Ms. Glenda Rolle, Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth, and SportsBritish Virgin Islands ..85Ms. Ivy George, Manager HEALTH Education Unit, Ministry of HEALTH and WelfareMs. Abigail Daniel, Education Officer, BVI Department of Education and CulturePROCEEDINGSFIRSTMEETING ANDCREATION OF THECARIBBEANNETWORK OFHEALTH-PROMOTINGSCHOOLSD ominica ..91Ms. Joan Henry, Coordinator of HEALTH Promotion, Ministry of HEALTH and Social SecurityMs. Myrtle Prevost, HFLE Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth AffairsGrenada ..109Ms. Cecilia Peters, HFLE Coordinator/Curriculum Officer, Ministry of EducationMs. Alma Smith, Consultant, Community HEALTH Services, Ministry of HealthGuyana.

4 113Ms. Lorna McPherson, Senior Education Officer, Ministry of EducationMs. Bhagwandai Giddins, HEALTH Education Officer, Ministry of HealthJamaica ..119Ms. Monica Holness, Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and CultureSt. Kitts and Nevis ..141Ms. Sharon Rattan, HFLE Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EducationMs. Petronella Edwards, Ministry of HealthSt. Lucia ..151Ms. Arthusa Semei, Ministry of EducationMs. Anne Henry, Assistant Principal Nursing Officer, Ministry of HealthSt. Vincent and the Grenadines ..161Ms. Beverly Neptune, Education Officer, Ministry of EducationPuerto Rico ..167Ms. Rosa Magaly Aleman, School HEALTH Program Director, Department of EducationSuriname ..169Ms. Maaltie Ashim-Sardjoe, Director of Regional HEALTH Services, Ministry of EducationMs. Hildegard Illes, Ministry of EducationEng. Adrianus Vlugman, Environmental HEALTH Advisor, PAHOT rinidad and Tobago.

5 185Ms. Carol Ann Senah, Ministry of HealthTHE HEALTH -PROMOTING SCHOOLS INITIATIVE IN THE AMERICAS ..197 The HEALTH -Promoting Schools Initiative in the Americas .. Ippolito-Shepherd, PAHO/WHOH ealth Promotion and Education in the School Setting: Trends and Status in the Latin AMERICAN Region .. n PuertasMulti-Risk Information Surveillance Systems: Behavior Surveillance Among Youth ..211Mr. Charles Gollmar, WHOTABLE OF CONTENTSivEXPERIENCES OF HEALTH -PROMOTING SCHOOLS AND AMERICAN Network of HEALTH -Promoting Schools .. n PuertasThe Spanish Experience ..225 Prof. Antonio S ezProsamusa: HEALTH Promotion through Music .. n PuertasPuerto Rico s Experience .. E. Soto de LauridoThe Loja Experience ..245 Eng. Leo NederveenRapid Assessment and Action Planning Process to Promote HEALTH through Schools ..253Ms. Cheryl Vince Whitman, EDCC aribbean Network of HEALTH -Promoting Schools: The Gathering of Baseline Data.

6 Ippolito-Shepherd, PAHO/WHOC ommunication and Interchange of Information Bulletin of the Latin- AMERICAN Network of HEALTH -Promoting Schools .. n PuertasCommunication and Information Exchange .. Sa zGROUP PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION, AND CLOSING REMARKS .. for the preparation of documents on countries experiences with HFLE Programs ..275II. Guidelines for the preparation of presentations ..277 III. Plenary Discussion of Country Presentations ..278IV. Discussion and Recommendations from Participants following Mr. Gollmar s presentation Multi-Risk Information Surveillance Systems: Behavior Surveillance Among Youth .. of Work Group Activities to Create the Caribbean Network ofHealth-Promoting Schools ..281 TABLE OF ONTENTSvThe deepest thanks are expressedto the following individuals and organizationsfor their generous support of this effort:The countries representatives for their wisdom, energy, and participation in this meeting,and especially for their presentations on the status and trends of school HEALTH activitiesin their respective invited speakers, Dr.

7 Benjam n Puertas, Prof. Antonio Sa z, Dr. Lourdes Laurido de Soto,and Eng. Leo Nederveen, who kindly gave their time to share their experiences, wisdom, andguidance with the development and implementation of school HEALTH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the participation of Mr. Charles Gollmar,who presented on behalf of WHO and who provided significant insight throughout the participants from United Nations Agencies, Governmental and Non GovernmentalOrganizations, and the Private Sector, whose participation enriched the group Office of Caribbean Program Coordination of the Pan AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION ,Bridgetown, Barbados, for hosting the First Meeting and Creation of the Caribbean Networkof HEALTH -Promoting Schools, and in particular to Ms. Patricia Brandon for sharing her knowl-edge and wisdom about the HEALTH and Family Life Education Program and Ms.

8 Veta Brownfor her insightful comments throughout the meeting and during the elaboration of this world HEALTH ORGANIZATION for the generous sponsorship of this event. Special thanks areextended to Mr. Jack Jones for his continuous support and encouragement throughout theplanning process of this for providing funding in support of the meeting. Special thanks are extend-ed to Ms. Diana Grina, Global Director, Professional and Government Relations, for her kindsupport of school HEALTH activities and to Mr. Kevin McNish for his participation in the WHO Collaborating Center to Promote HEALTH through Schools and Communities atEducation Development Center, Inc., particularly Ms. Cheryl Vince Whitman, Senior VicePresident and Director of HEALTH and Human Development Programs, for providing guidanceand support of global school HEALTH efforts during her participation in this meeting; StephanieM.

9 Malloy, Writer/Research Associate, for summarizing, compiling and organizing the materi-als, for the first draft of this document; Nancy Gilbert and Shai Fuxman, who also providedinvaluable assistance with the preparation of the first draft of this Ernest Pate, Coordinator of the Family HEALTH and Population Program, Division of HealthPromotion and Protection, for sharing his practical knowledge about the Caribbean Maria Angelica Fleetwood, Office Assistant to the HEALTH -Promoting Schools RegionalInitiative, for her logistical support during the planning and conduction of this Laura Vanderbloemen for her review and comments to earlier drafts of this Alicia Beltr n for her review and comments to the final version of the Miki Fern ndez for his collaboration with the coordination of the graphic design processand Mr. O. C. Chris Fredricks, Jr. for the coordination of the printing of the , but not least, special thanks to Dr.

10 Maria Teresa Cerqueira, Director, Division of HealthPromotion and Protection for sharing her avant-garde vision on the significance of buildingalliances through the creation of International Networks of HEALTH -Promoting Schools, andespecially for her support during the planning and execution of this meeting and preparationof this Meeting andCreation of theCaribbeanNetwork ofHealth-PromotingSchoolsviiiAcknowledge mentsNetworks of HEALTH -Promoting Schools facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expe-riences of successful implementation of HEALTH promotion and HEALTH education activ-ities, materials, and tools, both within and among countries. This First Meeting andCreation of the Caribbean Network of HEALTH -Promoting Schools was instrumental in facili-tating and strengthening mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge and experiences aboutschool HEALTH , to promote the healthy development and learning of young people.