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School Health Advisory Council Engagement Family Involvement COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Environment & Counseling, Social &
STUDENTS
Physical Education
& Physical Activity
Nutrition
Community
Services
Psychological
HEALTHY SAFE
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
PALM BEACH COUNTY SHAC GOALS EMPLOYEES Environment Physical Employee Wellness IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Education Health Services Social & Emotional Climate FAMILIES
Health
Services
COMMUNITY
Palm Beach County
Overview
School Health Advisory Council
A School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for each school district was established in the Florida School Health
Services Act of 1973. The legislative intent was to involve parents and communities in the health and education
of children by providing a means for their input in planning and evaluation of local school health programs. FY19 GOALS FY20 GOALS
A SHAC is composed of interested parents, school, health, business, and community leaders who serve as
problem-solvers and advisors to school districts on health-related issues. • To support The School District of Palm Beach • To support The School District of Palm Beach
County in promoting policies and programs County in promoting policies and programs that
The SHAC in Palm Beach County uses a model for reviewing school health programs recommended by the that provide an environment that encourag- provide an environment that encourages the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Known as Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model, this es healthy nutrition and physical activity in all ten components of the Whole School, Whole
approach focuses on ten (10) WSCC component areas including: (1) Physical Education & Physical Activity, (2) schools. Community, Whole Child culture in all schools.
Nutrition Environment & Services, (3) Counseling, Psychological & Social Services, (4) Social and Emotional • To support the school community in providing • To support the school community in providing
Climate, (5) Health Education, (6) Health Services, (7) Employee Wellness, (8) Physical Environment, (9) Family programs that promote social, emotional, and programs that promote social, emotional, and
Engagement, (10) Community Involvement. These 10 WSCC components, when looked at in a coordinated behavioral health and well-being for all students behavioral health and well-being for all students
manner, have been found to be highly effective in addressing the health risk behaviors that contribute and their families. and their families.
significantly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth.
• To support development and implementation • To support development and implementation
The SHAC serves as an active voice for improving the health of school children through advocacy and support of K-12 comprehensive health education that of K-12 comprehensive health education that
for quality, coordinated health services and education programs and policies. Over the decades, the SHAC promotes healthy living and decision-making promotes healthy living and decision-making
in Palm Beach County has played an important role in many issues crucial to student health and welfare. In for all students and their families. for all students and their families.
the 1990s, SHAC focused emphasis on health education and school nurse services. It was a strong proponent
of a nurse in every public school that was achieved in 1997 when the Health Care District Palm Beach County Click on each line below to access the appropriate document of SHAC
made the commitment to provide funding and joined the local school district and health department as a
partner in the school health program.
SHAC BYLAWS
For many years, the SHAC’s goals have been oriented to support efforts focused on nutrition, physical
education and health education and included school board workshops on those topics. The focus shifted SHAC VOTING MEMBERS - FY20
to addressing the needs of students with behavioral and mental health concerns when the SHAC board SHAC VOTING MEMBERS - FY19
workshop, “What Matters Most….Health (in this case, mental health)” was presented on October 10, 2012. An
important outcome of this workshop was the revision of school district policy procedures and comprehensive SHAC AGENDAS - FY19 & FY20
district-wide training regarding students and use of the Baker Act. In July 2016, a SHAC presentation to the
School Board provided data reinforcing their recommendations for improving mental health supports for
students, especially LGBT youth, and for greater availability of food with increased cultural acceptability. SHAC AGENDA 09/13/2018 SHAC AGENDA 09/12/2019
SHAC AGENDA 10/11/2018 SHAC AGENDA 10/10/2019
Parents and civic-minded persons with a passion for children’s health and supporting academic success
are urged to consider participation on the SHAC. The Council meets monthly during the school year with SHAC AGENDA 11/08/2018 SHAC AGENDA 11/14/2019
educational presentations and discussions on a wide range of important school health topics. SHAC AGENDA 12/13/2018 SHAC AGENDA 12/12/2019

SHAC AGENDA 01/10/2019 SHAC AGENDA 01/09/2020
SHAC AGENDA 02/14/2019 SHAC AGENDA 02/13/2020
SHAC AGENDA 03/14/2019 SHAC AGENDA 03/12/2020
SHAC AGENDA 04/11/2019 APRIL MEETING CANCELLED

SHAC AGENDA 05/09/2019 MAY MEETING CANCELLED

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