UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health

“It’s fantastic to see our leaders now connecting the work they’re already doing and their strategic plans to this model in a way that is sustainable and benefits our schools, community and children.” Our #CTWSCC partnership with the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health and EAST HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS has started off strong! Read about the success of our first year in UConn Today! https://lnkd.in/gvqQimsn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #HealthyKids #WholeChild #WSCC

Our evidence-based practice briefs each focus on one domain of the #WSCC Model and outline strategies that those working in schools can use to promote implementation of the model in their own setting. https://lnkd.in/d-ePh65F #HealthyKids #WholeChild #WSCC

It’s critical that schools and families continue to strengthen relationships and work together. Our brief includes resources for schools to support family engagement and direct resources for families to help them support their children. https://lnkd.in/eHC4VWgy #HealthyKids #WholeChild #WSCC

Learn about Neag School of Education Professor Melissa Bray, her research in mind-body health, her passion for working in schools, and her dog, Tiger, in our latest affiliate profile. https://lnkd.in/eeMdaE_n

Feel Your Best Self is a FREE toolkit to help strengthen kids' emotional well-being through puppetry. Lots of helpful videos and materials for kids, teachers and parents! We created Feel Your Best Self with the UConn Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. Visit the FYBS website to learn more and explore all the resources: https://lnkd.in/eeEEsnG7 #FYBS #WSCC

Research collaborations can be tricky. Our brief highlights challenges and opportunities that arise when using #teamscience in school and child health research and makes recommendations for successful collaborations: https://lnkd.in/e54Dtq8T #HealthyKids #WholeChild #WSCC #Teams

Research from CSCH affiliates and fellow researchers suggests that relationships between Early Head Start providers and families are important to child and family outcomes. Read our brief: https://lnkd.in/eVsrvzwt #HealthyKids #WholeChild

Check out the CSCH podcast on our website or subscribe to the UConn CSCH podcast through your favorite podcast app. Topics range from kids in nature to restorative justice to SEL with puppets! https://lnkd.in/d6yFcr5Y #HealthyKids #WholeChild #WSCC

Our WSCC Practice Blueprint is full of activities, tips and reflection questions to get you and your team thinking about how best to implement WSCC practices in your setting: https://lnkd.in/eZr7skxJ We post about a tip, strategy or nugget from our WSCC Blueprints and Practice Briefs on #WSCCWednesdays! Celebrating 10 years of the #WSCC Model.

We hear from the creators of Feel Your Best Self in our podcast episode (#16). The FREE FYBS toolkit uses puppets to teach children strategies that promote emotional well-being. Search for UConn CSCH on your favorite podcast platform to listen or check out all our episodes: https://lnkd.in/d6yFcr5Y