Feb 24, 2025 Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) Agenda

MISS CHRISTINA. ALANIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN RECORDING?

[1. Welcome, call to order, and logistical announcements]

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL. GOOD MORNING. AT THIS TIME, 10:00, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS THE 11TH MEETING OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OUR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHO WILL GET A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES DURING ROLL CALL.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JACQUELINE THOMPSON TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CONDUCT OUR ROLL CALL.

JACQUELINE. THANK YOU, MR. RIOS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AGAIN.

MY NAME IS JACQUELINE THOMPSON. I AM THE FACILITATOR FOR THE COMMITTEE, AND I'M ALSO WITH THE HHS ADVISORY COMMITTEE COORDINATION OFFICE.

THIS MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING WEBCAST LIVE AND IS BEING RECORDED AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD.

PLEASE DO NOT USE JARGON OR ACRONYMS. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HHS POLICY.

THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALSO KNOWN AS AI NO TAKERS, IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED IN THIS MEETING.

PRODUCERS WILL NOT ADMIT A BOT OR OTHER AUTONOMOUS AGENT INTO THE MEETING.

IF A BOT SHOULD INADVERTENTLY GAIN ENTRANCE, IT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BY ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS.

FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE VIEWING THE WEBCAST AND TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WE ASK THAT EACH VIRTUAL ATTENDEE TURN ON THEIR VIDEO CAMERA AND STATE THEIR NAME, THEIR NAME EACH TIME PRIOR TO BEGINNING THEIR COMMENT.

WE ASK THAT YOU SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE OF YOUR DEVICE SO THAT YOUR VOICE AND COMMENT CAN BE HEARD.

ONCE YOU ARE DONE SPEAKING, WE ASK THAT YOU TURN YOUR CAMERA OFF AND MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND ONLY UNMUTE WHEN YOU NEED TO SPEAK.

WE ALSO RECOMMEND MEMBERS AND PRESENTERS USE HEADSETS IF POSSIBLE, TO PREVENT FEEDBACK AND MINIMIZE OTHER NOISE.

WE ALSO ASK THAT MEMBERS, STAFF AND PRESENTERS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY.

PLEASE PUT YOUR CELL PHONE ON MUTE OR VIBRATE IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A CALL.

PLEASE TURN OFF THE VIDEO AND MICROPHONE OPTIONS OF YOUR VIEWING DEVICE SO THAT THE SOUND DOES NOT CARRY BACK INTO THE MEETING.

FOR MEMBERS, STAFF, AND PRESENTERS PARTICIPATING IN PERSON, WE ASK THAT YOU SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE SO THAT YOUR VOICE AND COMMENT CAN BE HEARD. THESE MICROPHONES ARE DIRECTIONAL, SO THEY ONLY PICK UP SOUND DIRECTED INTO THE MIC.

YOU CAN PICK UP THE MIC BY THE BASS TO MANUALLY MOVE IT FOR YOUR COMFORT.

PLEASE PUT YOUR CELL PHONES ON MUTE OR VIBRATE IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A CALL.

PLEASE PUT YOUR. PLEASE STEP OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM AND AWAY FROM THE DOORS SO THAT THE SOUND DOES NOT CARRY BACK INTO THE MEETING.

FOR MEMBERS AND PRESENTERS WHO PLAN TO UTILIZE A POWERPOINT OR HANDOUT DURING THEIR PRESENTATION, ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS WILL PULL UP YOUR POWERPOINT OR HANDOUT AND WILL ADVANCE THE SLIDES OR PAGES BY YOU INDICATING NEXT SLIDE, NEXT PAGE. THERE IS TIME ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AS NOTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

AND MR. CHAIRMAN, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, NO ONE PROVIDED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT OR PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

FOR EVERYONE PARTICIPATING IN PERSON. RESTROOMS ARE LOCATED OUT THE DOORS AND DOWN THE HALL TO YOUR LEFT, WHERE WHERE MOST OF YOU ENTERED JUST PAST THE WATER FOUNTAINS.

NOTE THE EMERGENCY EXITS ARE LOCATED AT THE BACK AND SIDES OF THE ROOM WHERE MOST OF YOU CAME IN FROM.

IF THERE IS AN ALARM, WE WILL EVACUATE THE BUILDING AND RETURN ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA TOPICS PRESENTED TODAY, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE LIAISON, MISS ASHLEY CANHAM, AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE CHAT SECTION AND ALSO LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POSTED PUBLIC AGENDA.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ROLL MEMBERS. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND MIC AND PLEASE, PLEASE RESPOND WITH HERE OR PRESENT. AND ALSO PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF ONE SENTENCE INTRODUCTION.

MISS R.J. ALVARADO PRESENT. GOOD MORNING. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY, SECURITY AND STUDENT

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GOOD MORNING. YES, I'M KATELYN BOYER. I AM THE HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST HERE AT SAN ANTONIO NORTHSIDE ISD.

AND SO I'M MISS REGINA BRYAN.

MR. BARNEY FUDGE. GOOD MORNING, BARNEY FUDGE.

I'M THE STATEWIDE COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

DOCTOR JULIE GARDNER.

MISS BINA GLASSCOCK. GOOD MORNING. I'M BENNA GLASSCOCK.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HARTFORD ISP AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS THE COUNSELOR REPRESENTATIVE.

MISS SHANNON HOFFMAN.

DOCTOR MICHAEL KELLY.

VIOLETTA MCDONALD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS VIOLETTA MCDONALD.

AND I'M A SCHOOL NURSE FOR TERRELL COUNTY ISD.

DOCTOR. LEE, YOU. MITCHELL. GOOD MORNING, I'M LEE MITCHELL.

I AM A PARENT MEMBER, AND I AM A FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN TYLER.

MISS DIANA PEARSON. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DIANA.

I'M THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE, TEAM LEAD FOR THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

MR. EDUARDO RIOS, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS EDUARDO RIOS.

I AM YOUR CHAIR AND A PARENT MEMBER. AND I COME FROM SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR GRADUATING.

THANK YOU. MISS MARIA RIVERA, EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR RIVERA.

MR. PETE SILVIUS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PETE SILVIUS.

I'M COMING TO YOU FROM SEGUIN ISD WHERE I AM THE DIRECTOR OF WHOLE CHILD INITIATIVES.

MISS HOLLY SMITH. GOOD MORNING, I'M HOLLY SMITH, I'M PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL NURSE ORGANIZATION, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES WITH EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW ISD. DOCTOR WILLIAM STOUT.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS WILL STOUT. I'M THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS IN SINTON ISD.

MISS SHARON VIGIL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SHARON VIGIL, AND I AM THE CEO OF COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS.

AND I AM A PARENT MEMBER. MY CHILD ATTENDS AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DOCTOR GEORGE WOODS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GEORGE WOODS.

I'M AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT DEL MAR COLLEGE AND AN ADJUNCT AT TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI, AND I AM A PARENT MEMBER.

THANK YOU. MEMBERS. MR. CHAIR, YOU DO HAVE QUORUM PRESENT.

I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MISS THOMPSON.

SO WELCOME, EVERYBODY ONCE AGAIN, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETING THIS MORNING.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HELPED PUT THIS TOGETHER.

OUR FRIENDS IN DHS, DSHS. SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

SO, MISS DIANA PEARSON, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOUR FOLKS, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

AS I MENTIONED, MY NAME IS DIANA PEARSON. I AM THE SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE TEAM LEAD AT THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE ASHLEY CONCOM. SHE IS THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST AND COMMITTEE LIAISON.

JASON. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT IN PERSON TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M BRETT SPENCER. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR THE HEALTH PROMOTION UNIT HERE AT DSHS,

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MY NAME IS HAYDEN EVANS. I'M A SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST HERE WITH DSHS AND HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT DSHS DOES FOR US, I APPRECIATE THAT.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE OVER TO OUR SECOND AGENDA ITEM TO CONSIDER FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 16TH,

[2. Consideration of the September 16, 2024, draft meeting minutes]

AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR ANY EDITS OR CHANGES TO THOSE DRAFT MINUTES.

AND IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE.

SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2020 FOUR MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTIONS IF WITH NO CORRECTIONS.

SO FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. THIS IS RJ ALVARADO.

MOTION TO APPROVE. AND THEN DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT? THIS PETE SYLVIUS, I SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. AND A SECOND.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS BACK OVER TO MISS THOMPSON TO CONDUCT A ROLL CALL.

VOTE FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS. AGAIN, THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024 DRAFT MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY MR. R.J. ALVARADO AND SECONDED BY MR. PETE SILVIUS. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND WITH APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR ABSTAIN.

MISS R.J. ALVARADO. APPROVE, MISS. CAITLYN. CAITLYN.

BOYER. MISS REGINA BRYAN.

MR. BARNEY FUDGE. APPROVE. DOCTOR. JULIE. GARDNER.

MISS BENNET GLASCOCK. APPROVED. MISS SHANNON HOFFMAN.

DOCTOR MICHAEL KELLY. MISS VIOLETTA MCDONALD. APPROVE. DOCTOR LEE MITCHELL.

APPROVED. MISS DIANA PEARSON. APPROVED. MR. EDUARDO RIOS. APPROVED. MISS MARIA OR EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR MARIA RIVERA.

MR. PETE SILVIUS APPROVED MISS HOLLY SMITH.

APPROVE. DOCTOR WILLIAM STOUT. APPROVE. MISS SHARON VIGIL. APPROVED. DOCTOR GEORGE WOODS.

APPROVE. THANK YOU. MEMBERS. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOUR MOTION PASSES.

I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MISS THOMPSON.

[3. Updates from the DSHS School Health Program]

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT UPDATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

I'D LIKE TO REINTRODUCE MISS DIANA PEARSON, OUR SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE AND TEAM LEAD FOR DSHS.

GO AHEAD. DIANA. THANK YOU. DO SO AS PART OF THE DSHS UPDATES TODAY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE NEWS FROM THE DSHS SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THE UPDATES TODAY, I'LL COVER OUR PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2024, AS WELL AS OUR PLANS FOR 2025.

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I'LL ALSO SHARE OUR NEW PROGRAM GOALS AND STRATEGIES.

SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND THEN I'LL CLOSE WITH SOME CONCLUSIONS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE I'M HAPPY TO TO SAY THAT SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE FULLY STAFFED? AND I JUST WANTED TO TO SHOW THAT WE ARE WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE WORKING VERY WELL TOGETHER.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR THIS PROGRAM TIMELINE I'LL START WITH 2021.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DSHS SCHOOL. EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM COMPLETED A PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.

AND THIS ASSESSMENT WAS TO CLARIFY THE PROGRAM SCOPE AND FRAMEWORK, AS WELL AS TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC HEALTH CORE ACTIVITIES.

AND AT THAT TIME, OUR CORE ACTIVITIES WERE RURAL IMPLEMENTATION AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

WE ALSO CURATE AND DISSEMINATE THE SCHOOL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGH OUR BIWEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, THE FRIDAY BEAT. WE ALSO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEES SUCH AS THE STOCK EPINEPHRINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TCAC.

AWARDING FUNDS TO TEXAS SCHOOLS FOR PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE AND IMPROVE SCHOOL HEALTH THROUGH OUR REACHING FOR EXCELLENCE GRANT.

WE ALSO PROVIDE TAILORED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DISSEMINATE AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED SCHOOL HEALTH GUIDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE DID MOVE AWAY FROM HEALTH SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF OTHER AGENCIES OR THAT ARE OUTSIDE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SCOPE, SUCH AS NURSING PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO MOVING FORWARD TO 2023, THE CDC AWARDED DSHS A FIVE YEAR SCHOOL BASED INTERVENTIONS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND BY PROVIDING US WITH A ROAD MAP AND FUNDING TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.

SO STARTING IN JULY OF 2023, WE DID BEGIN OUR PLANNING AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT WITH THE ROADMAP PROVIDED AND BUILT ON THE FRAMEWORK FRAMEWORK THAT WE CREATED BASED ON THE 2021 ASSESSMENT.

AND THIS DID ALLOW SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM TO BECOME BETTER ALIGNED WITH THE BEST PRACTICES AND NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND MOVING FORWARD TO 2025 AND THE PRESENT, WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WORK PLAN AND TO WORK ON OUR CORE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. WE DO WE WILL ALSO SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATE THE PROGRAM AND MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON EVALUATION FINDINGS.

SO THIS IS JUST, AGAIN, A HIGH LEVEL TIMELINE OF 2021 TO PRESENT TIME.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO MOVING ON TO WHAT WE DO.

THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM DOES APPLY THE WISC WHISK MODEL TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASES IN SCHOOLS AND BEYOND.

WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING SCHOOL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND DEVELOPING RULES AND GUIDANCE.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE WHISK MODEL IS A STUDENT CENTERED MODEL WITH TEN COMPONENTS THAT EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE BASED SCHOOL POLICIES AND PRACTICES.

GIVEN THE SCOPE AND CAPACITY OF OUR PROGRAM, WE ARE ENABLED TO WORK ON ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS AS WE DO ALIGN OUR ACTIVITIES WITH THE AGENCY AND SECTION PRIORITIES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO NOW THAT I'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM DOES, I WANTED TO GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON OUR GOALS AS THEY ALIGN WITH THE CDC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.

AND THESE OUTCOMES ARE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WITH AN ACTION PLAN BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF CDC'S SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX TO INCREASE IMPLEMENTATION. IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, SCHOOL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AS WELL AS HEALTH SERVICES POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH

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SO I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROGRAM STRATEGIES.

SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTING TWO NEW STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

AND THESE STRATEGIES ARE TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE SUPPORT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES IN A PRIORITY LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY WHICH IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT WITHIN S ONE AND CORRESPONDING SCHOOLS.

I WILL GO INTO THAT INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THESE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.

NEXT SLIDES PLEASE. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE STRATEGY ONE WHICH IS TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE SUPPORT AT THIS TIME. SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING THE FOLLOWING STATEWIDE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AS THEY ALIGN WITH THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT EXPECTATIONS.

AND THOSE ARE TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE QACS ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A STATE LEVEL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COALITION, WHICH IS OUR TEXAS COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP.

ALSO TO ESTABLISH NEW AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING OUR EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS, AND TO ALSO PROVIDE STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX, SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCILS, STOCK MEDICATIONS, THE WISC MODEL, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ADDRESSING OBESITY, ASTHMA AND FOOD ALLERGIES.

WE DO. STILL, WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO PLAN ADDITIONAL STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND PROVIDE TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STAKEHOLDER REQUESTS ON THE WISC MODEL COMPONENTS SUCH AS ADDRESSING NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL CHRONIC HEALTH SERVICES. AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO ON THIS SLIDE I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PURPOSE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO ENGAGE AND COMBINE EFFORTS WITH CURRENT AND NEW PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS AS WELL. AND SOME OF OUR KEY COLLABORATIONS ARE WITH WITHIN OUR TEXAS COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, WITH EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION ONE AND LA VILLA ISD, AS WELL AS DSHS PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 11 AND ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO NOW THAT I'VE GIVEN AN OVERVIEW OF OUR STATEWIDE SUPPORT, HERE'S AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGY TWO, WHICH IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR EFFORTS IN A PRIORITY LEA AND CORRESPONDING SCHOOLS.

SO SIMILAR TO OUR STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WE ARE PROVIDING OUR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY WITH SUPPORT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES, PRACTICES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX ASSESSMENT.

WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ROLE OF SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

ALSO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTING STOCK MEDICATION POLICIES, AS WELL AS HOW TO ADDRESS SCHOOL HEALTH BY UTILIZING THE WISC MODEL.

SO IN THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL GO INTO OUR SELECTED LEE.

YOU CAN ADVANCE THE SLIDE. THANK YOU. SO THE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS TARGETING OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POPULATIONS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY POOR HEALTH RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES.

TO SELECT THE TARGET REGION, WE DID USE THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX.

AND THIS OVERALL SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX SCORE RANGES FROM ZERO, WHICH IS THE LOWEST VULNERABILITY TO ONE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST VULNERABILITY. THIS INDEX IS USED BECAUSE IT MEASURES THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES AND IS USED TO GUIDE COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES, SO AREAS WITH HIGH SOCIAL VULNERABILITY ARE MORE AT RISK FOR SUFFERING AND ECONOMIC LOSS.

WHEN CONFRONTED BY EXTERNAL STRESSES ON HUMAN HEALTH, SUCH AS THOSE THAT ARE CAUSED BY DISASTERS OR DISEASE OUTBREAKS.

AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GROUPING OF HIGH SVI COUNTIES IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AREA.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE BORDER TO THE SOUTH. SC REGION ONE AND PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 11 PARTIALLY OVERLAP WITHIN THESE COUNTIES.

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SO WITHIN SC REGION ONE WE ARE FOCUSING ON LIBYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN HIDALGO COUNTY.

OLIVIA DOES HAVE IS ONE OF 48 ISDS WITHIN ESC REGION ONE.

THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES SERVE THREE CAMPUS CAMPUSES, INCLUDING ONE ELEMENTARY, ONE MIDDLE, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL. AND FOR SOME BACKGROUND DEMOGRAPHICS.

ACCORDING TO TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY'S 2023 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA, 99.8% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN LATVIA ISD WERE HISPANIC, AND 96.90 3.6% OF STUDENTS WERE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

SO CURRENTLY IN FISCAL YEAR 25, ESC ONE IS EXPANDING THEIR WORK TO SUPPORT THE SHY ASSESSMENT, THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLANS AND UP TO FIVE ISDS WITHIN THE REGION.

SO MORE TO COME ON THAT AT A LATER DATE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO I DID MENTION A COUPLE OF SLIDE BACK SLIDES BACK.

STRATEGY ONE IS ALL ABOUT STATEWIDE SUPPORT. SO I WANTED TO TO TOUCH ON OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN REGARDS TO STATEWIDE SUPPORT.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A STATE LEVEL HEALTH SCHOOL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COALITION WHILE ESTABLISHING NEW AND STRENGTHENING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS. THAT BETTER SUPPORTS SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS. THROUGH TEXAS, THROUGH OUR TEXAS COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP.

THIS PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON IMPROVING SCHOOL HEALTH BY COLLABORATING COLLABORATING WITH AGENCIES AND PARTNERS ACROSS ACROSS ALL WHISK MODEL COMPONENTS.

THIS PARTNERSHIP DOES MEET QUARTERLY, AND WE DO HAVE FIVE WORK GROUPS THAT PERTAIN TO LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICIES, CHRONIC HEALTH SERVICES NUTRITION, ENVIRONMENT AND SERVICES, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY.

AND THE FIFTH ONE IS OUR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME RELATED TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

AS PART OF OUR AS PART OF OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE DID PARTNER WITH ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER ONE, PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 11, HHC AND TIA TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THESE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE, TO NAME A FEW. ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS IN COLLABORATION WITH DSHS SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM PRESENTED ON GETTING TO KNOW THE SHY.

AND THEN WE ALSO PRESENTED ALONG WITH HHC AND TIA ON THE UNDERSTANDING OPIOID MISUSE AWARENESS AND RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS. AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO DURING THESE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT EVENTS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 517 PARTICIPANTS THAT WE REACHED.

ON AVERAGE, THERE ARE AROUND 47 PARTICIPANTS.

PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED AND REPRESENTATION FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WERE PRESENT.

ON AVERAGE EACH MONTH, SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM HELPS IN ASSISTING 48 UNIQUE LEAS AND SEVEN UNIQUE SCHOOLS WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

IN TOTAL, A SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED WITH 268 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INSTANCES.

OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW, THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE STRENGTHENING OF PARTNERS AND AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO TO TOUCH ON OUR STRATEGY, TWO ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THE PRIORITY LEA.

AS PART OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX ASSESSMENT, WE ENCOURAGED OUR PRIORITY LEA LA VILLA ISD TO CREATE A SCHOOL HEALTH TEAM.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH TEAM IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO ANALYZE CURRENT SCHOOL HEALTH DISTRICT EFFORTS BY COMPLETING THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX.

LA VILLA ISD CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIRST AS A WAY TO FOLLOW THE SAME CHILDREN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, ALLOWING THEM TO WORK WITH MEMBERS TEAM MEMBERS THAT WORK WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRACTICES.

WE STARTED WORKING WITH LA VILLA ON THEIR QCE BEFORE OUR STATEWIDE PARTNER HAD DEVELOPED THE TRAINING.

SO MANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS WITH LA VILLA ISD WERE CONDUCTED AS HANDS ON WORKSHOPS BETWEEN THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SC ONE. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF TWO SCHOOL HEALTH INDEXES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED,

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AS PART OF SC, SC ONE'S WORK THEY DID WORK CLOSELY WITH LA VILLA ELEMENTARY TO COMPLETE THE SHC MODELS AND BUILD AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO TO CONNECT SOME OF THE STRATEGIES WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, WE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEVY ISD SCHOOL HEALTH FAIR AND THEIR FIVE K. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE SCHOOL'S FIVE K IN THE FIRST YEAR TO INCORPORATE A SCHOOL HEALTH FAIR.

SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO YEAR ONE AND LEVY ISD TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX AND ACTION PLAN ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS BUILDING A WALKABLE A WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE SCHOOL.

SO AS WE CONNECT THESE STRATEGIES ONE AND TWO STATEWIDE AND LOCAL AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM, WE DID TRAVEL TO SC ONE FOR THEIR SCHOOL HEALTH CONFERENCE.

AND THIS WAS IN JULY OF 2023. AND WE CONDUCTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO MEDICATIONS FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS POLICIES.

THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX AND SHACKS. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, STRATEGY TWO ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON OUR PRIORITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMPLETION. COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX ACTION PLAN AND SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES, PRACTICES AND SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THROUGH OUR CONTINUED CONTINUED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE WELL POSITIONED TO FURTHER INCREASE STATEWIDE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE.

AND WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPAND STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEXAS SCHOOL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND AND SHACKS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO TO SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM AT THE EMAIL THAT'S LISTED ON THIS SLIDE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MISS PEARSON. HELLO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY FOR MISS PEARSON? CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD PLEASE. THIS HAS BEEN A GLASSCOCK FROM HEREFORD CITY.

MISS PEARSON FROM THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT YOU GAVE, ARE THERE DOCUMENTS THAT THEN CAN BE SHARED WITH OTHER SCHOOLS? SO THAT THEY CAN USE WHAT Y'ALL PUT TOGETHER TO HELP THEM, LIKE WITH THE HEALTH FAIR OR WHATEVER? I CAN I CAN CONFER WITH MY TEAM ON THAT, BUT I DO LIKE THAT QUESTION.

CAN I EMAIL YOU OR GET THAT ANSWER OUT TO THE COMMITTEE AFTERWARDS? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MISS PIERSON, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT.

AND FOLLOWING OPEN MEETING PROTOCOLS, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE IS PRESENT.

DOCTOR KELLY HAS NOW JOINED THE CALL. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

WITH THAT I WANT TO MOVE OVER TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Presentation from the DSHS Chronic Disease and Epidemiology Branch on School Health Data Among Children and Adolescents in Texas]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS JUD BARTON AND I'M THE EPIDEMIOLOGY TEAM LEAD FOR THE CHRONIC DISEASE EPI BRANCH IN THE HEALTH PROMOTION AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION SECTION.

OUR BRANCH WORKS WITH SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT ANY EPIDEMIOLOGY OR EVALUATION NEEDS THEY MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME PRESENT TODAY ON THE SUMMARY OF SCHOOL HEALTH RELATED SURVEY DATA AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN TEXAS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. FIRST, I'LL GO OVER THE MAJOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY SYSTEM THAT ASKS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ABOUT

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THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY, OR BBS.

NEXT, I'LL LAY OUT MAIN FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY, SPECIFICALLY ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OF INTEREST FROM THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

ASTHMA. OBESITY. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION.

AND FINALLY, I'LL CONCLUDE WITH A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS AND SOME IMPLICATIONS FROM THE RESULTS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. FIRST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF YRBS.

NEXT SLIDE. THE YRBS IS A PART OF A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND POOR HEALTH AMONG HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND ADULTS.

SURVEYS ARE ANONYMOUS AND VOLUNTARY, ADMINISTERED EVERY TWO YEARS ON ODD YEARS.

SO 2023, 2021, 2019, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. WITH PARENTS HAVING THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATES. IT IS THE ONLY STATE AND NATIONAL DATA SET THAT TELLS US ABOUT YOUTH HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS OVER TIME.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE WIRE BS COVERS MULTIPLE SUBJECT AREAS, BUT THE ONES WE'RE FOCUSING ON TODAY ARE THE OBESITY ASTHMA DIETARY BEHAVIORS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. NEXT SLIDE. PUBLIC AND HEALTH.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS RELY ON IRBS TO IDENTIFY PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS, DESIGN POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS, SET GOALS, AND MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS.

THE SURVEILLANCE CAN BE USED TO MONITOR HEALTHY PEOPLE.

2030 OBJECTIVES FOR SMOKING OVERWEIGHT EXERCISE, SEAT BELT USE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, DRUG USE, AND OTHER RISK FACTORS SO THAT INTERVENTION PRIORITIES CAN BE ESTABLISHED AND THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS CAN BE MONITORED. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND YRBS HAS AN INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD ON THE DSHS LINK AVAILABLE DOWN HERE.

IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT THE DATA YOURSELF OR INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER FINDINGS YOU MIGHT ARE INTERESTED IN PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

NEXT SLIDE. NOW LET'S DIVE INTO THE RESULTS FROM IRBS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA AND OBESITY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 2019 TO 2023.

WE SEE THAT ASTHMA PREVALENCE IS A LITTLE OVER 20% FOR BOTH 2019 AND 2021, WHILE OBESITY PREVALENCE ESTIMATES RANGED BETWEEN 16.9% AND 22.1% BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023. NEXT SLIDE. NOW, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA AND OBESITY BY SEX AND RACE ETHNICITY GROUPS. WITH 2021 ASTHMA DATA, WE OBSERVED THAT BLACK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE WITH 29.7%. WHILE THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT SEX SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES WITH 2023 OBESITY DATA, WE OBSERVED THAT MALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PREVALENCE AT 20.1%, WITH 16.7% AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS, AND HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE WITH 22.3%. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PREVALENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ATE VEGETABLES THREE OR MORE TIMES PER DAY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO DRANK A CAN, BOTTLE, OR GLASS OF SODA OR POP ONE OR MORE TIMES PER DAY DURING THE 7:07 DAYS FROM 2019 TO 2023. WE SEE A SLIGHT INCREASING TREND FOR EATING VEGETABLES THREE OR MORE TIMES PER DAY, AND A SLIGHT DECREASING TREND OF DRINKING SODA ONE OR MORE TIMES PER DAY.

THESE TRENDS ARE PROMISING, BUT IT'S CLEAR WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO TO INCREASE VEGETABLE INTAKE AND REDUCE SODA CONSUMPTION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND THEN NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES PER DAY ON FIVE OR MORE DAYS DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. OVERALL, FROM 2019, 2021 AND 2023.

BY RACE AND RACE, ETHNICITY AND SEX. OVERALL, THE PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS RELATIVELY STABLE, HOVERING BETWEEN 42 TO 48%, WHILE MALE STUDENTS HAVE HIGHER ESTIMATES THAN FEMALE STUDENTS, WITH 50 TO 56% OF MALES, COMPARED TO 40 TO 44 34 TO 40% OF FEMALE STUDENTS.

WHITE AND STUDENTS OF OTHER RACE ETHNICITIES REPORTED AN INCREASING TREND, AND LOOKING AT 2021 AND 2022 DATA, BOTH WHITE AND STUDENTS OF OTHER RACE ETHNICITIES REPORTED HIGHER PREVALENCE ESTIMATES THAN BLACK OR HISPANIC STUDENTS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE YRBS OFFERS ROBUST FINDINGS ON THE STATE OF SCHOOL AGED ADOLESCENTS IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY,

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MALE, WHITE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF OTHER RACE ETHNICITIES WERE MORE OFTEN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES PER DAY THAN FEMALE BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS, RESPECTIVELY. AND THAT NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THESE RESULTS CARRY IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS.

ONE OPPORTUNITY IS THROUGH CONTINUING TO INCREASE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND INTAKE, WHILE DISCOURAGING UNHEALTHY FOOD ACCESS. ANOTHER WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT HIS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEFORE AND DURING SCHOOL HOURS WHILE BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INVOLVE FAMILIES.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE TO PROMOTE COORDINATION OF CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT BY PROVIDING DISEASE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS, FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND FOR LONG TERM CHANGE.

AN OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TO INCREASE USE OF SCHOOL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO BOLSTER SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US AT THIS EMAIL. BUT ALSO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE YRBS DATA AND FINDINGS.

REACH OUT TO THEIR THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BATTEN. AT THIS TIME, IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CHIME IN.

I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR THIS REALLY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.

HOW HOW DO SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS? THROUGH WHAT MEANS? DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION AND WHAT ARE THERE ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, SORT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED WHICH INCLUDE CHANGE IN, YOU KNOW, A POTENTIAL LIKE SCHOOL POLICY, SCHOOL BEHAVIOR? WILL YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE DASHBOARD THAT YRBS HAS AVAILABLE ON THE DSHS WEBSITE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S ALSO SOME THE DATA IS USED THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH THROUGH SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM.

SPEAKING ON THE OTHER ON THE INFORMATION IMPLEMENTATIONS AND CHANGES, I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A QUESTION FOR THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM AS WELL.

HOWEVER, I'M FREE TO TALK ABOUT DATA. AND IF YOU WANT TO DELVE MORE INTO, LIKE THE FINDINGS OR HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US AT THIS EMAIL. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. BETHUNE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

WITH THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A 15 MINUTE BREAK.

SO THAT MEANS WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO RECONVENE AT 1058.

SO I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A BREAK NOW, SO THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. MR. RIOS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

YES, THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU, MISS THOMPSON.

THE TIME IS NOW 1058. SO I WILL CALL THE MEETING BACK IN ORDER AND PASS THIS OVER TO MISS THOMPSON TO DO THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND WITH HERE OR PRESENT.

MISS RJ ALVARADO. PRESENT. MISS KATELYN BOYER.

MISS REGINA BRYAN. YES. REGINA. BRYAN. I'M A PARENT.

PARENT MEMBER. THANK YOU, MR. BARNEY FUDGE.

DOCTOR. JULIE GARDNER. MISS BENNETT GLASSCOCK.

MISS SHANNON HOFFMAN. SO. BUT YEAH. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO THOUGH TAKE IT FIRST.

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THERE WE GO. DOCTOR. MICHAEL KELLY. I'M HERE. THANK YOU. DOCTOR KELLY. MISS VIOLETTA MCDONALD.

PRESENT. DOCTOR. LEE YI MITCHELL. PRESENT. PRESENT.

MISS DIANA PEARSON. MR.. EDUARDO. RIOS.

PRESENT. DOCTOR MARIA RIVERA. MR. PETE SILVIUS. PRESENT. MISS HOLLY SMITH.

PRESENT. DOCTOR WILLIAM STOUT. PRESENT. MISS SHANNON VIGIL. SHARON. VIGIL. PRESENT. SHARON, I'M SO SORRY.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. AND IT'S A V V.

AND THEN, LIKE, UP A HILL. V HILL, V HILL. THANK YOU.

YEP. YOU GOT IT. THANKS. DOCTOR GEORGE WOODS.

MR. CHAIR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'M GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH THE ROLL CALL. I THINK WE HAVE SOME THAT MAY HAVE JOINED.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MISS CAITLIN BOYER. YES, I'M CAITLIN BOYER WE'RE HERE, MR. BARNEY FUDGE. DOCTOR. JULIE GARDNER.

MISS BINA GLASSCOCK. HERE. MISS SHANNON HOFFMAN.

DOCTOR MARIA RIVERA. DOCTOR GEORGE WOODS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MEMBERS. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.

YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU, MISS THOMPSON. I KNOW I HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED IN THE CALL.

KATELYN BOYER. HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT. DID YOU WANT TO? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, SIR. I HAD MISSED ROLL CALL AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS BACK.

IS THAT THE SAME FOR BINA GLASSCOCK? MISS GLASSCOCK? YES, SIR. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU.

AND I THINK ALSO, BEFORE MOVING TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT.

WE DO HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS ON OUR ON OUR COMMITTEE.

AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE ALL WE MEET A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR, AND WE'RE ALL ALL BUSY, BUT I THINK IT'S NICE TO TO WELCOME AND AND GIVE FOLKS A CHANCE JUST TO KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES.

WE TRY AND DO THIS EVERY TIME WE, WE GET NEW MEMBERS ON.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS.

MISS THOMPSON, TO, IF YOU CALL ON THEM, FOR THEM TO JUST KIND OF SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEM AND LET US GET TO KNOW THEM BETTER.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, MISS THOMPSON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR.. OR.

EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR WILLIAM STOUT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE AND WHY YOU WANTED TO BECOME A PART OF THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. MA'AM. MY NAME IS WILLIAM STOUT. I'M THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS IN SINTON ISD.

SOME OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR DISCIPLINE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS.

I HAVE TWO YOUNG BOYS FIFTH GRADER AND A THIRD GRADER.

AND I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO HELP THE HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS, NOT ONLY IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR STOUT, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER NEW MEMBER IS MISS KATELYN BOYER.

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AND I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS, THIS COMMITTEE, BECAUSE PART OF MY JOB ALSO IS TO RUN OUR DISTRICT SHACK.

AND SO ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION AND JUST UNDERSTANDING HOW THINGS ARE FACILITATED A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON A, ON A GRANDER SCALE, I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO HELP US CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR SHACK EVEN BETTER WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, MISS BOYER, AND WELCOME. OUR NEXT MISS REGINA BRYAN.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS REGINA BRYAN. I'M HERE AS A PARENT, BUT I'M ALSO THE HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I DO RUN OUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MISS BRIAN.

AND WELCOME. NEXT IS MISS VIOLET. VIOLET MCDONALD. HI. MY NAME IS VIOLETTA MCDONALD. I'M A SCHOOL NURSE FOR A RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WEST TEXAS. AND I ALSO SIT ON OUR SCHOOL'S SHACK.

I HAVE THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I HAVE TWINS THAT ARE FRESHMEN, AND I HAVE A JUNIOR.

AND SO LIKE THE OTHERS, I JUST WANTED TO JOIN TO SEE HOW I CAN HELP TO IMPROVE AND THEN ALSO MAYBE BRING A RURAL PERSPECTIVE TO TO SOME OF THIS AS WELL. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THE SCHOOL NURSE FOR 18 YEARS AT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MISS MCDONALD, AND WELCOME.

NEXT WE HAVE MISS HOLLY SMITH. HI. GOOD MORNING.

AND I ALSO HAVE BEEN A SCHOOL NURSE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

AND I AM ACTIVE WITH TEXAS SCHOOL NURSE ORGANIZATION, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES WITH MY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I REALLY WANTED TO JOIN IN, JUST AGAIN, TO PARTNER AND SEE WHAT ALL WE CAN DO AND JUST LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, BECAUSE I ALSO RUN THAT HERE IN THE DISTRICT HERE.

SO I JUST AGAIN WANTED TO LEARN MORE AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU, MISS SMITH. AND TO AGAIN TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS.

WELCOME. WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU. I ALSO HAVE A DOCTOR, GEORGE WOODS, BUT MR. WOODS IS NOT ON THE PLATFORM AT THIS TIME. SO, MR. CHAIR, YOU MAY PROCEED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS THOMPSON.

AND ALSO WELCOME ALL NEW MEMBERS. SO MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Updates from the Texas Education Agency and Texas Department of Agriculture]

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. BARNEY FUDGE OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

GO AHEAD. BARNEY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BARNEY FUDGE WITH T AND THE.

THE ONLY ONLY ITEM I HAVE TO DISCUSS TODAY IS THE T SCHOOL HEALTH SURVEY IS OPEN AND ACTIVE TO RECEIVE RESPONSES. THERE WAS A T TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED LETTER THAT POSTED ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025, ANNOUNCING THAT THE SCHOOL HEALTH SURVEY IS OPEN AND THE SURVEY IS OPEN THROUGH MAY 30TH OF 2025.

SO SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN CAN GO AHEAD AND START ACCESSING THE SURVEY DIRECTLY FROM THE TO ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESS LETTER.

AND THERE'S ALSO QUESTIONS THAT ARE A COPY OF THE SURVEY.

QUESTIONS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO THE SURVEY LETTER.

SO WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO TO THE LETTER AND ACCESS THE SURVEY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE LETTER SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE SURVEY QUESTIONS ARE. AND IF YOU NEED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO COMPLETE THE THE QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE ENTERING THE SURVEY, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SO. AND AGAIN THAT THAT SURVEY OPENED ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

AND THEN ALL DATA MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 30TH OF 2025.

AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. FUDGE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS KATHERINE STEELE OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

MISS STEELE, YOU MAY PROCEED. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, I'M KATHERINE WRIGHT STEELE, AND I'M AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S DIVISION OF FOOD

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AND THEN SOME OF THE THE WAYS THAT THEY'VE BEEN EXPANDED OR SOME ADDITIONS THAT WE'VE ADDED TO TO THOSE CONCEPTS.

SO WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE TEXAS FARM FRESH INITIATIVE.

THAT'S TDA'S COMPREHENSIVE FARM TO SCHOOL, FARM TO CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE SUPPORT AND PROJECTS.

WE'RE INCENTIVIZING SCHOOLS TO PURCHASE LOCAL PRODUCTS AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THOSE PRODUCTS AND TO PREPARE FRESH MENU ITEMS USING USING THOSE PRODUCTS. WE CONTINUE OUR FARM FRESH CHALLENGE, WHICH IS A FRIENDLY ANNUAL CHALLENGE BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PARTICULARLY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, TRY NEW, FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCTS TO PROMOTE THEIR THEIR EFFORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INFORM PARENTS AND ALSO EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS WHERE THE FOOD IS COMING FROM AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AGRICULTURE IN THEIR AREA.

WE CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER USDA'S LOCAL FOOD FOR SCHOOLS GRANT STATEWIDE.

THAT'S BEEN $22 MILLION IN THIS ROUND. AND WE ARE WORKING ON OUR APPLICATION FOR A SECOND POTENTIAL ROUND THAT WOULD DOUBLE THIS FIGURE AND ALSO EXPAND TO CHILDCARE MEAL PROVIDERS. SINCE THE LAST MEETING, USDA HAS PUBLISHED THEIR FARM TO SCHOOL CENSUS.

THEY CONDUCT THIS CENSUS EVERY FIVE YEARS. AND THERE REALLY WERE REMARKABLE INCREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF FARM TO SCHOOL INITIATIVES, PROJECTS AND MONEY SPENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BASED ON THAT CENSUS, WE CONTINUE OUR TRAINING INITIATIVES.

ONE OF THE NEWER THINGS IS THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, OR CIA, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS WITH HANDS ON TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE FRESH PRODUCTS AND UNDERSTAND ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR TIMING IN THE KITCHEN AND PREPARATION OF THOSE PRODUCTS.

THAT'S IN A PRACTICAL WAY, FOR SCHOOL MEAL SETTING.

WE PROVIDE LIKE THAT'S THE BASIS OF THAT GRANT.

THERE'S A GRANT FROM USDA WHERE THAT WE'RE USING TO SEND CHILD NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS TO THE, TO THE CIA FOR THAT TRAINING. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT FROM SCHOOLS IN THESE FARM FRESH INITIATIVES.

WE HAVE RECOGNITION AWARDS THAT ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY AT OUR CONFERENCE, AND THEY'RE PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER SID MILLER HIMSELF.

WE ALSO HAVE A FARM FRESH MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT FOCUSES RIGHT AROUND THE MONTH OF OCTOBER TO REALLY PROMOTE TO PRODUCERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE INITIATIVE AND TO TRY TO INCITE MORE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE PUBLIC OVERALL.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE ANOTHER GRANT WITH USDA.

IT'S REFERRED TO AS THE MYPLATE GRANT. OUR PARTNERS IN THIS ARE AGRILIFE EXTENSION AGRILIFE RESEARCH AND TAKE ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS.

WE ARE RECRUITING AMBASSADORS IN HIGH SCHOOL TO TO BE THE THE LEADERS, TO TALK ABOUT MYPLATE AND TO HELP TEACH IN AFTER SCHOOL SETTINGS.

MORE ABOUT A NUTRITIOUS PLATE AND THE MYPLATE PROGRAM.

AND WE'LL HAVE SOME TASTE TESTING AND SOME OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES TO, TO MAKE THAT REALLY ENGAGING.

AND THEN THE OTHER LEG OF THIS THREE LEGGED STOOL IS TO SUPPORT OUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THEY SELL TO SCHOOLS, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING TO BUY AND WHAT TYPE OF SCHEDULES AND WHAT THEIR PROCUREMENT RULES ARE AS USING FEDERAL FUNDS.

SO WE HAVE OUR FARM FRESH NETWORK THAT THE PRODUCERS CAN JOIN THAT NOT ONLY MAKES THEMSELVES VISIBLE TO SCHOOLS AS AN INTERESTED PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM, BUT PROVIDES US A CONNECTION TO THE PRODUCER SO THAT WE CAN SHARE RESOURCES, SHARE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. WE'RE WORKING WITH AGRILIFE ON ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE ARE CALLING THE FRESH TRACE PROGRAM, AND WE WILL BE ESTABLISHING PRODUCER TRAININGS AT THE REGIONAL AGRILIFE OFFICES FOR PRODUCERS.

THERE WILL EVEN BE A STIPEND FOR PRODUCERS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE TRAINING, HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR PRODUCTION FOR A DAY TO COME TO THE TRAINING.

AND WE WILL BE SETTING UP A LOCAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND PRODUCERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THEIR AREA UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK.

IT'S MARCH 3RD THROUGH SEVEN. THE TEXAS FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DAY.

IT'S THE SECOND YEAR WE'VE HAD THIS. IT'LL BE APRIL 4TH, AND THEN MY AGENCY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHERE WE TRAIN OUR OUR CONTRACTING ENTITIES. IT'S WE CALL THAT MEGACON. AND IT'S MAY 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD HERE IN AUSTIN.

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[6. Open discussion on current topics and trends in school health]

AGENDA ITEM SIX IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US. MEMBERS HERE ON THIS COMMITTEE TO HAVE SOME OPEN DISCUSSION ON CURRENT TOPICS AND TRENDS IN SCHOOL HEALTH. ANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS MAY END UP AS A TOPIC IN OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT AT THIS POINT, IT'S AN OPEN FLOOR, SO I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO ALL THE MEMBERS TO BRING UP ANY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION.

GO AHEAD.

IS IT APPROPRIATE? I DON'T KNOW. OH, WAIT. CAN WE TALK NOW? YES, YES. THE FLOOR IS OPEN. OKAY. SORRY. IS IT APPROPRIATE TO POTENTIALLY TALK ABOUT ANY LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT WOULD IMPACT THE WORK OF T AND AND SCHOOLS? NOT NOT SURE IF THAT'S IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE SPACE.

I'VE. THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON AND DIDN'T KNOW.

YEAH. YEAH, I THINK I THINK MISS VIGIL I KNOW WE DO HAVE USUALLY IN AFTER THE SESSION IS OVER T USUALLY PROVIDES A ROLL UP OF ANY APPLICABLE LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTS THE ARENA WE WORK IN.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IF THERE'S ANYTHING REALLY TO TALK ABOUT BEFOREHAND BECAUSE IT'S REALLY JUST IT NOTHING'S GONE THROUGH SESSION YET.

YEAH. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF BILLS FILED AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THEM.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A PLACE WHERE YEAH, JUST JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

YEAH. NO, NO, FOR US TO STAY INFORMED AND NOT JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, TO DO AN AFTER THE FACT, BUT BUT TO STAY INFORMED. NOT SURE IF IT'S IN SOMEONE'S CAPACITY TO DO THAT, BUT IF NOT COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. AND LIKE I SAID, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DO GET A, WE DO GET A ROLL UP OF THINGS THAT ARE PASSED AND, AND HOW THAT APPLIES AND HOW THAT'S BEING INTERPRETED.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S IN THE FALL, SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S IN THE SPRING.

JUST BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO ASSESS AND DETERMINE HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN AND THEN EITHER ACTED ON OR IMPLEMENTED.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION. I DO FOLLOW THEM TOO.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE. SO I'M I'M GOING TO BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING WRAPS UP AT THE END, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE ON THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT IN REGARD TO MISS HILL'S COMMENT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS MISS THOMPSON. IN PARDON ME, IN ORDER TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE HOUSE AND OR SENATE, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM.

SO IF IF THERE WERE ANOTHER MEETING TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE END OF SESSION, WE COULD FOCUS ONLY ON THAT PORTION. BUT OTHERWISE THE NEXT MEETING IS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025.

OKAY. YEP, THAT MAKES SENSE. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

AND THEN I'M SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER IF THE DATES SESSION IS OVER BY BY THEN.

OR IS IT STILL GOING ON INTO THE FALL? IT WILL BE.

SESSION WILL END AT THE THE END OF MAY. IT'S ALWAYS A 140 DAYS.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. UNLESS THEY SHOULD GO INTO BACK TO BACK SPECIAL SESSIONS.

CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. WELL, WE'LL AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IS PUT THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM TO, TO KIND OF GO THROUGH AND REVIEW WHAT'S PASSED.

WE MAY NOT HAVE ACTIONS ON THOSE BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT TAKES TIME TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH HOW THAT'S, LIKE I SAID, HOW THE RESPONSE OR ACTION OR WHATEVER IS WORKED OUT.

BUT AT LEAST WE CAN KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHAT'S WHAT'S BEEN LEGISLATED OR WHAT'S BEEN PASSED AND THEN KIND OF GO FROM THERE.

SO WE'LL WE'LL TAKE THAT NOTE FOR NEXT TIME. MISTER KELLY.

HI, THIS IS MICHAEL KELLY. HEY, DO WE HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE ONLINE A RESOURCES RELATED TO.

I THINK IT'S WHAT, 504 PLANS? IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CALLED FOR FOR LIKE CHILDREN WHO NEED ACCOMMODATIONS THAT THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY EASILY USE TO ESTABLISH THOSE PLANS. FOR EXAMPLE, A KID WITH ASTHMA, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES IN IS PROBABLY PRETTY COMMON, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER TYPES OF, OF HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE.

SO JUST A THOUGHT. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'LL OPEN THIS UP TO THE FLOOR HERE.

[01:05:06]

GO AHEAD FROM THE PROGRAM. HI, THIS IS BRETT BRET SPENCER, DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH PROMOTION UNIT, AND DOCTOR KELLY. WE DO HAVE RESOURCES POSTED ON THE SCHOOL HEALTH WEBSITE.

I DON'T KNOW. WE'D HAVE TO CHECK OUR INVENTORY AND SEE IF WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO 504.

BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER, LIKE ON SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND OTHER TOPICS THAT PROBABLY INCLUDE STIPULATIONS YOU'D WANT TO CONSIDER IN 504.

BUT YES, THERE ARE RESOURCES THERE FROM THE THANK YOU SITE.

AND. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KELLY. ANY OTHER TOPICS? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF POLL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THIS COMMITTEE AND SEE HOW THE MEASLES OUTBREAK IS AFFECTING ANY ONE OF THEM. WHAT KIND OF IMPACT ARE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEING? HI, THIS IS HOLLY. I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT. SO RIGHT NOW I'M IN TARRANT COUNTY AND SO IT HAS NOT HAD AN IMPACT ON US.

BUT WE ARE PREPARING AND AS IN LIKE I'M EDUCATING MY STAFF ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

I ALREADY HAVE CONTACTS WITH OUR LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.

AND JUST IN CASE YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY IF BUT WHEN POTENTIALLY WE MIGHT SEE IT.

SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF IN THE PREPARING PHASE AND EDUCATION PHASE IN MY AREA RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU, MISS SMITH. ANY OTHER RESPONSES TO MISS ALVARADO'S QUESTION? OKAY. DIANA PEARSON HERE. SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND REALLY QUICKLY TO MICHAEL KELLY'S QUESTION.

IF YOU ARE ON THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM WEB PAGE.

IF YOU CLICK ON TEXAS GUIDE TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AND THEN SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS, YOU WILL FIND THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED FOR SECTION 504. IN SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER RESPONSES? MISS. MISS GLASCOCK.

JUST TO CIRCLE BACK TO MISS FARRELL'S QUESTION, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME SNOW REPS, AND I THINK THEY MAY BE KIND OF KEEP A RUNNING TAB OF AT LEAST SCHOOL NURSE LEGISLATION.

DOES THE MISS PEARSON, DO Y'ALL ALSO KIND OF KEEP A JUST KIND OF A RUNNING LIST OF LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN FILED AND JUST NOT REALLY TO COMMENT ON, BUT JUST TO KIND OF FOLLOW INTERNALLY.

YES, WE DO. WE DO KEEP A RUNNING LIST OF THOSE BILLS BEING FILED.

IS THAT POSTED SOMEWHERE THAT THAT WE COULD LOOK JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

I AM NOT HAYDEN. CAN YOU CAN YOU HELP ME ANSWER THAT ONE WHERE THAT COULD BE FOUND? I MEAN, I KNOW FOR US, INTERNALLY, WE WE DON'T SHARE WHAT WE HAVE, BUT IS THERE ANOTHER WAY THAT THAT CAN BE FOUND? I KNOW THAT YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE LEGISLATION ON THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE.

I'LL. I'LL ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. FOR THE FOLKS THAT ASKED THIS QUESTION FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS, THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM DOES LOOK AT LEGISLATION THAT'S FILED THAT COULD IMPACT OR OUR PROGRAM HERE AT DSHS.

WE DO INTERNAL BILL ANALYSIS, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHARE EXTERNALLY.

IT'S FOR OUR OWN AGENCY RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE QUESTIONS AND SO FORTH.

BUT KNOW THAT WE ARE MONITORING THAT. AND AS DOCTOR RIOS MENTIONED AT THE END OF, YOU KNOW, AROUND SEPTEMBER MEETING. WE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD SUMMARY OF KIND OF WHAT PASSED AND THE OUTCOMES, AND WE HESITATE TO COMMENT ON ANY BILLS FILED UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY PASS, BECAUSE THEY CHANGE A LOT AS THEY GO THROUGH THE SESSION.

SO IT'LL BE A IT'LL BE A MORE COMPLETE DISCUSSION IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE KIND OF ARE THROUGH THE THIS SESSION AND KNOW WHAT PASSES, WHAT DOESN'T, AND WHAT THOSE BILLS THAT DO PASS END UP LOOKING LIKE.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON CURRENT TOPICS OR

[01:10:04]

ALL RIGHT. KIND OF AS A COMPANION AGENDA ITEM, WE WILL MOVE OVER TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[7. Future TSHAC agenda topics and priorities]

THIS IS ALSO AN OPEN FLOOR DISCUSSION. YOU CAN SUGGEST TOPICS THAT WE CAN COVER IN OUR SHACK.

SO I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO OUR MEMBERS. IF YOU'VE GOT TOPICS OR AGENDA TOPICS OR PRIORITIES YOU'D LIKE TO SEE T SHACK WORK WITH, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO DISCUSS IT. THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

SO I KNOW WE WILL MAKE A NOTE OF THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT WE WILL PRESENT IN SEPTEMBER, SO I KNOW FOR SURE THAT WILL BE A TOPIC. AGENDA ITEM THAT WE WILL PRESENT.

AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SUGGESTED. TOPICS, WE WILL MOVE OVER TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT WHICH IS SCHEDULING.

[8. Scheduling of the next TSHAC meeting and future meeting dates]

IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT DATE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT NOW.

OTHERWISE, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL LOCK IN.

ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'LL LOCK IN THERE IS SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025, IN THE FALL.

MOVING TO OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

MISS THOMPSON, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? AND THANK YOU, MR. RIOS. NO, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE SIGN UP ON SITE TODAY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT PUSHES US DOWN TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN, WHICH IS OUR ADJOURNMENT.

SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD INFORMATION SHARED. AND THANK YOU TO THE NEW MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE ON TSHARK.

GOING FORWARD, I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.

THE TIME IS 1127. AND THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.