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WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ADDS
NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPECIALIST
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New Williamson County Health and Wellness
Specialist
Ken Brooks |
Williamson County Schools has added a Health and Wellness
Specialist to oversee the district's Coordinated School Health
system. Ken Brooks comes to Williamson county with more
than 22 years of experience in education ranging from high
school to the university level.
The Coordinated School Health (CSH) system was initiated in
Tennessee in 2000 as funds were provided for ten CSH pilot sites
in various counties around the state. In 2006, based on the
success of those pilot sites, funding was increased to support a
statewide expansion. The Williamson County Schools system is
now a beneficiary of this expansion.
The primary goal of CSH is to provide a coordinated and
consistent message for healthy behaviors and safe living within
each avenue of a student’s daily interaction.
"This message needs to continue to expand beyond the physical
education time into the classroom; recess; school lunches;
vending choices; visits to health services; extracurricular
programs; and staff as role models," says Brooks.
"Research proves that a consistent, healthy message within the
entire community setting benefits the students, which ultimately
benefits the entire community."
"Our ultimate desire is to create a safe, healthy and
positive learning environment since there is a correlation that
healthy students learn better," adds Brooks. "As we keep in
mind what food and activity are designed to achieve, rest
assured the process can still include the concepts of fun and
enjoyment. The framework is designed to provide the proper
guidelines while each student matures through the educational
process."
Stay tuned for health tips, happenings and news throughout
the year on continued developments of our CSH system.
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