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Tamara Helfer
Sep 27, 2021, 5:06:25 PM9/27/21
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Dear all,
We have a chance to add up to 6 multiple-choice questions to our district’s implementation of the California Healthy Kids Survey for all of our district’s 5th grade students. We are hoping to add meaningful questions that we’ll be able to track year after year. I’d like to ask you for your suggestions for what kinds of questions would be most helpful to include.
For background:
We’d really appreciate your feedback, ideas and suggestions!
We have a chance to add up to 6 multiple-choice questions to our district’s implementation of the California Healthy Kids Survey for all of our district’s 5th grade students. We are hoping to add meaningful questions that we’ll be able to track year after year. I’d like to ask you for your suggestions for what kinds of questions would be most helpful to include.
For background:
"The California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) is an anonymous, confidential survey of school climate and safety, student wellness, and youth resiliency. It is administered to students at grades five, seven, nine, and eleven. It enables schools and communities to collect and analyze data regarding local youth health risks and behaviors, school connectedness, school climate, protective factors, and school violence. The CHKS is part of a comprehensive data-driven decision-making process on improving school climate and student learning environment for overall school improvements."
You can see the 78 questions from the Core CHKS that will already be included for all 5th graders at https://calschls.org/site/assets/files/1103/chks-es-2122-core_in-school.pdf .
The questions that we would like to add have to do with access to the outdoors and wellness/healthy eating/etc. Some kinds of questions that we have been considering adding (wording or multiple-choice answers might be changed) are:
Do you have lessons (not recess) in a school garden or outside on the school grounds?
No, never
Yes, some of the time (about one time each month)
Yes, most of the time (about one time each week)
Yes, all of the time (every day)
During the past month, on how many days did you spend an hour or more outside in a garden or in a natural spaces like parks that have trees and plants?
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
How often do you visit gardens or natural spaces like parks that have trees and plants?
Never
At least one time every year
At least one time every month
At least one time every week
At least one time every day
Yesterday, how many times did you eat fruit? (Do not count fruit juice.)
Yesterday, how many times did you eat vegetables? (Include salads and nonfried potatoes.)
Yesterday, how many times did you drink soda pop?
We’d really appreciate your feedback, ideas and suggestions!
Thanks,
Tamara
MDUSD Growing Healthy Kids
Tamara Helfer
Sep 30, 2021, 10:18:38 PM9/30/21
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As a followup to my earlier post: in case anyone is curious, here are the 6 questions that we did add to our district’s CHKS for 5th graders.
How often do you visit your school garden?
My school doesn’t have a garden
Never
About one time every year
About one time every month
About one time every week
About one time every day
During the school day, how often do you have lessons outside? (Do not count recess.)
Never
About one time every year
About one time every month
About one time every week
About one time every day
When you are not at school, how often do you spend time outside in yards, gardens or natural spaces like parks that have trees and plants?
Never
At least one time every year
At least one time every month
At least one time every week
At least one time every day
When you are not at school, how close are you to a yard, a garden, or a natural space like a park where you can spend time with trees and plants?
I have a yard, garden, or park where I live
I can walk there in less than 5 minutes
I can walk there in about 15 minutes
I need someone to drive me there
Yesterday, did you eat fruit? (Include fresh, frozen, dried or canned. Do not count fruit juice. Think about everything you ate, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.)
No, I didn’t eat any fruit yesterday.
Yes, I ate fruit 1 time yesterday.
Yes, I ate fruit 2 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate fruit 3 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate fruit 4 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate fruit 5 or more times yesterday.
Yesterday, did you eat vegetables? (Include cooked and uncooked vegetables, salads, and boiled, baked and mashed potatoes. Do not count French fries or chips. Think about everything you ate, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.)
No, I didn’t eat any vegetables yesterday.
Yes, I ate vegetables 1 time yesterday.
Yes, I ate vegetables 2 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate vegetables 3 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate vegetables 4 times yesterday.
Yes, I ate vegetables 5 or more times yesterday.
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