Responding to the Children’s Health Epidemic:

Using Out-of-School Time to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) in coordination with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce an important forum that will convene leading researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders in youth health to discuss the role of afterschool programs as supporters of children’s health and to expand the afterschool field’s knowledge and awareness of this critical issue.

Presentations:

Dr. Lynn Silver, Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on the childhood obesity epidemic in New York City

Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director of PASE on the findings of PASE’s survey of afterschool programs on issues surrounding children’s health.

Dr. Paul Weiss, on why afterschool programs are uniquely equipped to address these issues and what strategies programs can use to begin to make a difference.

After the presentations, forum attendees will have the opportunity to take part in a range of small-group workshops on promising practices designed to deepen participants’ knowledge on specific health issues. Topics for these workshops will include “Physical Fitness in Afterschool Programs,” “Nutrition and Healthy Eating,” “Managing Asthma: Signs and Symptoms for Afterschool Staff,” and “Fitting Healthy Practices into the Afterschool Schedule.”

Date: Friday, November 7th, 2008
Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Place: Chelsea Recreation Center – 430 West 25th Street (Between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Audience: Site Directors & Senior Executives
Facilitator: Various
Cost: This forum is free and open to the field.

SACC Regulations: Varies by workshop
Links to NYSAN QSA Elements: Varies by workshop
Breakfast will be provided. Participants will receive certificates upon completion of the event.

Training Code: CH-FOR1
Register for this forum

As space at the forum is limited, we are only able to register two staff members per program site.

PASE NYC Training

PASE Training Policies and Procedures

PASE leads the field in offering professional development for beginners, advanced practitioners, program managers, and executive directors of afterschool agencies.

By investing in professional development, afterschool practitioners in New York City and across the country are better able to create innovative, effective programs for young people. Through these programs, youth develop their academic competencies as well as skills in such areas as technology, critical thinking, oral and written communication, career development, and acceptance of individuals from various backgrounds.

To register for training, please fill out the on-line training form.

Unless otherwise indicated, trainings are open to the entire afterschool field and take place at PASE offices.

10/16 - You Want to Know WHAT? Answering Youth’s Questions about Sexuality
This Training is Full and Closed

10/21, 10/27, 11/10 & 11/17 - Bringing Outcomes into Youth-Serving Organizations: An Outcomes-based Planning & Evaluation Institute
This Training is Full and Closed

Session 1: Inside Outcomes

Session 2: Beginning with Outcomes, Ending with Results

Session 3: Where Do you Get your Data?

Session 4: Flipping the Script – Telling your Story

Date(s): Tuesday, October 21, Monday, October 27, Monday, November 10, & Monday, November 17, 2008.Participants must attend all four sessions.
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Place: PASE, 120 Broadway, Suite 230, New York, NY
Audience: Senior managers, program directors, program coordinators
Facilitator: ActKnowledge
Cost: This training has been made possible by private funding is free and open to all

SACC Regulations: (3) Child care program Development
Links to NYSAN QSA Elements: (10) Measuring Outcomes/Evaluation

Coffee provided. Participants are welcome to bring breakfast with them. Participants will receive certificates upon completion of the institute.

Training Code: NYC-QUO1
THIS TRAINING IS FULL AND CLOSED

November

11/6 - What’s Happening to My Body? An Overview of Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Puberty
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11/7 - Responding to the Children’s Health Epidemic: Using Out-of-School Time to Promote Healthy
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Dr. Lynn Silver, Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on the childhood obesity epidemic in New York City

Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director of PASE on the findings of PASE’s survey of afterschool programs on issues surrounding children’s health.

Dr. Paul Weiss, on why afterschool programs are uniquely equipped to address these issues and what strategies programs can use to begin to make a difference.

After the presentations, forum attendees will have the opportunity to take part in a range of small-group workshops on promising practices designed to deepen participants’ knowledge on specific health issues. Topics for these workshops will include “Physical Fitness in Afterschool Programs,” “Nutrition and Healthy Eating,” “Managing Asthma: Signs and Symptoms for Afterschool Staff,” and “Fitting Healthy Practices into the Afterschool Schedule.”

Date: Friday, November 7th, 2008
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Place: Chelsea Recreation Center – 430 West 25th Street (Between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Audience: Site Directors & Senior Executives
Facilitator: Various
Cost: This forum is free and open to the field.

SACC Regulations: Varies by workshop
Links to NYSAN QSA Elements: Varies by workshop

Breakfast will be provided. Participants will receive certificates upon completion of the event.

Training Code: CH-FOR1
Register for this forum

As space at the forum is limited, we are only able to register two staff members per program site.

11/20 - Child Sexual Development: What to Expect at Each Stage
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December

12/4 - Gender and Sexual Orientation: What Afterschool Providers Need to Know
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12/18 - Birth Control Basics
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January

1/8 - Reducing the Risk: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and HIV Prevention for Youth
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1/22 - What’s Love Got to Do with It? Promoting Healthy Relationships among Youth
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February

2/12 - My Body, Myself: Helping Young People to Develop Positive Body Image and Self-Esteem
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2/26 - Taking Care of You: Important Wellness Issues for Young Men and Women
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Additional Trainings

PASE New Site Director Institute – Postponed until winter. Stay tuned for new dates.
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PASE launches NEW Training Series: Successful Schools, Connected Communities
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An intake interview with the principal and afterschool staff to customize a training series suited to each school

A three-part training series at your site – at a time convenient to you and your staff

A follow-up interview with school and afterschool staff and an opportunity to receive on-site technical assistance

These training module topics include:

Fundamentals of Working with Youth

New Paths to Literacy

Improving Academic Performance Through Afterschool Engagement

Keeping Kids Healthy and Safe

Please note: All of these trainings will provide training hours required for SACC licensing

Who can participate? Any school-based site can work with their principal and PASE to customize a training series that suits their collective goals. PASE will also work with cohorts of schools that are willing to combine their efforts to host trainings.

Where can I get more details? To download a copy of the "Successful Schools, Connected Communities" brochure please click here. Kim Wiley-Schwartz is the program director for the DOE Student Support Services training series and is available to speak with you further about this opportunity, send brochures to your site and meet with the principal and parent coordinator at your school to discuss all of the ways that training can improve afterschool programming.