Why Collaborate with It’s All About Kids

Since its beginning in 2004, the Tulsa Health Department’s It's All About Kids (IAK) program has provided an opportunity for thousands of school children to improve their knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward nutrition and physical activity through comprehensive health education. Learning healthy habits early follows them throughout their lifetime.  The program was recognized as a Model Practice in 2008 and 2019 by the National Association for City and County Health Officials (NACCHO).

It’s All About Kids partners with schools to capture valuable data in the areas of academic improvement, decrease in behavioral referrals, and increase in attendance. IAK follows the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model placing children in the center as the main focus. The WSCC merges components from both the Coordinated School Health model and the Whole Child Framework to align learning and health.

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization and declared a global pandemic on March 11th, is a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.  We encourage you to stay informed with information from credible resources such as the Tulsa Health Department, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control.   

 

We understand at this time schools are closed due to COVID-19.  Our School Health Readiness Assessment will be going live as planned on April 1, 2020.  Please take this time to consider what three Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model components will be top priorities for your school in the 2020-2021 school year.  The window for assessment completion is April 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020.  We will not have in-person IAK Planning Meetings until we are cleared to do so.  We would like to offer IAK Planning Meetings via phone conference.  This will allow us to get programming scheduled for the 2020-2021 school year.  Once you have completed the assessment for your school and we have received it, our team will reach out to schedule an IAK Planning Meeting conference call.  We would like to remind you that we do work over the summer as well and will be available to meet.  We are thinking of all of you, stay safe!  We ask you to take a moment to view our new IAK Program Overview video.  Thanks!