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The Importance of Physical Activity on Wellness

Description: CSCH Program Manager interviews a panel of experts on the importance of physical activity.
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Jaci VanHeest Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology in the UConn Neag School of Education and Director, UConn Public Health Learning Community
Nneka Arinze, Graduate of UConn’s Sports Management doctoral program and Program Leader, UConn HuskySport
Cassandra Rowett, Physical Education and health teacher, E.O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT and adjunct professor of health, physical education, and kinesiology at Eastern Connecticut State University
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Thinking about the Link between Health and Learning: Physical Activity (Video)
WSCC Practice Brief: Physical Activity (includes strategies that those working in schools can use to promote evidence-based physical activity practices)
The Boy Who Learned How to Play (CSCH Live Talk by Jaci VanHeest, October 2017)
Social Media Links
Jaci VanHeest on Twitter
UConn HuskySport on Twittter
E.O. Smith High School on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced by Sandra Chafouleas and Helene Marcy.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
The Importance of Physical Activity on Wellness was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in April 2021.
This podcast series was made possible in part by funding from the Neag Foundation, which serves as a philanthropic force for positive change in education, health, and human services initiatives.
Copyright © 2021 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Child Wellness

Description: CSCH Program Manager Helene Marcy interviews a panel of experts on child wellness.
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Jeana Bracey, Associate Vice President of School and Community Initiatives at the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI)
Michelle Doucette Cunningham, Executive Director of the Connecticut After School Network and founder of SEL4CT, the Social Emotional Learning Alliance of Connecticut.
Damion Grasso, licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UConn Health.
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast.
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
UConn Health Psychological Trauma Clinic
UConn Health Family Adversity and Resilience Research Program
Epidemic-Pandemic Impacts Inventory (EPII)
Mental Health Crisis Intervention Services/Mobile Crisis Intervention Services – Connecticut
WrapCT
Connecticut Talk it Out Line
Gizmo’s Pawesome Pledge for Mental Health
Suicide Prevention Public Health Alert & Call to Action!
Social Media Links
CHDI on Twitter
SEL4CT on Twitter
Connecticut After School Network on Twitter
Damion Grasso on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced by Sandy Chafouleas, Emily Iovino and Helene Marcy.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Child Wellness was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in December 2020.
This podcast series was made possible in part by funding from the Neag Foundation, which serves as a philanthropic force for positive change in education, health, and human services initiatives.
Copyright © 2020 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Family Wellness

Description: CSCH Program Manager Helene Marcy interviews a panel of experts on family wellness.
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Beth Russell, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at UConn and Director of the Center for Applied Research in Human Development
Alice Forrester, CEO of the Clifford Beers Clinic based in Greater New Haven
Emily Iovino, Postdoctoral Researcher at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Resources
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
CAHRD
Clifford Beers
Clifford Beers WarmLine: 1-844-TALK-4-CT
Social Media Links
Clifford Beers on Twitter
Emily Iovino on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced by Sandy Chafouleas, Emily Iovino and Helene Marcy.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Family Wellness was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in October 2020.
This podcast series was made possible in part by funding from the Neag Foundation, which serves as a philanthropic force for positive change in education, health, and human services initiatives.
Copyright © 2020 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: School Employee Wellness

Description: CSCH Program Manager Helene Marcy interviews a panel of experts on school staff wellness.
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Lisa Sanetti, Professor of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education and CSCH Steering Committee member
Ravit Stein, Director of Psychological and Behavioral Consultation Services at EASTCONN
Taylor Koriakin, Educational and Behavioral Consultant, EASTCONN and CSCH Affiliate
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Resources
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH)
CSCH Brief: Connecticut School Administrator Perspectives on Priorities During COVID-19
School Psychology Program at UConn
EASTCONN Psychological and Behavioral Consultation Department
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health Program
Social Media Links
Lisa Sanetti on Twitter
Ravit Stein on Twitter
Taylor Koriakin on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced by Sandy Chafouleas, Emily Iovino, & Helene Marcy.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: School Employee Wellness was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in October 2020.
This podcast was made possible in part by funding from the Neag Foundation, which serves as a philanthropic force for positive change in education, health, and human services initiatives.
Copyright © 2020 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

The potential impact of sport and physical activity on youth living in poverty

Description: CSCH Program Manager Helene Marcy interviews CSCH Affiliate Jesse Mala about his research looking at the relationship between sport & physical activity and working memory & perceptions of school climate among youth living in poverty.
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:Jesse Mala, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Connecticut
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Resources
UConn Department of Educational Leadership
UConn Sport Management Program
UConn Husky Sport
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Social Media Links
Jesse Mala on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced, directed and edited by Helene Marcy
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
The potential impact of sport and physical activity on youth living in poverty was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in August 2020. Copyright © 2020 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

What school personnel and parents think about the role schools play in identifying and supporting kids’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs

Description: CSCH Program Manager Helene Marcy interviews CSCH Co-Director Sandra Chafouleas and Amy Briesch about the NEEDs2 project (funded by the Institute of Education Sciences) which explored what school personnel and families think about the role for schools in student social, emotional, and behavioral screening
Host: Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:Sandra Chafouleas, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Neag Professor of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education and CSCH Co-Director
Amy Briesch, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and graduate of UConn school psychology doctoral program
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Resources
NEEDs2 Project website
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Social Media Links
Sandra Chafouleas on Twitter
Amy Briesch on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced by Helene Marcy & Sandy Chafouleas Directed and edited by Helene Marcy
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. What school personnel and parents think about the role schools play in identifying and supporting kids’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in August 2020. Copyright © 2020 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.