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Connecting the Dots: Facilitating Resource Access for Health and Wellness in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Through the Healthy CPS Network Specialist.
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- Impact of a Chicago Public Schools Network Specialist Supporting Health and Wellness Policy Implementation on Student Grades.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Implementation Outcomes and Impact of a School Health and Wellness Network Specialist Intervention in Chicago Public Schools.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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contextTo comply with local, state, and federal health and wellness policies, districts and schools must connect students with needed services and resources (eg, mobile medical units and community health educators). Yet, schools struggle to navigate fragmented service landscapes. In Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Healthy CPS Network Specialist position was created to help connect schools to such resources and services.
objectivesThis study explores how the Specialist connects schools to resources and services and describes the experiences of schools working with the Specialist.
designThis mixed-methods study includes key informant interviews and survey data.
settingThe study was conducted in one of CPS's geographic networks, serving roughly 2 dozen schools on the district's West side.
participantsInterviews with the Specialist and interviews and surveys with school-level staff served by the Specialist were conducted from 2021 through 2023.
main outcome measuresInterviews and surveys measured participants' reported experiences working with the Specialist to get connected to 12 needed health and wellness resources and services.
resultsOver 50% of schools reported being connected to resources and services by working with the Specialist. The most common supports were connections to sexual health education supports (75%), nutrition education supports (71%), and supports for LGBTQ+ students (68%). Interviewees reported that the Specialist makes connections internally, between schools and district-level staff, as well as externally across the city. Connections are made both through planning conversations and in response to school requests. Interviewees saw value in these connections, noting the Specialist addresses gaps in schools' knowledge, helps them plan for resource use, eases burdens, builds trusting relationships, and ensures follow-through.
conclusionsThe Specialist position serves as a model for how to help schools build capacity to achieve health and wellness policy compliance through the connections made in a fragmented service landscape, ensuring services meet students' needs.
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