A CSCH Crosswalk written by Emily A. Iovino, Sandra M. Chafouleas, and Hanna Y. Perry
Previous Years
The Conversation
COVID-19 means a lot more work for families of children with disabilities, but schools can help – December 16, 2020
Podcast Series: CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID
CSCH recently completed a survey of district and school leaders about how the pandemic has affected their priorities and concerns. Results indicated that one of their biggest worries is social and emotional wellness. That prompted us to do a podcast series on the topic.
Episode 10: CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Child Wellness
CSCH Steering Committee member Jeana Bracey, CSCH Affiliate Damion Grasso, and Michelle Doucette Cunningham discuss what schools and communities can do to promote child wellness during COVID-19.
The Daily Campus
Distinguished Neag professor aims to help school efforts to integrate health and learning – December 4, 2020
Affiliate Profile: Jesse Mala
Background Jesse Mala is an Assistant Visiting Professor in the UConn Department of Educational Leadership sports management program. He studies how sport can be used to promote positive development among Black and Latinx youth in poverty.
The Hill
It’s time for COVID-19 disaster relief … for mothers – November 23, 2020
Latest Briefs
Check out our CSCH briefs on CT School Administrator Perspectives on Shifting Priorities During COVID-19, Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline Practices, Virtual Peace Rooms, and the Social and Emotional Well-being of College Students: https://csch.uconn.edu/brief-reports/
Episode 9: CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: Family Wellness
CSCH Steering Committee members Alice Forrester and Beth Russell, along with CSCH Postdoctoral Scholar Emily Iovino, discuss what schools and communities can do to promote family wellness.
NBC Connecticut
UConn Professor Starts Foundation to Help Empower Those Affected by Rare Diseases – November 11, 2020
UConn Today
Concerns About Child’s Weight Increase Risk for Family Weight Teasing – November 9, 2020
Affiliate Profile: Jessica Hollenbach
Background Jessica Hollenbach, Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Asthma Center at Connecticut Children’s and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Her primary research interests include the implementation and dissemination of effective asthma programs in underprivileged communities
Episode 8: CSCH Spotlight on Well-being During COVID: School Employee Wellness
CSCH Steering Committee member Lisa Sanetti, Ravit Stein, and CSCH Affiliate Taylor Koriakin discuss what schools can do to promote employee wellness.
Connecticut School Administrator Perspectives on Shifting Priorities During COVID-19
A CSCH Brief by Sandra M. Chafouleas, Emily A. Iovino, Marlene B. Schwartz, & Helene M. Marcy
UConn Today
Barriers in Food Access Contribute to Inequitable Risks of Obesity and Food Insecurity Among Food Pantry Clients – October 21, 2020
UConn Today
UConn Researcher Receives CDC Grant to Develop Social Media-Based Intervention to Prevent Gun Injury – October 20, 2020
A 2020 Focus on the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Well-Being of College Students
A CSCH Brief by Emily A. Iovino, Jannell Brown, Alyssa Bunyea, Breanna McFarlane, Angel Ojide, Hannah Perry, Daniel Schwartzman, Cyrus Smith, and Sandra M. Chafouleas
Mapping Promising Alternative Approaches to Exclusionary Practices in U.S. Schools
A CSCH Crosswalk written by Sandra M. Chafouleas, Amy M. Briesch, Jennifer N. Dineen, and Helene M. Marcy
UConn Today
Schooling, Caregiving, and Emotional Support during COVID – October 7, 2020
Episode 4: LGBTQ Youth and Substance Abuse
CSCH Affiliate Ryan Watson discusses his research on sexual and gender minority youth and their substance abuse. (Part 2 of two episodes on Dr. Watson’s research).
UConn Today
Researchers: Look at factors outside the family that cause child neglect – December 2, 2019
Episode 3: Disparities in Access to HIV Prevention Tools
CSCH Affiliate Ryan Watson discusses his research on disparities in access to HIV prevention tools among men who have sex with men (Part 1 of two episodes on Dr. Watson’s research).
Scientific American
The War on Childhood Obesity Needs a War on Blame – November 22, 2019
The Great American Smokeout: Tackling the Vaping Epidemic in Schools
A CSCH Brief by CSCH Undergraduate Researcher Daniel Schwartzman
CT Examiner
Barely Half of Connecticut Students Meet Minimum Standard of Physical Fitness – November 18, 2019
WellSAT WSCC 2.0
The WellSAT WSCC is a school policy evaluation tool aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child (WSCC) model that builds on the history of the WellSAT, which is an evaluation tool for evaluation of school wellness policy.
Stress: Family Caregivers of Children with Disabilities
A CSCH Brief written by Emily Auerbach, Hannah Perry, & Sandra M. Chafouleas
Project Profile: Addressing Teacher Well-being
Applying the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program to Address Teacher Well-being: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study Co-Principal Investigators: Lisa Sanetti, Department of Educational Psychology and Alicia Dugan, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine at UConn Health. Co-Investigator: Michele Femc-Bagwell, Department of Educational Leadership
UConn Today
CSCH Co-Hosts Second Symposium on Trauma-Informed Mental Health – October 29, 2019
UConn Today
Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation – October 28, 2019
Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation
A CSCH Brief written by Megan Berthold and Kathryn Libal
CSCH Hosts Second Symposium on Childhood Trauma, Mental Health
On October 23, 2019, CSCH cosponsored and hosted the “Symposium on Trauma-Informed School Mental Health 2.0.” Approximately 70 school, behavioral health, community, and research leaders from across the state gathered at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs to discuss school and community responses to childhood trauma and how to align work around trauma-informed schools […]
New York Times
How Children Get Hooked on Sugary Drinks – October 22, 2019
Education Week
There’s More to College Prep Than Academics – October 22, 2019
UConn Today
Ample Ads and Confusing Labels Drive Children’s Sweetened Drink Sales – October 16, 2019
UConn Today
Targeting Alcohol Abuse with Emotion Regulation Strategies – October 16, 2019
UConn Today
App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier – October 7, 2019
Episode 2: What is the WellSAT WSCC?
CSCH Co-Director Sandra Chafouleas and CSCH Steering Committee Member Marlene Schwartz discuss their work developing the WellSAT WSCC Tool.
Introducing the WellSAT WSCC Tool
The UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity are pleased to announce the release of the WellSAT WSCC, a comprehensive school policy evaluation tool aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
Thinking About the Link Between Health and Learning CSCH Video Series
Our video modules provide an overview of the WSCC Model and its ten domains:
U.S. News & World Report
Is Juice on School Menus a Problem? – December 26, 2018
Steering Committee Member Profile: Deborah Cornman
Our profile of Deborah Cornman was originally written in 2018. In celebration of her 2022 retirement we have added the final section, Future Plans.
Announcement of CSCH Encore Grant Awardees
CSCH is pleased to announce and congratulate the awardees of our FY2019 seed grant competition. These grants provide funds to investigators to support projects that align with the vision of CSCH to promote an integrated approach to health and learning through collaborations across the components within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
UConn Today
At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available – November 15, 2018
Writing for The Conversation Discussion – November 15
Would you like to bring your research to a wider audience? Please join us on November 15, 2018 as we talk to professors about their experience writing for and being published in The Conversation, one of the many resources used by UConn Communications to help disseminate faculty research to the general public
Steering Committee Member Profile: Michele Femc-Bagwell
Background Michele Femc-Bagwell is Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Educational Leadership in the Neag School of Education at UConn. She is a former high school English teacher, middle school assistant principal, principal, and holds a Connecticut Superintendent’s certificate
Building Links in Health and Education Undergraduate Event
On October 30, 2018 CSCH collaborated with the Public Health House Learning Community to host an event titled Field of Dreams: Building Links in Health and Education Using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model
Team Science Principles in School and Child Health Research
A CSCH Report written by Lisa Sanetti
2018 Research Connections
On October 17, 2018, for the second year, CSCH participated in Research Connections, a networking event sponsored by the UConn Learning Communities intended to expose first and second year students to undergraduate research. The CSCH booth stayed busy throughout the evening, with undergraduate students from many disciplines stopping to engage in conversation about opportunities in […]
CSCH #schoolequity Twitter Chat
Together with the UConn Neag School of Education, CSCH cohosted a Twitter Chat about the importance of bridging the gap between home and school for diverse students on Monday, October 10, 2018. The chat was co-sponsored by El Instituto and Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Neag School of Education, was the featured guest
Hartford Courant
UConn Athletic Department Makes Strides In Mental Health Care – October 9, 2018
WSCC Toolkit
In partnership with staff from New Haven Public Schools and the Connecticut State Department of Education, CSCH has put together a series of brief video modules and written practice briefs to explain the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) domains, synthesize related evidence, and share examples of school initiatives and resulting positive outcomes.
UConn Magazine
The Fight for Physical Literacy – Fall 2018
UConn Today
Adding Context to ‘Breast is Best’ – October 3, 2018
Steering Committee Member Profile: Ruth Lucas
Background Ruth Lucas, RN, is an Assistant Professor in UConn’s School of Nursing. She began her career as a maternal child nurse and spent much of it working with mothers as they tried to breastfeed
UConn Today
More Kids are Eating Fast Food – and Not the Healthy Options – September 27, 2018
The Importance of School-Home Intersections: Language, Culture, and Health in the Florida Heartland
CSCH Live Talk by Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, PhD – October 2017
2018 CSCH Encore Conference and Stage One Winners
On September 24, 2018, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health held its second Encore Conference. The Encore conference provided an opportunity for participants to learn about work related to school and/or child health that CSCH affiliates had presented previously at external conferences
Steering Committee Member Profile: Jennifer McGarry
Background Jennifer McGarry is Professor in and Head of the Department of Educational Leadership at UConn’s Neag School of Education. She has been an athlete and coach and has studied sport throughout her professional career
Public News Service
Consumer Food Decisions Can Cut Climate Pollution – July 23, 2018
Teacher Wellbeing: Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask First Before Attending to Others
CSCH Live Talk by Lisa Sanetti, PhD – October 2017 
The Boy Who Learned How to Play
CSCH Live Talk by Jaci VanHeest, PhD – October 2017
Health Day
Think Little Kids are Safe from Food Ads? Think again – December 15, 2017
Announcement of CSCH Encore Grant Awardees
CSCH is pleased to announce and congratulate the awardees of our FY2018 seed grant competition. These grants provide funds to investigators to support projects that align with the vision of CSCH to promote an integrated approach to health and learning through collaborations across the components within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
UConn Science Salon Featured Work of CSCH
The UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) was excited to partner with co-sponsors UConn and the UConn Foundation to host the first Science Salon of the 2018 series. The event, “How Schools Succeed by Nurturing the Whole Child,” took place on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Lyceum in Hartford, Connnecticut
New Haven Register
Hamden clinic set to revolutionize autism, special needs world – November 16, 2017
Think about the Link between Learning and Health: Schools as the Hub for Whole Child Success
CSCH Live Talk by Sandra Chafouleas, PhD – October 2017
Steering Committee Member Profile: Lisa Sanetti
Background Lisa Sanetti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology within the Neag School of Education. Her primary area of research relates to implementation science, specifically how interventions are implemented in schools
CSCH Live Talks
As part of an initiative to provide multi-media training for CSCH affiliates, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health partnered with the Public Health House Learning Community to host a live filming of TED-like talks on October 30, 2017
Putting the WSCC Model in Action for School Mental Health
Presentation at the 22nd Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health by Chafouleas, Volk, Koriakin, & Auerbach – October 2017 Putting the WSCC Model in Action for School Mental Health
Steering Committee Member Profile: Kerri Raissian
Background Kerri Raissian is an Assistant Professor in the UConn Department of Public Policy who studies policies that relate to kids and the family. She has a particular interest in policies designed to reduce family violence, either between parents/adults or directed towards children
UConn Today
Adding $1 to Minimum Wage = Less Child Neglect – October 2, 2017
First CSCH Encore Conference
On September 18, 2017, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health held its first annual Encore Conference. The Encore conference provided an opportunity for participants to learn about work related to school and/or child health that CSCH affiliates had presented previously at external conferences
The Boston Globe Magazine
Why America Needs a Population Czar – September 12, 2017
Steering Committee Member Profile: Carol Polifroni
Our profile of Carol Polifroni was originally written in 2017. In celebration of her 2022 retirement we have added the final section, Future Plans.
USA Today
Fast-food restaurants pledged to offer healthier options for kids. How have they done? – August 10, 2017
UConn Today
No Chocolate Milk? No Problem, Kids Get Used to Plain Milk – July 14, 2017
Announcement of CSCH Grant Awardees
CSCH is pleased to announce and congratulate the two awardees of our FY2017 seed grant competition. These grants provide funds to investigators to support projects that align with the vision of CSCH to promote an integrated approach to health and learning through collaborations across the components within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) […]
The CT Mirror
Health care providers endorse call for sales tax increase – June 20, 2017
Resilience Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion after CSCH screening of the documentary film Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope – November 2016
CSCH Resilience Screening
November 16, 2016 CSCH, in collaboration with the Neag School of Education, hosted a free screening of the documentary film Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope. Additional sponsors included UConn’s Office of Public Engagement, InCHIP, Achieve Hartford!, and the Clifford Beers Clinic
CBS News
Big money spent marketing unhealthy baby, toddler foods – November 1, 2016
New Haven Register
Clifford Beers Program Turns Stress and Trauma into Positive Outcomes – October 3, 2016
New Haven Independent
Kids In 5 Schools Getting Trauma Help – September 15, 2016
Forbes
Junk Food Makers Market Look-Alike ‘Smart Snacks’ In Schools To Mislead Kids, Study Claims – September 1, 2016
UConn Today
Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents – August 31, 2016
The Lunch Tray
Study: “Copycat Snacks” in Schools Confuse Parents and Kids – August 31, 2016
InChip Seed Grants
CSCH is pleased to announce the FY16 Awardees of the InCHIP-Neag School of Education Dual-PI Seed Grants for Collaborative Research in School and Child Health
UConn Today
New Faculty Projects Will Advance Academic Plan – July 13, 2016
CSCH Receives 3-year UConn Academic Vision Grant
In 2013, UConn launched a comprehensive process to develop a new academic vision and identify initiatives that will enable the University to enhance excellence in research and education. One of the priority areas identified in that process was health and wellness. CSCH is pleased to announce that is has received a 3-year Academic Vision grant […]
UConn Today
Support Increasing for Laws Against Weight-Based Bullying – April 26, 2016
The Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Presentation at the New England School Nurse Conference by Polifroni & Chafouleas – April 2016 The Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Food & Wine
Eating Two Breakfasts Is Better Than Eating None – March 23, 2016
WNPR/CT Health I-Team
Fight Childhood Obesity In Preschools, Child Care Centers, New Report Says – March 22, 2016
NPR
2 Breakfasts May Be Better Than None For School Kids – March 17, 2016
The Washington Post
Kids who eat two breakfasts are less likely to be overweight than those who eat none – March 17, 2016