How School
Health Works
in Michigan
Since 1984, key state agencies (the Department of Community Health, the Department of Education, the Department of Human Services and the State Police including the Office of Highway Safety Planning) have worked together to promote school health in Michigan Schools. Networking with more than 115 voluntary and professional groups, the Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education builds on existing resources and creates a mechanism to deliver them to communities in a more efficient and effective manner. Today, representatives of these and other agencies compile the Michigan Model State Steering Committee. By bringing together categorical programs, a School Health Program avoids duplication, more efficiently uses limited resources and provides a consistent message to schools about health promotion/disease prevention.

The Michigan Model is implemented through a network of 26 regional Coordinators in Intermediate and large school districts. These Coordinators provide training, organization and support to the local schools who are implementing school health. At this time, more than 90% of public districts, 200 private schools and many of the new charter schools are voluntarily implementing the program. School health programs now reach 940,000 students and their families with key health promotion and disease prevention messages.

   
Coordinators

View a map of the regions in Michigan.
A network of 25 regional School Health Coordinators is responsible for the implementation of coordinated school health programs in the state of Michigan. These Coordinators and their e-mail addresses are listed below. If you reside in Michigan and would like more information about implementation in your area please contact your local coordinator. (Note: Some counties are split into two regions and are therefore listed as counties served by two differently coordinators.) The Coordinators and other individuals responsible for the implementation of Coordinated School Health Programs on the state and district level are members of the Comprehensive School Health Coordinators' Association, a professional organization dedicated to promoting the health of children and their families.
 
# Name Location Counties/Districts Served* Email Address Website Address
1 Taryn Mack CCMH Institute Baraga, Gogebic,
Houghton, Keweenaw,
Ontonagon
taryn@theinst.org  
2 Laurie Bassett TBA ISD Antrim, Benzie, Emmet,
Charlevoix, Kalkaska,
Grand Traverse, Lake,
Leelanau, Manistee, Mason Mecosta, Missaukee, Oceana, Osceola, Wexford
lbassett@tbaisd.k12.mi.us  
3 Alex Gierhart COP ISD Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Cheboygan, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego
Presque Isle, Roscommon
AlexG@copesd.k12.mi.us  
4 Alecia Hoppa Muskegon Area ISD Muskegon, Newaygo,
Oceana
ahoppa@muskegonisd.org Weblink
5 Cathy Rayburn Gratiot-Isabella RESD Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot
Isabella, Midland
crayburn@griisd.net  
6 Pamela Sook Bay-Arenac ISD Arenac, Bay, Iosco sookp@baisd.net  
7 Beverly Littner-Schroeder Ottawa Area ISD Allegan, Ottawa bschroed@oaisd.org  
8 Cheryl Blair Kent ISD Ionia, Kent, Montcalm cherylblair@kentisd.org  
9 Amy Wassmann Saginaw ISD Saginaw wassmanna@sisd.cc  
10 Betsy Dillon Tuscola ISD Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola bdillon@tuscolaisd.org  
11 Janie Colton Berrien ISD Berrien, Cass, Van Buren jcolton@remc11.k12.mi.us Weblink
12 Cynthia Cook Calhoun ISD Kalamazoo, St. Joseph,
Calhoun, Barry, Branch
cookc@calhounisd.org Weblink
13 Wendy Sellers Eaton ISD Clinton, Eaton, Ingham wsellers@eatonisd.org Weblink
14 Gloria Bourdon Genesee ISD Genesee, Lapeer, Shiawasee gbourdon@geneseeisd.org  
15 Steve Sukta Jackson ISD Hillsdale, Jackson stevesukta@jcisd.org  
16 Mary Beno Livingston ESA Livingston, Washtenaw marybeno@livingstonesa.org  
17 Pauline Pruneau Oakland ISD Oakland PPRUN10622@aol.com  
18 Patti Steele Macomb ISD Macomb, St. Clair psteele@misd.net  
19 Terri Langton Monroe ISD Lenawee, Monroe Terri.Langdon@lisd.us  
20 Kathy Gibson Wayne County RESA Wayne gibsonk@resa.net  
21 Charlie Yeager Marquette Alger ISD Alger, Delta, Dickinson
Iron, Marquette,
Menominee, Schoolcraft
cyeager@maresa.org  
22 Lisa Jo Gagliardi Eastern UP ISD Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac lgagliardi@eup.k12.mi.us  
23 Arlene Richardson Detroit Public Schools Detroit Public Schools arlene.richardson@detroitk12.org  
24 Debbie Kohn Flint Community Schools Flint Community Schools dkohn@flintschools.org  
25 Kelly Williams Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Rapids Public Schools williamsk@grps.k12.mi  

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