ETR
’S COMMITMENT TO SCHOOLS
Research Reveals Solid Evidence for
Benefits of School-BasedWellness Services
ETR has begun its third decade of work with the San Francisco
Unified School District (SFUSD), a nationally recognized leader in the
development and implementation of health and wellness services.
Senior Research Associate John Shields, PhD, has noted that analyses of SFUSD’s school-based health services provided some
of the first solid evidence that school-based wellness services “make an effective and powerful difference for students.”
Building on this strong foundation of demonstrated success, ETR is proud to be working with additional school districts
in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)
Making Data Stronger
and Programs Better
ETR is partnering with OUSD to develop, implement and
evaluate a range of health and wellness initiatives. As eval-
uator for the district’s CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention Grant,
our work includes supporting the identification and adap-
tation of an Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE)
curriculum for district-wide implementation.
We will also lead the development of a comprehensive
3-year grant-evaluation plan, creating protocols that mea-
sure the ongoing identification and referral of students in
need of sexual health services, tracking student utilization
of those services and assessing their impact.
ETR also serves as evaluator for the District’s Wellness
Champion program, which implements health and well-
ness projects focusing on nutrition, physical activity, safe
routes to school, produce markets, staff wellness, and
recycling and composting.
West Contra Costa Unified
School District (WCCUSD)
Commitment to
a Safe School Climate
ETR is partnering with WCCUSD to create and sus-
tain a school environment in which all students can feel
confident they are safe from sexual- and gender-based
harassment. As part of the district’s fervent commitment
to improve school climate and provide a positive learn-
ing environment for all students, we have begun to build
a strong partnership that will develop clear policies and
decisive procedures to investigate and address allegations
of harassment. ETR will also develop and implement a sys-
tem of monitoring and evaluation that will endure beyond
the conclusion of the project.
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