For the Sake of All, a Washington University in St. Louis-based initiative to improve health equity for African-Americans in the St. Louis Region, received a $1.1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to research, develop, and disseminate a toolkit for the implementation of effective programs and strategies to create inclusive, healthy school environments for all students to feel safe, emotionally secure, and supported in their health and academics.
This project will be conducted within the St. Louis region, partnering with local school districts and several local social, education, and health programs and groups. The group plans use the CDC and ASCD Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model as a blueprint, with more applied research and translation in order to achieve full adoption of the WSCC model in real-world contexts.
The Center on Society and Health, a subaward on this grant, will use their network of education and health sector stakeholders to convene a national advisory board to inform development of dissemination materials and communication strategies. The Center will also advise on dissemination activities and targeted, multi-channel communication strategies to ensure that project findings are accessible to stakeholders at regional, state, and local levels.