The WSCC model explicitly incorporates the five social determinants of health and aligns health and education sector goals¶

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q2 i? The WSCC approach incorporates all five place-based determinants of health identified by CDC and WHO—economic stability, education, social and community context, health and health care, and neighborhood and built environment—and acknowledges their impact on children's cognitive, physical, and emotional development. → Lewallen TC 2015

Evidence¶

Lewallen TC 2015¶

Lewallen TC, Hunt H, Potts-Datema W, Zaza S, Giles W. (2015). The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: A New Approach for Improving Educational Attainment and Healthy Development for Students. Journal of School Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12310

q2 · i? · design · r1

A descriptive statement about the model's design, in the article's discussion of aligning the model with the role of social determinants in lifelong health. The article lists the five determinants as identified by CDC and the World Health Organization. This is a design claim, not an empirical test.

"The WSCC approach incorporates all of the determinants and acknowledges their impact on the cognitive, physical, and emotional development of children and youth."

Discussion¶

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