Professional Development Opportunities

Health Education Cadre

The Health Education Cadre training opportunities for classroom and Health Education teachers
to explore the new Comprehensive Health Education Standards related to implementation,
curriculum development, and assessment. Trainings are free and substitute pay and college credits
are available.
Training Calendar: http://www.rmc.org/whats-going-on/standards/
For more information, contact:
Jessica Hinterberg, RMC Health
(303) 867-9133
jessicah@rmc.org

Lara Peck, RMC Health

(303) 867-9127
larap@rmc.org

Nutrition Cadre
Funded by the Healthy Schools Success Students grant, the Nutrition Cadre and trainings are
currently in development. Following the structure of the existing Cadres, the Nutrition Cadre will
develop nutrition-specific trainings to be conducted within the school setting.
With feedback from stakeholders, identification of resources, opportunities and gaps in the area
of non-food service school nutrition education, programs and policies are being identified and a
plan to identify cadre members and the training content and materials are being developed. It is
anticipated that trainings will be ready for schools in the 2014-15 school year.
For more information, contact:
Shana Patterson, RMC Health
(303) 867-9104
shanap@rmc.org
Physical Education Cadre
The Colorado physical education cadre provides state of the art, standards-based in-service training
for P-12 physical educators. All workshops are based on Colorado standards and best practices,
and tailored to meet the unique needs of each audience. Trainings are free and substitute pay and
college credits are available.
Training Calendar: http://www.cde.state.co.us/HealthAndWellness/HS_PE.htm
For more information, contact:
Terry Jones, Colorado Department of Education
(303) 866-6835
jones_t@cde.state.co.us

School Nurse Cadre

Using the Healthy Learner Model, the School Nurse Cadre provides professional development
and evidenced-based tools and skills-based strategies to school nurses in four school/district sites to
slow or decrease childhood obesity in Colorado. Trainings focus on the national promotion of
childhood obesity, current local statistics, and local resources and referrals.
For more information, contact:
Kathleen Patrick, Colorado Department of Education
(303) 866-6779
patrick_k@cde.state.co.us
Action for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids offers frequent webinars and opportunities for in-person training
workshops for school districts, community organizations and parent or other school groups in
Colorado
Event Calendar: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/events
For more information, contact:
Carol Muller, Action for Healthy Kids
cmuller@actionforhealthykids.org
Colorado Legacy Foundation
The Colorado Legacy Foundation offers several annuals, events, tools, resources, and webinars for
district and school staff focusing on school health and wellness.
Event Information: http://colegacy.org/resources/ and http://colegacy.org/events/
For more information, contact:
Amy Dyett, Colorado Legacy Foundation
(720) 502-4716
adyett@colegacy.org