The Daily Bulletin Archive

Susan Baldwin, assistant professor, Health and Wellness, was one of 11 health educators selected from across the country to be a trainer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). In October, Baldwin received extensive training over two days to train others in conducting needs assessments that involve schools and their surrounding communities. The needs assessment tool is called the School Health Index (SHI) and is used across the country as well as internationally. Baldwin has used this tool in local schools and community agencies such as Gateway Longview Inc., the Holland Central Schools, and the Buffalo Public Schools. She was invited by the Hawaii Department of Health and Department of Education to conduct an extensive eight-hour training on the SHI tool.