District/School Administration Administration
The Board of Education Advisory Councils

Interdisciplinary Health Education and Human Services Advisory Council

This Council is advisory to the Commissioner and Board of Education in the areas of legislation, regulations, and guidelines related to instituting comprehensive health education and services in the public schools for all students and their families. The council is made up of health professionals, concerned representatives of the public and the public schools, and representatives of other state agencies, as described in the Education Reform Act.

Council Statement

We have a large Advisory Council with extraordinary expertise from Early Childhood to Higher Education, with nurses, health educators, physical educators, school psychologists and counselors, other health specialists, and representation from other state agencies. A major project during the 2006-2007 school year was the development of "A Guide to Implementing Your District's Wellness Policy,"    a brochure outlining steps that schools and communities can take in support of the wellness policy that all districts were required to develop under Section 204 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. The Advisory Council advocated with the Commissioner and Board of Education for an updating and revision of the 1999 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework. Also, the Council provided feedback and advice to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education staff on several aspects of the Coordinated School Health Program workplan.

Meeting Schedule:

IHEHS Advisory Council meetings for 2007-2008:

Council Members

The official members of the Advisory Council for this year (2007-2008) are

Marc Alterio
Robert Anthony
Jessica Blom-Hoffman
Lydia Burak
Mary Connolly
Kathleen DeFillippo
Pat Degon
Eileen DiBattista
Marion Freedman-Gurspan
Denise Gaudette
Ellie Goldberg
Mary Ni
Anne Sheetz
Coleen Walsh

Advisory Council co-chairs for 2007-2008:
Marc Alterio & Mary Connolly

Contact Information:

Carol Goodenow
Telephone: 781-338-3603