The Coordinated School Health unit is available to help elementary, middle and high schools select research based, comprehensive curriculum for students. Effective alcohol, drug and tobacco prevention is grounded in a solid understanding of “consumption and consequences”. At this time the national market is saturated with curriculums of all kinds which address risk behaviors of students – some are excellent, others are not. The CSH staff can help you find what you need for your classroom.
Health Education
A comprehensive health education curriculum consists of learning which will assist students to achieve desirable understandings, attitudes and practices related to critical health issues including, but not limited to, the following:
- injury, safety, first aid, emergencies, CPR & AED
- disaster preparedness
- growth & development (muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous systems)
- care of the human body and its vital organs
- nutrition
- physical activity / physical education, personal fitness, effects of exercise and general well being
- health impact of alcohol, tobacco, drug use/abuse, asthma, diabetes, sleep
- mental health, abuse, anger, anxiety, depression and suicide
- emotional health, stress management, resiliency skills
- general health wellness and a positive self image
- personal health; relationships, sexual development, HIV/AIDS
- media influences, personal decision-making
- scientific, social and economic aspects of community & environmental health
- consumer health, products, services, media and technology – health literate consumers
- health promotion and disease prevention (oral health, immunizations)
- community and environment (air pollution, greenhouse effect, water pollution, radiation)
Competencies include:
- analyze individual responsibility as a factor in enhancing the health of self and others;
- evaluate the short and long term consequences of safe, risky, and harmful behaviors to determine and practice ways to avoid and reduce threatening situations;
- analyze factors such as personal experience, family, culture, values, and peers to determine how they influence health beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors;
- determine the importance of demonstrating respect for self and others to develop and practice skills for communicating effectively with family, peers, and others;
- demonstrate refusal, negotiation, collaboration skills, and conflict resolution strategies to promote health and avoid harmful situations for self and others;
- evaluate health decisions and actions to predict their immediate and long term impact on the individual, family, and community; and,
- demonstrate the ability to locate and utilize valid resources to make informed decisions regarding health issues.
Health Education provides the basis method of developing knowledge, concepts, skills, behaviors and well being in a planned, sequential, and comprehensive curriculum. Students are provided opportunities to explore the effect of health behaviors on an individual’s quality of life and understand that health is a lifetime commitment by analyzing individual factors and health decisions that promote and health and prevent disease. Health Education seeks to aid the process of thinking in ways that are both challenging and empowering, so that people are equipped to make their own decisions on what is good and healthy for them. |
