Health Education:

A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Health Education

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Overview

   Why School Health Education?

   Philosophy

   Goals

   Curriculum Framework

   Time Allocation

   Curriculum Development, Implementation, Evaluation

   
   
2. Preview of the Ten Major Content Areas

   Arrangement

   A Step Beyond: Creating Your Own Lessons

   Interrelationship among Content-area Objectives

   
   
3. Accident Prevention and Safety

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
4. Community Health

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
5. Consumer Health

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
6. Environmental Health

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
7. Family Life Education

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
8. Mental and Emotional Health

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
9. Nutrition

   Focus

   Student Objectives

   Sample Lessons

   
   
10. Personal Health

    Focus

    Student Objectives

    Sample Lessons

    
    
11. Prevention and Control of Disease

    Focus

    Student Objectives

    Sample Lessons

    
    
12. Substance Use and Abuse

    Focus

    Student Objectives

    Sample Lessons

    
    
13. Current and Future Issues

    Teachers of Health Education

    Health Promotion for School Staff

    Coordination of the School Health Education Program

    Resources for Health Instruction

    Instruction about Human Sexuality

    Equity in Health Education

    Integrating Reading and Writing Skills in Health Education

    Computers in Health Education

    Teaching Strategies for Health Education

    
    
14. Health Careers in Wisconsin

    Career Development

    Wisconsin Career Information System

    Health Careers and Occupations

    
    
15. Appendixes
    1. Role Description for a Health Education Coordinator
    2. Resources
    3. Practical Principles in the Effective Use of Print Materials
    4. Checklist for Evaluating a School Health Education Program
    5. Wisconsin Statutes: School Health Education
    6. Verification Requirements for Health Teachers in Wisconsin
    7. Criteria for Comprehensive School Health Education

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