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Training Tools for Healthy Schools e-Learning Series

School Health Guidelines
to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

SHG Banner Kids with Vegetables

Guideline 5: Health Education

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Video Summary

  • Guideline 5: Implement health education that provides students with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and experiences needed for healthy eating and physical activity.
  • Health education can increase engagement of healthy behaviors in youth and should be required for students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
  • Instruction should address healthy eating, physical activity, inactivity, and healthy weight maintenance.
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Questions

What strategies support guideline 5?

Should instructional methods be interactive?


Links

Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)

National Health Education Standards


Resources

SHG Executive Summary [PDF - 5.09MB]

SHG Full Report [PDF - 973KB]

Tips for Teachers [PDF - 3.57MB]

Full Course Content [PDF - 364KB]

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