Concluding a two-year review and revision process supported by the American Cancer Society and conducted by an expert panel of health education professionals, this second edition of the National Health Education Standards is the foremost reference in establishing, promoting, and supporting health-enhancing behaviors for students in all grade levels. These guidelines and standards provide a framework for teachers, administrators, and policy makers in designing or selecting curricula, allocating instructional resources, and assessing student achievement and progress; provide students, families, and communities with concrete expectations for health education; and advocate for quality health education in schools, including primary cancer prevention for children and youth.

Glencoe Health is a comprehensive health program, provided in a flexible format, designed to improve health and wellness among high school students. Real-life application of health skills helps students apply what they learn in health class toward practicing good health behavior in the real world. Hands-on features are integrated with technology, assessment, and up-to-date health content. Features: Hands-on activities-based program focuses on health skills, avoiding risk behaviors, and promoting health literacy. Academic integration throughout the program includes research-based reading and writing strategies in every lesson, as well as Real-World Connections emphasizing math concepts and activities, and Standardized Test Practice focusing on Math and Reading/Writing. Fitness is emphasized through the program with the Fitness Zone. The Fitness Zone includes tips in the Student Edition for incorporating fitness into everyday life, activities in the Teacher Edition, a special section of the Online Learning Center, and a heart-rate activity workbook with CD-ROM.The latest technology includes videos, podcasts, activities for handheld devices, the online student edition, PowerPoint DVD, StudentWorks Plus, and TeacherWorks Plus. Includes: Print Student Edition

"The ideas, concepts, and challenges presented in this text have developed out of many different experiences: teaching elementary and middle-level children; teaching a basic elementary/middle school health course to hundreds of pre-service elementary, early childhood, and special education majors; working with numerous student teachers; and serving on a variety of local, state, and national curriculum and standards committees. Authors and contributors are and have been engaged in teaching in K-8 settings, designing curriculum, developing instructional strategies, and collaborating with state and local educators to provide professional development. This has provided opportunities to use the content and strategies included in this tenth edition. This textbook has been written with several groups in mind: (1) the elementary and middle-level education major who has little background or experience in health education but will be required to teach health education to their students in the future, (2) the health education major who will be the health specialist or coordinator in an elementary or middle school, (3) the school nurse who works in the elementary/middle school setting, and (4) those community health educators and nurses who increasingly must interact with elementary and/or middle school personnel. Our goal is to help ensure that elementary and middle school teachers and health specialists obtain the information, skills, and support they need to provide quality health instruction to students. The new edition includes updated statistics throughout. Updates have been made to Strategies for Learning and Assessment, Children's Literature, and Internet resources. All references to YRBS and SHPPS data have been updated to include the most recently disseminated data. Additionally, Healthy People references have been updated to include Healthy People 2030 objectives. A new section, Considerations for Special Populations, has been added to Chapters 5-14 in an effort to acknowledge current issues influencing the teaching of the chapter content"--

Written for primary PE teachers, health and PE directors, these ready-to-use lesson plans, reproducible work sheets and assessments, teach students how to develop healthy lifestyles, specifically increasing activity and improving dietary quality.

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education offers 64 field-tested lesson plans, learning activities, and assessments for implementing a skills-based approach in your class. The curriculum is flexible and adaptable, and it addresses all the skills in the National Health Education Standards.

A classic-feeling middle-grade novel with a modern twist about a girl dealing with friendship, family, and OCD.