Health Education Curriculum
Health Education provides each child with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to make and practice health decisions that are best for them.
Successful planning of a school health education program requires active community involvement to ensure that the community's expectations and concerns are addressed the school health education curriculum. Together, the community and school develop a school health education program which reflects the culture of the community and is sensitive to the needs of the child and their family.
A quality health education program includes a sequential curriculum spanning pre-kindergarten through high school graduation. A health education curriculum that supports a vision of health children is the first step toward helping all students develop their own best personal growth. To be considered as a comprehensive health education curriculum, the following issues would be addressed by a comprehensive curriculum: two to three hours of instructions weekly in each elementary grade, two semesters of health education at the high school level, routine health education in service to strengthen teachers' skills, a curriculum that is sequentially based, and includes the Ten content areas of health education, etc.