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Tips for Teaching Media Literacy in Skills-Based Health Education

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Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. Media literacy is the ability to: Decode media messages and the systems in which they exist; Assess the influence of those messages on your thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and Create media thoughtfully and conscientiously. What Is Media Literacy?

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Using Ask, Listen, Learn’s Underage Drinking Prevention Curriculum in Your Classroom

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SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.” As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Alcohol Consumption & the Cancer Connection

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By adhering to well-established scientific criteria, the advisory provides a robust foundation for its conclusions. Risk Assessment The advisory emphasizes that cancer risk increases with higher levels of alcohol consumption. School nurses, as frontline health educators, are vital in this effort.

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New FDA Resource Helps Teachers Educate Students About the Dangers of Vaping

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As educators, you know that National Health Education Week is a good time to focus on issues that affect the health of our nation’s youth. Hosted 18 online focus groups with 91 health educators representing 28 states to understand how to expand FDA tobacco education resources to meet teachers’ needs.

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Lessons Learned From Decades of Advocating for Health and Physical Education

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Our First Advocacy Attempts More than 20 years ago, WHPE began conducting several Legislative Health & Fitness Day events at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison. At the booth, they connected to school board members and administrators, spoke about standards and assessments, and handed out printed materials.

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The Relentless School Nurse: School’s Out For Summer (Almost) – Time to Renew for 2023-2024!

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Assess and prioritize needs : Start by assessing the specific needs and challenges of your students, staff, and families. Identify common health concerns, emerging trends, and areas where additional support is required. Many states are affiliates of NASN which means membership to NASN includes state membership as well.

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The Relentless School Nurse: School Nurses and School-Based Health Centers Can Work Together!

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However, t he involvement of school nurses in the expansion of healthcare services in schools is essential for ensuring the effective delivery of comprehensive care, addressing social determinants of health, and ultimately improving the health and well-being of students, especially those from families with the lowest incomes.

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