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Middle School Health Curriculum

PLT4M

Health issues and challenges evolve, and so should curriculum. Middle school health curriculum is critically important because it targets students at a pivotal age when they are developing habits and attitudes that will influence their future health.

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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ?

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

It empowers elementary school, middle school, and high school students to build up a wide variety of tools to live healthy lifestyles. This important delineation helps us to move past the stereotypes of “gym class” and better evaluate the question, “Should pe be required?

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Online Health Textbook

PLT4M

Interactive Learning : Features like video tutorials, interactive elements, and other features enhance health education lesson plans. Accessibility : Materials can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on various devices, making them perfect for health classes, at-home, or anywhere in between.

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Drug Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

We break down the importance of drug education, highlight drug education curriculum from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), and talk about how schools can incorporate activities into physical education and health classes.

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

Effective sexual health education programs: Are taught by qualified and trained teachers Connect students to health services Engage parents and community partners Foster positive relationships between students and trusted adults. I know that bringing programs like this to schools is hard work and sometimes encounters resistance.

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