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

SHAPE America

Have Your Elevator Speech Ready Communication is a big part of promoting Health Literacy Month. Be prepared to talk to parents, teachers, and administrators about why health literacy should be a focus for all students — not just the students in health class.

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How To Improve Mental Health In Schools

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How To Improve Mental Health In Schools: Physical Education & Health While improving mental health services within tier 3 is essential, adopting a holistic approach that integrates physical education and health classes as conduits for change can significantly enhance student mental health.

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Middle School Health Curriculum

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Big Picture – Putting The Pieces Of Health and Wellness Together While articles and conversations around middle school health curriculum often focus on the health class itself, schools must take a step back and consider the big picture of student health and wellness.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

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But even as PE classes have evolved, the arguments against physical education in schools have persisted: “Physical education classes take up valuable school time that could be otherwise dedicated to math, science, or other core subjects.”

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

If students can understand the profound impact of sleep on their physical, mental, and emotional well-being, they can make more informed decisions for their sleep behaviors. Integrating sleep education into physical education and health classes is a progressive step towards fostering holistic well-being among students.

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Online Health Textbook

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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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Health Education Curriculum

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Challenges Of Health Education Curriculum Implementing a comprehensive health education curriculum in schools isn’t easy! Let’s be honest, health class has a bad wrap! And beyond just the common misconceptions of school health class, there are also a lot of other challenges teaching health!