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Tips for Teaching Media Literacy in Skills-Based Health Education

SHAPE America

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. While media and technology evolve and change, the skills students develop through media literacy education last a lifetime. When considering the definition of media literacy above, it’s easy to see a lot of connections to skills-based health education.

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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience. Here are five tips on how to teach students about death in the health education classroom (or any classroom). We also help them become more comfortable talking about other uncomfortable topics.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Deadline Extended in Call for Stories About Ethical Dilemmas in School Nursing

Relentless School Nurse

Our insights can illuminate our unique challenges and impact on student health and well-being. Your Voice, Your Power This call to action is a reminder that school nurses have a unique perspective that can shape conversations about public health, education, and social justice.

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

SHAPE America

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: Read the “Role of School Nurses in the Health and Education of Children”

Relentless School Nurse

We emphasize that investing in school nursing is a strategic approach to improving children’s health, promoting equity, and enhancing overall well-being. School nurses are uniquely positioned to monitor health, ensure medication adherence, provide health education, and reinforce positive health behaviors daily.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Prescription for America – Choose Community

Relentless School Nurse

Or do we choose a different pathone of joy, health, and fulfillment, where we turn toward each other instead of away from each other; where we choose love over fear; where we recognize community as the irreplaceable foundation for our well-being? – U.S.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Name That Tune!

Relentless School Nurse

Music can create a supportive and healing environment that enhances student well-being. The Benefits of Music in School Health Offices Music has a remarkable ability to calm nerves and create a soothing atmosphere. Music has been linked to enhanced cognitive abilities, such as improved memory and focus.

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