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DoDEA School Health Services Manual 2942.0 Volume 1 Revised: 2016 DRAFT
E-1 Health Education
The DoDEA Health Education Program prepares students to make wise decisions
on matters concerning personal, family and community health by providing
comprehensive health education to students in grades prekindergarten through grade
12. Through health education, DoDEA students gain an understanding and appreciation
of healthful lifestyles that promote lifelong wellness and engage in learning activities
designed to enable them to take responsibility for their wellbeing and the wellbeing of
others.
The DoDEA Health Education Content Standards focus on achievement of health
literacy for all students and are aligned to the National Health Education Standards.
Basic to health education is a foundation of knowledge about the interactions within the
human body, the prevention of disease and other health problems and the
interrelationship between behavior and health. Health education encompasses the
application of specific skills to concepts related to personal and community health,
injury prevention, nutrition and physical activity, safety, mental health, alcohol, tobacco
and other drugs, family life and human sexuality.
The DoDEA Health Education Content Standards were developed in accordance
with the DoDEA curriculum and assessment renewal process and designed to provide
guidance to teachers in planning lessons and assessing student achievement. DoDEA’s
Health Education Content Standards are located on the DoDEA Web page:
The role of the school nurse in the health education program is to supplement
the health instruction given by the classroom teacher. The school nurse supports
health promotion activities and assists teachers in obtaining appropriate materials and
resource people. School nurses may coordinate in-service education on health-related
topics. School nurses may sometimes assist the classroom teacher to enhance a
specific health unit in the classroom.
E-2 Reference
DoDEA Health Education Curriculum and Content Standards