SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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. has a passion for teaching health and physical education.

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Health Schooling Creativity Health Education 441

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

If you were to travel across the United States asking schools how they approach health education, you’d get a VERY wide range of responses. Others use a more comprehensive approach, emphasizing skills and decision making in class. Implementing systems to increase student access to health care.

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Health Sex Ed Health Education Schooling 221

Physical Education Update

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This was a period of increased health education funding for schools, However, much of that funding was cut in 2002. Reference: Charis Anderson, Consequences for Life – Teen Pregnancies rise after priority changes force cutbacks in health education for children. Here’s just one example.

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