PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Skills-based health education is transforming how schools approach health instruction—shifting the focus from memorizing facts to developing real-life skills students can use to lead healthier lives. These standards serve as a strong foundation for health educators creating skills-based health education.

Health Education

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

In this article, we break down what a modern health curriculum looks like at both the middle school and high school levels. When schools provide a strong wellness curriculum, they help students build healthy habits that can last a lifetime. Get Our FREE Health E-Book! Download Now!

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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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PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

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.

Middle School

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2024

>>> Get Our FREE E-Book: The Essentials to Health Education Benefits Of Online Health Textbook Traditional textbooks, while valuable, often struggle to keep pace with the rapidly changing health education landscape. Download our Essentials To Health Education Ebook. Download Now!

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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. Some schools avoid the topic altogether. Others use a more comprehensive approach, emphasizing skills and decision making in class.

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