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Skin Cancer Resources for Health Class Teachers

Physical Education Update

Here’s are some excellent skin cancer prevention resources for your health classes. education program to assist instructors expose students to the importance of sun protection and give them the information they need to avoid skin. Physical Education Update. Skin Cancer Contest Poster. Sun Smart U.

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Excellent Anti-Smoking Video to Discuss in Health Class

Physical Education Update

Here’s a video you might discuss in your health classes. It shows children being the role models and also playing a “trick” on adults – but for a good health-related reason. Physical Education Update. tags]physical education,health class,smoking,anti-smoking> [/tags].

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

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So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system.

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

SHAPE America

What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful.

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Cuts to Health and PE Programs Cause Increase in Teen Pregnancy

Physical Education Update

Health and physical education classes are often the first subjects to be cut when school boards face budget and curriculum pressures. Of course, it’s important for students to know the 3R’s, but health and PE programs will save their lives. tags]teen pregnancy,physical education,health class[/tags].

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Be on the Lookout for Students Who Play “The Choking Game”

Physical Education Update

As Physical education teachers, you are in a position to prevent a tragedy. You can discuss this game and its dangers during health classes. And the T-shirts that students wear in class will expose marks on a student’s neck that is an indicator of game-play. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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Drug Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

We break down the importance of drug education, highlight drug education curriculum from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), and talk about how schools can incorporate activities into physical education and health classes. Topics covered in Mind Matters drug education lesson plans.