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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. tags]physical education,skin cancer preve ntion,health class lessons[/tags]. Skin Cancer Contest Poster. The Skin Cancer Foundation has established the free Sun Smart U. Sun Smart U. Check out the website here: [link].

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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. tags]physical education,health class,smoking,anti-smoking> [/tags]. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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

SHAPE America

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 ? Get creative and use your connections!

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Supporting Mental Health in the Classroom

Magnus Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year’s theme focuses on how one’s surroundings impact mental health. While you don’t need to be a mental health professional to have a considerable influence, it’s important for educators to know how to support their classroom in times of stress or discomfort.

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Health Activities for the Last Few Days of School

The Healthy Teacher

In many core classes, this means students will be watching movies, so I hate to make them sit through another one with me as well. Here are some filler activities for health class that are fun and don’t involve a DVD. The post Health Activities for the Last Few Days of School first appeared on The Health Teacher.

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Healthy Eating Plate Is a Better Version of MyPlate and the Food Pyramid

Physical Education Update

So, a group of colleagues at the Harvard Health Publications and the Harvard School of Public Health got together to create an improved version. Unfortunately, the “MyPlate” icon was just a diagram and doesn’t provide much written information. They call it the “Healthy Eating Plate.”

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

Physical Education Update

The survey, called the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health survey, was conducted in 2007 by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 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.