Prevention Projects, Upper Elementary Level

Objectives: To increase Health Literacy with the NCDs (non-communicable diseases) & preventive health efforts at school, work, and home. To optimize learning capacities of youth with a good health foundation. To assist our youth with good external influences so they can internalize lifelong health habits. To increase particpation in sports and physical activities.

The Call: To mobilize efforts from all levels of our community leaders to assist in promoting comprehensive and  FUN health education for our youth.

Two Cancer Educaton Curriculum are up for review:

1. Cure4Kids for Kids curriculum. Can register as teacher.

http://www.cure4kids.org/ums/sites/teachers/plugins/gdocs.php?op=op_save&tags=&g%5B353%5D=yes

There are 3 booklets, corresponding presentations for each booklet, in-depth background teacher notes, module overviews, teacher’s curriculum, activity pages, laboratory journal activities, and parent pages.

 

2. LIVESTRONG curriculum

http://www.livestrong.org/What-We-Do/Our-Actions/Programs-Partnerships/LIVESTRONG-at-School

There are 4 lessons and 4 worksheets for students in Grades 3-6

 

Curricula Input needed from teachers:        

1. What do you think about the content?

2. Do you feel the language level of this curriculum is appropriate for 4^th/5th graders?

3. Do you think it is possible for this supplemental curriculum to fit in with your school's health curriculum?

4. Which of the 2 cancer education curricula will better meet the objectives?

 

Heart Disease Education Curriculum

The "Live Long, Be Strong. Let's Stop Heart Disease" booklet will be available soon, created by the Health Literacy Team of the Get Healthy Guam Coalition.

 

Organization Involved:

Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Health Education Outreach (Education Dept, 647-2350), Prevention Team of Guam Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, Fitness Group of NCD Council, Strides for the Cure, Office on Women's Health, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Preventive Health Block Grant, Governors Council for Physical Fitness and Sports, Department of Education, DPHSS

 

Web page updated 11/15/11 by Renee Veksler, reveksler@gmail.com

The information on this website is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care and the links included are not necessarily endorsed by the organizations listed.