Health Education

Promoting an active lifestyle is supported by a comprehensive understanding of healthy mental and emotional habits. A complete wellness education curriculum supports and reinforces the goals and objectives of its two major components -- health and physical education. Schools play a vital role in the wellness of their students by providing opportunities for learning about and practicing healthy behaviors. Good student health fosters student attendance, improves school climate, enhances student performance, and decreases childhood obesity.

Physical and Health Education Integration

Both Physical Education and Health curricula integrate essential concepts that are based on established health behavior theories and models. Concepts included focus on the decision-making skills needed to identify, implement, and sustain health-enhancing behaviors. When applied to health issues, the decision-making process enables individuals to collaborate with others to improve their quality of life.